namit101 wrote:
Thanks for the advice orgninja -- it's hard not to regress to conspiracy theory when you've got all the time in the world
I'm actually relatively calm / not worried (a little bit of cockiness, a lot of apathy).
I see you've got a Yale admit (along with many other schools). Have you decided on Yale?
Yes, I've submitted my deposit.
While you didn't ask specifically why I've chosen Yale, that is an implication of your question, so I'll answer it.
Every school I applied to was relatively small, emphasized team-work, wasn't too finance oriented, and was located in a "college town." For personal and professional development reasons, that's what I was looking for.
I decided on Yale above the others for these reasons:
1. Emphasis on business AND society
2. Strength of the new curriculum (though Michigan's is also really good)
3. Superior employment situation
4. More impressive students and faculty (by far) in my campus visit
5. Superior global brand (I work for an international company and my Japanese boss said I could go to Michigan "any year" but Yale was different story. I don't think he's heard of Cornell or Duke.)
6. Stronger personal connection / feels right