Intern
Joined: 21 Jul 2016
Posts: 14
Location: United States (TX)
Concentration: Strategy, Finance
GPA: 3.13
(Possibly) Five Choices
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14 Feb 2017, 14:26
Hey guys,
As it stands now I have been admitted R1 with partial merit scholarship to McCombs, admitted to Columbia (how much - if any - need or merit scholarship remains to be seen), waitlisted at Booth, waitlisted at Fuqua, and am interviewing R2 at Darden on Monday.
With what I believe is a strong waitlist essay for Booth as well as a solid resume update, and two additional current-student rec letters, I feel optimistic (NOT confident) about my chances. With Fuqua, if any of you read my other thread (which I can't link to), you will see I am either a huge bonehead and left an entire crucial section of my application blank, or there was a technical glitch. I view this as definitely the reason for my being waitlisted, since community is so important to Duke. Having corrected that with an addendum for the adcom, submitted a write up of my promotion, and gotten an alumni rec letter, again I feel optimistic but not confident in my odds at Fuqua.
Obviously nothing in MBA-admissions is even close to a given, but for argument's sake, pretend for a moment I get into two or all three of the remaining schools. I have no idea how to even begin making that choice.
Considerations:
-Most likely will recruit for consulting, but possibly also iBanking
-Internal strategy/corporate development for an oil company would be most likely backup plan
-Do not want to live in NYC, but the opportunities CBS affords are excellent and the brand name is very strong
-Culturally best fits are Fuqua and UVA, though I am fairly nerdy, and felt quite at home at Booth
How would you guys go about evaluating these options?