Declining MBA acceptances and indicating it in the CV (real cases)

Question

Hi All,
I know the topic name might have led you to think that this will be a list of examples. Well, it's not but hopefully users will comment on cases they might know of.

In a nutshell, does anyone know of cases in which a person that was accepted to an MBA (or several) declined the offer(s) (for whatever reason) and used the "Accepted to X MBA program" in the CV? If yes, what was the experience of doing it?

Thanks!

cavalier2012 · Answer

I would never ever ever ever put declining a school on a CV.

What's the point?

PlastMan · Answer

You wouldn't put declined but you would put "accepted to X MBA program" the "declining" is implicit. The point being is that when you pay for an MBA you get 1) The cachet of the brand, 2) The network that comes with the corresponding program. By putting "accepted to X MBA program" you'd be rubbing off on you on the cachet (point 1).

In addition, the MBA application admission is in itself the equivalent of an HR department, therefore acting in essence as a recruiting agency (a very expensive one).

Cheers,

Declining MBA acceptances and indicating it in the CV (real cases)

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