So I got a ding from Yale last week, without so much as an interview invite! I am really not too upset about the ding itself - I have never been to Yale and really like my other three target schools (Cornell, Duke, UNC). However, I've come to realize that if Yale can ding me, any of them could. ALL OF THEM COULD! OH MY GOD!
So now I've gone back through my research and added a new tab to my set of spreadsheets, entitled Panic Button. This tab has an additional list of schools to apply to, as back-ups. Because I was looking for schools with concentrations in sustainable enterprise, and not paying much attention to the rankings, I now have an extensive and varied group of schools to consider, ranging from H/S/W (ok, not back-ups) to places most of you have never heard of.
Anyway, here are the potential back-up schools I've identified for an additional round of applications:
McCombs (U-Texas, TransElite, too late for scholarships)
Georgetown (Near-Elite, too late for scholarships)
Case Western Reserve (Weatherhead, Near Elite Frontier, scholarships available, ranked in US News top 10 for nonprofit management)
York (Schulich, NEF, scholarships still available)
I welcome thoughts on any of these schools, my state of panic, or whatever. (See
https://www.gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic ... 695#277695 for my profile.)
Thanks.