Why is Stanford GSB so coveted compared to HBS/Wharton/MIT/Booth?

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Lol first time I’ve ever seen anyone bucket HBS with W/M/B. However, since you asked the question, I will do my best to respond thoughtfully :)

Someone already presented the Pro GSB argument so let me do the opposite to give a full picture.

H/S is only at par within the US. Outside of the US, H is still significantly more coveted than S. Also, it’s incredibly hard to get PEVC out of an MBA unless you have prior PEVC experience. So, if you can get it from GSB I’m pretty sure you’ll get it from HBS.

In my opinion, I think a big reason for GSB being perceived as being more coveted to HBS is cause of the tech boom, obsession with PEVC roles (that 80% of HSW students won’t get anyway), and GSB artificially creating an air of selectivity by having a class size that’s 50% of H/W. If HBS were to also admit only 450 people, their acceptance rate would be lower than GSB. Finally, GSB over indexes on the gmat (738 average wtf?) and tends to pick people with higher GMAT’s than HBS and this usually gives people the impression it’s harder to get into and places them higher in the rankings than HBS.

Ultimately, you are very very unlikely to get into both so for most people this is irrelevant. If you do get in, both schools are amazing, you’re fortunate, you will likely have a very successful career. So attend admit weekends for both and then pick.

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According to a clearadmit data scrub, seems like S>H>W>>M/B/K/C

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Acces to Silicon Valley, VC, PE. Easy to raise capital for startups.

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They accept fewer people.

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Also, sunshine year round vs north east weather is huge

Also a lot of Stanford admits are already wealthy. They are children of PE/VC with some filial wealth. So they are not struggling like the middle class. They already have some Capital and a business idea. This increases their chances for success.

I don’t think it’s coveted more than H. Maybe by pure cross admit stats but in general, H is as competitive if not more in non PEVC and also has a stronger international brand

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