Just for fun - rank your top 7 schools by preference!

1. Booth - Flexible Curriculum
2. Kellog - Spirit

3. Harvard - Got to have this one somewhere
4. Columbia - NYC!
5. Stanford - Look at that starting salary

6. Darden - Like the case method
7. Fuqua

1. Harvard
2. Stanford
3. Columbia
4. Wharton
5. London Business School.
6. Oxford (Said)
7. Booth
8. Cornell

I am gonna apply to all of them.. one day

1. Harvard
2. Wharton
3. Booth
4. Stanford
5. Kellog
6. LBS
7. Tuck

Obviously no one should have Stanford that low, but I just wouldnt fit in there, although itd be great to say I went there...

Cool Topic Idea!

For me:
1) Harvard - can't turn down the brand name
2) Tuck - Love this school
3) Wharton - Philadelphia isn't so bad!
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4a) Kellogg
4b) Stanford
6) Fuqua
7) Sloan

I know, I'm a weirdo

1. CEIBS (want to be in Asia)
2. Wharton
3. Fuqua (team spirit)
4. Stanford (west coast good weather)
5. Haas (west coast good weather)
6. INSEAD
7. LBS

1) Tuck
2) Tuck
3) Tuck
4) Tuck
5) Tuck
6) Tuck
7) Tuck


Just kiddingg.. Although I do think the school has a distinct, special quality beyond the rankings and all the stats on paper (which it still does very well in anyway).

Since you said personal preference - as in our own ranking methodology - here's my real one:
1) Tuck
2) Stanford
3) Yale
4) Darden
Can you tell I prefer smaller schools?
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5) Kellogg
6) HBS
7) Wharton

Honorary Mention- Sloan

1. Harvard
2. INSEAD (It is a better fit, but Harvard can open some doors that have never even heard of INSEAD.)
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3. Sloan
4. Stern
5. Stanford
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6. Fuqua
7. Haas

Really cool topic. It's interesting to see how different people's preferences are.

1. HBS (i'm not even applying since it's out of reach but my dream school)
2. Wharton
3. Booth
4. Columbia
5. Sloan
6. Tuck
7. Haas
8. Stern

pretty standard list for me

1. Stanford
2. Harvard
3. Wharton
4. Booth
5. Columbia
6. Northwestern
7. Sloan

Harvard
Stanford
Kellogg
Booth
Wharton
INSEAD
Tuck

I'm not even applying to one in R1 and now I hope I don't have to in R2!

ah, and what a dream it was.

I'm 10 and a half months older and wiser... my top 7 is VERY different now...

1 Tuck
2 Kellogg
3 Fuqua
4 Standford
5 HBS
6 Haas
7 Ross

And 4+ months after that, in retrospect my list is.

1 Kellogg
2 Fuqua
3 Tuck
4 Haas
5 Johnson
6 Stern
7 Ross

(Edit: took Stanford off... because, I would have never applied there...)

Highwyre is right - my list has changed as well.

1) Tuck
2) Fuqua
3) Darden
4) Wharton
5) Ross
6) Kellogg
7) Johnson

Ahh I am way too inexperienced to even write here
But I will take a dig and probably change it later
1. Stanford - tech and Stan go hand in hand.
2. HBS - The generalist mentality and because Salman Khan went there. Also has a great wine and cuisine "society".
3. Sloan - Nerd/Tech reasons.
4. Yale - Education/Tech focus and fit, one of the best brandnames in India/Asia.
5. Booth - India friendly and Flexible curriculam. I know 2-3 awesome alumni there who seem to love the place more than the top dogs.
6. Tuck - The close knit Tuck family, same alumni reason as for Booth.
7. Johnson - Again great international brandname, lovely location and a holistically great program.

1. INSEAD
2. Sloan
3. Booth
4. Wharton
7. Kellogg
6. Harvard
7. Cornell

After applying/interviewing, my top 7 shakes out as such:

1. Tuck
2. Kellogg
3. Johnson
4. Darden
5. Kenan-Flagler
6. Ross
7. Fuqua

Like Highwyre, I only mentioned schools I would apply to, as opposed to schools with a lofty ranking where the concept of attending would be really cool and having the school name on the diploma would make it easier to pick up shallow chicks. With the exception of Ross, I visited all the schools on my list, applied to my top 4 in Round 1, and would have applied to two of the three schools ranked 5-7 in Round 2 if I weren't admitted to Johnson.

Some might raise an eyebrow over K-F being preffered over Ross and Fuqua, but for me, I just had an awesome visit, the Veteran's club was great, and I think anyone who's been to both schools would agree that Chapel Hill > Durham. After visiting, I completely understand why Tucker Max (author of "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" who went to Duke Law) said: "The only good thing about Durham is that it's 20 minutes from Chapel Hill." Just an example of "It's not all about rankings."

...probably more of an explanation than anyone needed. Oh well.