Never thought I'd be in a position to reject Stanford... but here we are! :) #blessed #thankful #hbsclassof2019

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Damn congrats! Prepare for all the questions about what you did to get there

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Just accepted @GSB!! Still can't believe it! Congrats on HBS!!!

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Never thought I'd be in a position to reject Stanford...and I wasn't! #neitherblessednorthankful #timetocheckoutDeVry

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Well this is an arrogant note @op

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@Bain let someone be happy

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Thanks everyone!! :) Demo: Male/25/White Male/First Gen College, Stats: 770 GMAT, 3.4 GPA at a good public schools (Michigan, Berkeley, UCLA, UVA, UT Austin, etc.). I thought my GPA would really screw me over, but guess it didn't. Excited to go to Harvard! Will make a burner soon and post. Happy to help :)

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Maybe he/she prefers they pronouns!

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ACN1: 25

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AC1- Because he accepted HBS

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She's at BCG not big 4, that's the story

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Of course. 3.9 GPA in engineering @ Pac12 undergrad, 730 GMAT, 2.8 years at ACN (analyst -> SA -> consultant). Anything I miss?

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How old are you?

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Thanks ACN 🐠🐟!

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Well I'm not OP but I'm in HC after 20 years of medical challenges

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Follow up question: how did you get into BCG from a public school

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Accenture 2 is correct. I think we have "national targets", "semi-targets" and "local targets". Most of these schools fall into semi or local (maybe not UVA. Not sure there).

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@ACN 5: I want to eventually work internationally and the sense I get is that Harvard (and to a degree, even Wharton) has a stronger brand than Stanford internationally. Also I know Stanford is big on tech and entrepreneurship, but I'm not completely sold on the hype, and personally want to work on the buy-side and/or in industry afterwards. Stanford was my top choice going in, but as I went through the process and talked to more people, decided Harvard was right for me. Stanford's a great school though!

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Totally makes sense - I'd agree Harvard has a much stronger international presence. Personally I'm looking to go into health-tech and funding just gets thrown at Stanford MBAs like it's candy haha.

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Nice!

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What's your story? Why did you think you wouldn't be in a position to reject it?

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