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Re: Cornell Tech MBA Applicants 2023 Intake Class of 2024
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30 Nov 2023, 17:37
30 Nov 2023, 17:37
Okay, so security deposits aren’t legally binding -- that’s what I thought. You just lose the non-refundable deposit.
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Re: Cornell Tech MBA Applicants 2023 Intake Class of 2024
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30 Nov 2023, 18:12
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MBACandidate2024 wrote:
Question for y’all: do we know when we need to commit our security deposit, and ultimately commit to the program?
I applied Round 2 for Dartmouth Tuck and won’t be able to hear my decision until March 14th...
I applied Round 2 for Dartmouth Tuck and won’t be able to hear my decision until March 14th...
Last intake, they gave 28 days to pay the security deposit.
And yes, you just lose the deposit if you decide to not join.
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Re: Cornell Tech MBA Applicants 2023 Intake Class of 2024
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30 Nov 2023, 18:21
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SidJ09 wrote:
True
Let me ask y’all something, now that you’re awake and so am I.
Let’s say you have your start up which hasn’t raised any money but have worked on it for about a year odd, you now have received an offer of $1.2 Mn Pre-seed offer and at the same time you’ve got an invite for Cornell Tech for 2024 entry. You planned on launching the product by Jan, to get some traction and launch full fledged by June 24.
Given that you need to confirm your seat by Jan 24, what would you do? (PS you have no idea if the start up will work out of not but you have the passion to build it because it’s your baby.)
Sorry I’m blabbering, feel free to answer/ignore.
Let me ask y’all something, now that you’re awake and so am I.
Let’s say you have your start up which hasn’t raised any money but have worked on it for about a year odd, you now have received an offer of $1.2 Mn Pre-seed offer and at the same time you’ve got an invite for Cornell Tech for 2024 entry. You planned on launching the product by Jan, to get some traction and launch full fledged by June 24.
Given that you need to confirm your seat by Jan 24, what would you do? (PS you have no idea if the start up will work out of not but you have the passion to build it because it’s your baby.)
Sorry I’m blabbering, feel free to answer/ignore.
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!
