Hi All, Opening this thread to connect with all applicants for the Cornell Tech MBA program this year. Join Cornell Tech MBA Chat Admission Application Deadlines: October Round: 10/11/2022 January Round: 1/5/2023* Rolling: 3/7/2023

Okay, so security deposits aren’t legally binding -- that’s what I thought. You just lose the non-refundable deposit.

Last intake, they gave 28 days to pay the security deposit. And yes, you just lose the deposit if you decide to not join.

Hi Sid. Super stuff here. $1.2M would mean a big game and if it's already through, that too while you're operating from a geography like India, I'd say take it. Getting a similar or an extrapolated number after your MBA for you to be able to build something in the US would have its own challenges, irrespective of the Cornell brand behind you. I'd just share an anecdote of the thought process I have. I always wanted to do an MBA (like you mentioned, since more than 7-8 years). However, I was running a startup here in India. 2018-20, I was again at the cusp of applying to BSchools, however, in 2021-22, we raised around 550K in VC funding and grants and I dropped the idea. Only when I exited the startup, I decided to finally apply to BSchools. Because this looked like a perfect gap for me to carry out my academic endeavors before I hold onto another idea/a job here. So, it's a big call Sid. I hope you make a decision you're happy living for the next few years!

So, 2-year MBA applicants have been hearing back since quite the last few days. I've been following the updates on the Cornell/Johnson chatroom and the decisions are being rolled out regularly. However, my last year's experience is that the Tech MBA rollouts and FTMBA rollouts don't have much in common.