So, I am going to update this at the top so people can just com in and read it and not haveto scroll through this whole thing. Also if you are getting updates and didn't want them I am sorry. So I applied to Duke, Tepper, Vandy, UNC Cornell amd MIT. ( Pulled my Yale App) I got in to all of them except MIT. The decision came down to Cornell vs. Duke vs. Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt offered me 100% tuition so the decision became easy in the end. I did a cost analysis vs income analysis and it makes more sense to go to vanderbilt with the schoalrship that Duke without. I attached my cost calculator and looked at the difference in earnings. Basically this is simply looking at the tuition and interest cost. This does not take into account living expenses because I would have those at either and they were similar. This is strictly to look at total tuition cost. I also think that Vanderbilt is on a upward trend. The new Dean and admissions staff. The amount of capital they are putting in to bringing the top talent to the school is impressive. The faculty is also impressive. The guy that invented the VIX, the cheif economist at the Fed not ot mention others. The companies I want to work for come there and the Vanderbilt alumni is unreal. Bill Bain (Vanderbilt Alumn) Started Bain, Bruce Henderson (Vanderbilt Alumn) Started Boston Consulting Group. CEO of AA, CEO of Mattel. The list goes on and on. The City: Well this was a no brainer Durham ( not nice at all) , Ithaca (Middle of no where COLD!!!) , Nashville ( Music City , Night Life, Amazing Weather) This is not even an arguement Nashville wins!!! The People: While Cornell had some awesome people, the people at Vanderbilt are even better. Duke is exactly what I thought Duke would be. The only thing truly drawing me there was the name and the fact that I love the b-ball team. I can't wait to get to Owen and I hope some of you join me in the future. Thanks,

Congrats on the multiple admits buddy. Please excuse my limited knowledge about IB recruiting in the US, but is the GMAT score important post MBA as well, I thought its a done deal once you start the MBA.

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If you can't pay off 100k with a job at JP Morgan, you're doing it wrong. Take the Duke offer, and don't look back. Live your life with no regrets. 100k is going to be your second year bonus in banking. It may sound crazy now, but it won't once you've got that job, and you'll be happy having attained your childhood dream of attending Duke.

This post of yours is making me rethink my admission decision.

For what it's worth, I'm quite familiar with the banking industry. You will see Duke grads on Wall St at top banks. I didn't meet Vandy people at a top bank, but did see some at a smaller trading shop and mid market southern banks like Raymond James.

Would the scholarship be worth it if you make less money or get a less desirable job in the end? Recruiting is what you make of it but Wall Street is notoriously prestige conscious. The reputation of your school will absolutely follow you even after your first job.

Additionally, you'll have to deal with having a smaller NYC network as a result of fewer people from Vandy being here. That impacts networking opportunities as well as social life. What's that worth to you?

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This post of yours is making me rethink my admission decision.

UPDATE: I got multiple offers from all the banks that I talked to. A ton of banks have added Vanderbilt as a core school. I am going to Wells Fargo with 2 other classmates. Looking back it is definitely the right decision that I came to Vanderbilt. The guy that said there are not Vanderbilt alumni at top banks is crazy. There are a lot and they will go above and beyond to help you get in the door.

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