{"id":181,"date":"2008-12-26T12:25:46","date_gmt":"2008-12-26T20:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=181"},"modified":"2008-12-28T00:08:59","modified_gmt":"2008-12-28T08:08:59","slug":"mba-admissions-multiple-acceptances-and-waitlisted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/mba-admissions-multiple-acceptances-and-waitlisted\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA Admissions: Multiple Acceptances and Waitlisted"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few MBA applicant bloggers are dealing with questions now that they have received first round decisions. First\u00a0Hakuna Matata!!!<\/a> is thrilled to be accepted to Yale SOM <\/a>and Cornell Johnson<\/a>. Congratulations!<\/p>\n

He asks several questions in \"3 down...1 to go<\/a>!\" and I am going to respond to those that aren't visa-related. (I know nothing about immigration law.)<\/p>\n

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  1. Assuming you resolve the visa issue, quit early enough so that you can have at least a short vacation and time to establish yourself in your new town -- be it New Haven, Ithaca, or Ann Arbor. In chat after chat, current MBA students advise applicants to allow time for setting up an apartment, opening up a bank account, and \u00a0figuring out where the dry cleaner, gym, barber, etc are. In addition, make sure you have at least a short but real break between quitting your job and starting the hectic life of an MBA student. Some may accomplish all the above in two weeks, others take two months or more.<\/li>\n
  2. Start with the schools that have accepted you. They will have resources on applying for loans and maybe even obtaining grants. For more information, please see \"Follow the $$$: Financial Aid in Business School.\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. In terms of choosing between Yale and Johnson, you have two wonderful choices. I suggest you look first at the fields, industries, and companies that graduates of each school go into. Which one has more of what you are interested in? Then look at the curriculum and educational program. As you note, they are ranked closely and their general management orientation is similar. But, they are not identical. Do you have a preference in terms of the education? Finally, layer in personal preference. How did you feel about the rural environment in Ithaca or about being in New Haven, which is a fairly easy train ride from NYC? Are you concerned about Yale's current change of leadership<\/a>. For more info on choosing schools, please see:\n