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Thank you. I am still waiting for the package and expecting some surprise. Finger crossed. I get an email from Evan, the associate Dean. Wish u all the best with your application.

Anyone going to admit weekend at the end of the month? Need to check out Pappy's BBQ

Ill of course be there, if anyone wants to meet up and get the inside scoop on anything post admit weekend PM me.

Alright, so who all has finalized on Olin till now?

I just paid the $1,500 deposit Another $1,000 due in a month's time. Why is it so quiet in here? Many other b-schools discussion forums are buzzing with activities! Olin may not be as highly ranked as other programs but it's nevertheless a respectable program. It definitely deserves more love than what it's getting! Hope to see more Olin admits in here! @ akkyy21 - what about you? Have you decided? Come to St Louis!

Just got an interview invite today. R4 international applicant.

got Carlson offer with full tuition waive, tough desicion...

Congrats Jacobwang! What's your decision? Have you paid the 1.5k deposit to Olin? Admittedly, a full tuition waiver is hard to walk away from. Both Olin and Carlson are good programs. If you ask me, I'd say that Wash U probably has a stronger reputation overall as compared to Minnesota due to the strength of other Wash U schools. Of course, this is based on my own experience. Shall refrain from talking too much about other schools here, since this is an Olin discussion thread i.e. I should be plugging for Olin! I'm glad to see a little bit more activity in this forum, though I am sure the no. of pages of discussion can never hit the phenomenal levels of other more popular b-school since the level of interest in Olin is not as high amongst GMATClubbers. I'm aware that quite a number of admitted applicants have given up their spots, along with some scholarship $ for various reasons. For those of you who are genuinely keen to attend Olin, but have financing difficulties, I think it's a good time to write to the Adcom to explain your situation and see if you can get some scholarship $? Those scholarship $ have to be given to someone anyway, and it makes good sense for them to use those $ to attract admitted applicants who are keen but unable to attend. Just my 2 cts' worth. On a sidenote, is anyone able to shed light on why Olin's MBA program is not as highly ranked as other programs? I know ranking is a very superficial exercise but let's face it - most applicants do take into consideration the ranking of a program in making a decision on whether or not to apply and enroll in a program. My guess is that since Olin doesn't place as well in consulting/finance (which pays top dollars to attract talents), the average salary has been pulled down, leading to a fall in Olin's ranking. And for a small program like Olin's, the impact on avg salary of not having a large % of the students going into consulting/finance will be even more significant due to a smaller student base. Any other views?