Hello gmat clubbers! You've sustained me through the last six months of torture--I would love some of your advice on this last stretch. Here's what it boils down to: I'm admitted to Ross with a full scholarship, and have been waitlisted by Booth. Do I try to pull all the stops in an effort to get off the waitlist? Booth was my top choice, and Ross was my last. I've visited both schools. Ross seems to have an incredibly friendly, warm culture, but three students independently told me that the one critique they would have for Ross is that it's not a very academically focused school. (I'd welcome other viewpoints from Ross students!) I'm trying to do a career switch into quantitative marketing, so academic rigor is key for me. Booth seemed to have a much more staid culture, but I left with no doubt I'd get the training I'm after, and the name carries more prestige than Ross'. Is the training and brand name worth +$100K more than Ross', and not to mention, the stress of waiting and strategizing for several more weeks? Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

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Booth (WL-->accepted w $$) vs Ross (with $$$)

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Booth covers about 25% of tuition, vs. 100% from Ross.

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I prefer Booth, by far, but that's just a personal thing as for me Ross has no brand. Still, even thinking that way, with that money in play I would go for Ross.

Something else to consider: for finding a job, having "full-tuiton" in your resume will help.

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I'm sure this has been beaten like a dead horse, but here's another data point regarding international motility. On an upgraded linkedin account ( I know, possibly a very small sample pop) I searched Booth and Ross grad's in India. I found 152 Booth grads and 162 Ross grads. In UK that figure changes to 459 and 276 respectively. Again, the strength of the conclusions you draw from this is merely as strong or weak as you believe that LinkedIn captures a significant number of graduates.
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By no way a recommendation, but I would probably go with Ross. In the same way that I wouldn't go out with a girl that was flakey on me when another cute girl was really *really* into me and the flakey girl tried to get things on at late point.

Obviously your objectives and that play into things - if you want to consult, certainly go with Ross. If you have all the money in the world, do whatever you like.

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Isn't that weird? To be waitlisted then accepted w/$$?

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Thanks for the additional thoughts, everyone.

I know, it was just so bizarre to be waitlisted and then accepted, with, actually, substantial scholarship money. To everyone going through the application process, I'd take it as a huge sign that you really should be aiming to apply in R1, because if you get waitlisted, you might then get accepted in R2 and have much better chances to get to know the school. Obviously, it's better to submit a strong app in R2 than a weak one in R1, but it's best of all to plan far in advance for R1.

Just for the record, I went with Ross. I'm positive I would have gone with Booth if I was planning on finance or consulting (they send more people to MBB every year), but I'm not. It was an excruciating decision to give up my former top choice, but I went with comfort level/culture/100% tuition in the end, especially considering the fact that the vast majority of people whom I consulted told me they don't perceive much of a difference, if any, between the two schools.