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I sent them a letter with my offer to at least try

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Go to darden. My issue with Cornell is yeah it places well but half the school wants to do banking meaning you have more on campus competition. The school ranking matters and Darden has access to better quality banks. You also don’t want your entire network to be bankers because most of them are gonna get fired. You want a diverse business network because those are the guys that are going to help you get other jobs too.
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Seems like 60% of the class is non IB/finance at Johnson
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I sent them a letter with my offer to at least try
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Yeah, I would at least try try to do something unconventional and relay that you really want to be there and it’s your top choice you just need something. Like if you were to get 25% I would say take darden and run.

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Most of the school wants to do IB the issue is that not everyone is going to place hence why the numbers are the way they are. For example, the people that don’t place an IB will end up doing corporate finance or something else. I found this out by visiting campus and asking questions.
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As a pivoter, you’d say Darden beats out Cornell with $90K?

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Yeah, I would at least try try to do something unconventional and relay that you really want to be there and it’s your top choice you just need something. Like if you were to get 25% I would say take darden and run.
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There’s a form in their portal to submit a reconsideration request

So I submitted that this AM

Also might be more competition but would Cornell not have more spots due to its network in IB?
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As a pivoter, you’d say Darden beats out Cornell with $90K?
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All right, I’ll be straight up with you if you told me that you were coming from an IB background I would say take Cornell because you wouldn’t need to prep as much and you would likely be out most of the competition. If you really want a better your odds of placing, I would take darden and run even though you’re gonna have to take on a bit of debt, I would still take darden in a heartbeat. If you told me you were from at least a corporate development background or some kind of function within M&A I would take Cornell but your situation is a career pivot and in this market, you need to go to the better school. I hope this helps.
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> Seems like 60% of the class is non IB/finance at Johnson
Most of the school wants to do IB the issue is that not everyone is going to place hence why the numbers are the way they are. For example, the people that don’t place an IB will end up doing corporate finance or something else. I found this out by visiting campus and asking questions.
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Corp finance is lumped into that 40% figure along with IB

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> As a pivoter, you’d say Darden beats out Cornell with $90K?
All right, I’ll be straight up with you if you told me that you were coming from an IB background I would say take Cornell because you wouldn’t need to prep as much and you would likely be out most of the competition. If you really want a better your odds of placing, I would take darden and run even though you’re gonna have to take on a bit of debt, I would still take darden in a heartbeat. If you told me you were from at least a corporate development background or some kind of function within M&A I would take Cornell but your situation is a career pivot and in this market, you need to go to the better school. I hope this helps.
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Very good points
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Also might be more competition but would Cornell not have more spots due to its network in IB?
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No, not necessarily because you have to remember that more people want to do Banking but not everyone will break in when you look at it from a proportion of the school remember? And you also have to look at what access to companies they’re getting for example at Darden you’re gonna have more buy side opportunities, and there will be better banks that you can recruit with
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Tough tough tough decision imo
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Tough tough tough decision imo
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If I were in your exact position, I dreamed of breaking into Banking and that was my only goal I would take darden because I wouldn’t want to risk anything going wrong
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> Tough tough tough decision imo
If I were in your exact position, I dreamed of breaking into Banking and that was my only goal I would take darden because I wouldn’t want to risk anything going wrong
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Right but if something went wrong (I struck out), now I’ll be in more debt vs having the security of a half scholarship?
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Right but if something went wrong (I struck out), now I’ll be in more debt vs having the security of a half scholarship?
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If you don’t get a return offer at darden, you have a better opportunity of laterall and get back into bankinf then you do a Cornell. That’s something I would really take into consideration man. I know a guy from Cornell currently who didn’t get a return offer and he’s trying to do just basic corporate jobs and he’s struggling fo FT recruitment. And even if you **** up, you’ll still have an opportunity to get a good job. Cornell is a boom or bust school catered towards banking which imo is even more risky on your career.
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I’ll give you an example I know a Canadian girl that I know from Canada who recruited at Darden for consulting. She came from a very **** background and was a career pivot. Like very **** background. She recruited for MBB successfully. Your career pivoting not saying your background is ****, but I’m just trying to tell you that your opportunities are gonna be better there.
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> Right but if something went wrong (I struck out), now I’ll be in more debt vs having the security of a half scholarship?
If you don’t get a return offer at darden, you have a better opportunity of laterall and get back into bankinf then you do a Cornell. That’s something I would really take into consideration man. I know a guy from Cornell currently who didn’t get a return offer and he’s trying to do just basic corporate jobs and he’s struggling fo FT recruitment. And even if you **** up, you’ll still have an opportunity to get a good job. Cornell is a boom or bust school catered towards banking which imo is even more risky on your career.
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This is fair. Darden employment report even in this market is v good
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I wish you the very best with your decision and I hope you go to Darden because it’s a phenomenal school and it has a really positive student and culture and environment. I am planning to apply two, I just couldn’t due to health reasons that overlapped with the deadline.
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Hey guys, I have a question

If I’m getting interviews at schools like USC, Cornell, which all have stats that are much higher than mine I,e usc has a gpa of 3.5 mine is below 3 and a gre of 325 mine is below 320 Does that mean I should be applying to higher schools (I could study for the gre and try to make it higher)

So far, I believe it’s my resume carrying me because it’s stacked (target undergrad, buy side internships) IB, and unique goals. I also have excellent community service work

I really thought my GPA and my test score was gonna hurt me ( don’t want to jinx it of course I’m still waiting to hear back, but I’m getting interviews, which is a good sign)
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I really thought my GPA and my test score was gonna hurt me ( don’t want to jinx it of course I’m still waiting to hear back, but I’m getting interviews, which is a good sign)
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Yes I’d say so
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Yes I’d say so
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Yeah, so far I heard back from 60% of the schools I applied with the ladder being tepper and UCLA
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Why are people so obsessed with IB 🤭
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Why are people so obsessed with IB 🤭
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Because it’s a job that provides immediate credibility.
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If I’m getting interviews at schools like USC, Cornell, which all have stats that are much higher than mine I,e usc has a gpa of 3.5 mine is below 3 and a gre of 325 mine is below 320 Does that mean I should be applying to higher schools (I could study for the gre and try to make it higher)
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320 is good, if work experience is good it should compensate the gpa

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Agreed but there are so many credible fields one can get into
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