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Joined: 05 Feb 2021
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Location: United States
Schools: McCombs '23 (A) Tepper '23 (A) Johnson'23 (A)
GRE 1: Q164 V163
25 Jun 2021, 07:07
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I'm in a situation where I have to make a massive decision in only a few days. It looks like I won't be sleeping this weekend!
I applied to a few schools last Fall and got some acceptances and waitlists/rejections. I paid my deposit this Spring at Carnegie Mellon and recently got an apartment near the school. I was pretty confident I'd be going there, and I've come to like my classmates and Pittsburgh a lot.
Fast forward to today, and I get a call from Cornell saying I was accepted off the waitlist. I'm both excited and disappointed. I was ready to go to Carnegie Mellon, and my girlfriend even moved into our place last week since she works remotely. I've talked to her about what happened, and she's open to either, but she seems to strongly prefer the CMU option because we already moved in, and she likes Pittsburgh. She did know I was waitlisted this whole time but neither of us expected this.
I have no clue what to do. My career goal is now strategy consulting in the short term (at first it was sustainability, but I realized that would be unlikely) and then something related to sustainability in the long term. I probably want to end up in the DC area or maybe Pittsburgh when I graduate.
CMU gave me a $60,000 scholarship (total over 2 years), and I got no money at Cornell. I have five days to make a decision that determines my and my girlfriend's future. I want to do what's best for my career, but I also want to make sure I'm doing everything I can to get the best outcome for her and our future. Talk about stress.
Please feel free to vote and leave a comment. Anything is appreciated.
I applied to a few schools last Fall and got some acceptances and waitlists/rejections. I paid my deposit this Spring at Carnegie Mellon and recently got an apartment near the school. I was pretty confident I'd be going there, and I've come to like my classmates and Pittsburgh a lot.
Fast forward to today, and I get a call from Cornell saying I was accepted off the waitlist. I'm both excited and disappointed. I was ready to go to Carnegie Mellon, and my girlfriend even moved into our place last week since she works remotely. I've talked to her about what happened, and she's open to either, but she seems to strongly prefer the CMU option because we already moved in, and she likes Pittsburgh. She did know I was waitlisted this whole time but neither of us expected this.
I have no clue what to do. My career goal is now strategy consulting in the short term (at first it was sustainability, but I realized that would be unlikely) and then something related to sustainability in the long term. I probably want to end up in the DC area or maybe Pittsburgh when I graduate.
CMU gave me a $60,000 scholarship (total over 2 years), and I got no money at Cornell. I have five days to make a decision that determines my and my girlfriend's future. I want to do what's best for my career, but I also want to make sure I'm doing everything I can to get the best outcome for her and our future. Talk about stress.
Please feel free to vote and leave a comment. Anything is appreciated.
25 Jun 2021, 10:08
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Congrats... I guess 
This is super tough. I would say right off the cuff that most people in your shoes tend to stick with their first choice (Tepper in your case). It is just too disruptive for them to make a change this late in the game/season. Many of them felt they would be ripping something out of their soul if they made a change and have to switch into a diff community/etc. But it is definitely possible to make the switch.
At the same time, Johnson without $$$ is not HBS that has reached out to you. I think the choice is a bit mixed and probably slightly leaning towards Tepper. Johnson is primary NYC and Finance recruiting-heavy. I can see someone preferring it for the Cornell brand or in case they want to pursue PE/Asset management track but I don't feel those potential benefits outweigh the $60K scholarship. Traditionally Johnson and Tepper are close. In the GMAT Club's rankings: https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-club-mb ... 57142.html we ranked Johnson somewhat higher but with the scholarship, I feel that would balance it out.
I would probably not change your life and pivot towards Cornell (though it would not be a mistake by any means either - you are not making a mistake in either situation), it is a matter of choice and personal factors but from the perspective of a strange on the internet, I feel the choices are fairly equal with slight lean towards Tepper even before the "last-minute" change factor.
P.S. I spent 4 days in Pittsburgh a long time ago hanging out with some friends and absolutely loved it. I think a big element of it was the people I was with but it was probably the most enjoyable experience I have had so if you have a good thing going, I don't know it is worth changing but I am old, lazy, and conservative, so I tend to err on that side of things
This is super tough. I would say right off the cuff that most people in your shoes tend to stick with their first choice (Tepper in your case). It is just too disruptive for them to make a change this late in the game/season. Many of them felt they would be ripping something out of their soul if they made a change and have to switch into a diff community/etc. But it is definitely possible to make the switch.
At the same time, Johnson without $$$ is not HBS that has reached out to you. I think the choice is a bit mixed and probably slightly leaning towards Tepper. Johnson is primary NYC and Finance recruiting-heavy. I can see someone preferring it for the Cornell brand or in case they want to pursue PE/Asset management track but I don't feel those potential benefits outweigh the $60K scholarship. Traditionally Johnson and Tepper are close. In the GMAT Club's rankings: https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-club-mb ... 57142.html we ranked Johnson somewhat higher but with the scholarship, I feel that would balance it out.
I would probably not change your life and pivot towards Cornell (though it would not be a mistake by any means either - you are not making a mistake in either situation), it is a matter of choice and personal factors but from the perspective of a strange on the internet, I feel the choices are fairly equal with slight lean towards Tepper even before the "last-minute" change factor.
P.S. I spent 4 days in Pittsburgh a long time ago hanging out with some friends and absolutely loved it. I think a big element of it was the people I was with but it was probably the most enjoyable experience I have had so if you have a good thing going, I don't know it is worth changing but I am old, lazy, and conservative, so I tend to err on that side of things
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26 Jun 2021, 10:16
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I have an affinity for schools that are heavy in quant and Tepper is certainly one of those schools that I love. I think you will enjoy the challenging curriculum offered by Tepper and will come out $60,000 less in debt.
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