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[#permalink] New post   16 Mar 2007, 21:00
Columbia is like Chicago in that MC is not the most popular choice for students, but their placements are still very high:

McKinsey: 31
Booz Allen: 22
BCG: 10
Bain: 8

Wharton also has great placements for consulting. I believe Mckinsey hires 40-60 there each year.

MC is a very popular field for MBA students, so placements probably closely track traditional reputation measures.
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[#permalink] New post   16 Mar 2007, 21:02
Any ultra elite should work quite well for consulting or any other job of your choice, outside of the ultra hot PE or VC for which no school is enough. Well, that is, except for Chicago, which is obviously a finance only school (that last comment was ajoke aimed at the notorious GSBer in the board) :wink:

I'm not so sure about Cornell. I think it's not so consulting friendly? I guess it's your backup. If so, I would look for another backup with better consulting stats.

Hope it helps. L.
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[#permalink] New post   16 Mar 2007, 21:26
lepium wrote:
Any ultra elite should work quite well for consulting or any other job of your choice, outside of the ultra hot PE or VC for which no school is enough. Well, that is, except for Chicago, which is obviously a finance only school (that last comment was ajoke aimed at the notorious GSBer in the board) :wink:


Hah, I started getting all worked up too... you got me good.
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[#permalink] New post   17 Mar 2007, 03:39
Man, I think you guys persuaded me to apply to Kellogg.

As for Cornell, it is my back up and I have a good friend who is an alumni so I almost feel obligated to apply. Not sure yet though. I'm kicking around Darden or UNC instead because of MC placements.

Thanks for the insights,
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[#permalink] New post   17 Mar 2007, 06:53
BTW....

I dont know if I ever said this... but hats off to all of you. You are way way way ahead of the game for the fall 08 season. You should all be proud of yourselves for starting so early.
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[#permalink] New post   17 Mar 2007, 08:39
Rhyme,

Are you saying that all of us are locks to get into HBS because we started so early? I'm going to hold you to that! :wink:
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[#permalink] New post   17 Mar 2007, 11:13
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Rhyme,

Are you saying that all of us are locks to get into HBS because we started so early? I'm going to hold you to that! :wink:


Hartford Business School? Yea, i think your a lock in.
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[#permalink] New post   19 Mar 2007, 20:32
rhyme wrote:
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Rhyme,

Are you saying that all of us are locks to get into HBS because we started so early? I'm going to hold you to that! :wink:


Hartford Business School? Yea, i think your a lock in.


lol! :-D good one! You guys can count me in as one of the guys interested in M/C. I still havent finalized on my schools. I'm in the process of doing it. I need to give my TOEFL too. Can any Indian here give me some TOEFL advice (books, prep material and the like)? I really don't wanna spend too much time on that. I'd rather spend that time researching universities and finding the right program for me. So................ :help2 solicited...
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[#permalink] New post   20 Mar 2007, 11:01
Count me in also for MC..
Kripal you can always for a tofel wavier if your schooling was in English. It will be then upto to college admissions committee to decide. I plan on doing the same :wink:
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[#permalink] New post   20 Mar 2007, 20:08
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Count me in also for MC..
Kripal you can always for a tofel wavier if your schooling was in English. It will be then upto to college admissions committee to decide. I plan on doing the same :wink:


My schooling was in English and I do have a pretty good verbal score in the GMAT. I thought of asking for a TOEFL waiver. But then I heard this horror :horror story where a guy (whose schooling was in English) asked for a TOEFL waiver at Kellog, but was not granted one. He simply didnt have enough time to prepare and then give the TOEFL before the round closed. I don't want ANYTHING like that hapenning to me. I already have the IT thing working against me and I don't want to give the Adcom guys any other excuse to ding me! :toilet
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[#permalink] New post   21 Mar 2007, 01:07
I agree with Kripal on this. Giving the TOEFL will probably be less work than asking for exemptions university by university. Give the TOEFL and get that out of the way.
Though personally I think that the TOEFL is nothing more than a money spinning machine. I wonder if ETS pays universities any money to keep the TOEFL bus going.
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[#permalink] New post   21 Mar 2007, 11:13
kripalkavi wrote:
yogeshsheth wrote:
Count me in also for MC..
Kripal you can always for a tofel wavier if your schooling was in English. It will be then upto to college admissions committee to decide. I plan on doing the same :wink:


My schooling was in English and I do have a pretty good verbal score in the GMAT. I thought of asking for a TOEFL waiver. But then I heard this horror :horror story where a guy (whose schooling was in English) asked for a TOEFL waiver at Kellog, but was not granted one. He simply didnt have enough time to prepare and then give the TOEFL before the round closed. I don't want ANYTHING like that hapenning to me. I already have the IT thing working against me and I don't want to give the Adcom guys any other excuse to ding me! :toilet


Agree with you kripal ..I am also in same boat with IT stuff working against me.
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[#permalink] New post   21 Mar 2007, 13:37
This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks rhyme!
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This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks rhyme!


My pleasure. I've got a lot more to say... maybe I'll start work on that pdf.
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[#permalink] New post   21 Mar 2007, 17:34
Great information. Thanks Rhyme!
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rrajiv wrote:
Great information. Thanks Rhyme!


Sorry the post is so poorly written, I wrote it while doing 10 other things.
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[#permalink] New post   21 Mar 2007, 20:12
rhyme wrote:
rrajiv wrote:
Great information. Thanks Rhyme!


Sorry the post is so poorly written, I wrote it while doing 10 other things.


Hmmm...I'll let it pass this time. :zoom But this is your last chance. Kapeesh???

Who am I kidding?! Great job Rhyme! Still waiting for that all-important pdf though...
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[#permalink] New post   21 Mar 2007, 21:31
rhyme wrote:
kidderek wrote:
This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks rhyme!


My pleasure. I've got a lot more to say... maybe I'll start work on that pdf.

Super post man!! And I'm waiting for that pdf.
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[#permalink] New post   22 Mar 2007, 06:20
I think I mentioned this before, but I really do recommend getting a book. While Rhyme's pdf will totally rock and will be about the experiences of people you know on this forum(if he drag himself away from doing nothing at work for long enough to get it done :wink: ), there are others who have gone before us and written entire books about the application experience.

I used Montauk's "Getting Into Top Business Schools," and I know others on this forum have used other books. I can't imagine having done this without that resource.
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[#permalink] New post   22 Mar 2007, 06:33
Seconding that suggestion..

paul bodine's book on essays
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