Jacobwang wrote:
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?