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29 Jan 2020, 01:26
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Hi,
First of all, I'd like to thank the GMATClub community for helping me through the GMAT preparations and my research for school applications. GMATClub has been an end to end interactive service provider as far as the entire international MBA area is concerned.
Now coming back to the topic of discussion:
I have a R1 admit from Emory ($80k Scholarship) and Georgetown ($40K Scholarship). In addition to these two, I have 2 waitlists, one at Kellogg and one at Cornell. There are two questions that I have to work upon:
1. Between Emory and Georgetown- which school should I choose?
2. Should I let go the admits and wait for the waitlists to clear?
ST Goals: Post MBA, I look forward to join consulting (operations practice). Plan B- Operations Management(as in Amazon).
LT Goals: Start an operations consulting firm in India
GMAT- 720 (Q-49,V-40)
TOEFL- 106
Background: I have been working in India for around 7 years after college. I am working with an established CPG firm. I have taken up roles in production and operations management. Currently, I am heading a large-scale manufacturing facility for the firm.
Things that I have to consider:
1. Apart from scholarship, the total cost will be on loan.
2. Class size
3. International %
4. Total Cost- School + Living
5. MBA brand value
6. My wife stays in Berkeley. She is pursuing research in biochem (Genetics, protein segregation, etc). I have applied to Haas. Results awaited. So, Ideally if Haas doesn't work out, opportunities for her would also be very important.
Thanks a lot in Advance.
Best,
Abhishek
First of all, I'd like to thank the GMATClub community for helping me through the GMAT preparations and my research for school applications. GMATClub has been an end to end interactive service provider as far as the entire international MBA area is concerned.
Now coming back to the topic of discussion:
I have a R1 admit from Emory ($80k Scholarship) and Georgetown ($40K Scholarship). In addition to these two, I have 2 waitlists, one at Kellogg and one at Cornell. There are two questions that I have to work upon:
1. Between Emory and Georgetown- which school should I choose?
2. Should I let go the admits and wait for the waitlists to clear?
ST Goals: Post MBA, I look forward to join consulting (operations practice). Plan B- Operations Management(as in Amazon).
LT Goals: Start an operations consulting firm in India
GMAT- 720 (Q-49,V-40)
TOEFL- 106
Background: I have been working in India for around 7 years after college. I am working with an established CPG firm. I have taken up roles in production and operations management. Currently, I am heading a large-scale manufacturing facility for the firm.
Things that I have to consider:
1. Apart from scholarship, the total cost will be on loan.
2. Class size
3. International %
4. Total Cost- School + Living
5. MBA brand value
6. My wife stays in Berkeley. She is pursuing research in biochem (Genetics, protein segregation, etc). I have applied to Haas. Results awaited. So, Ideally if Haas doesn't work out, opportunities for her would also be very important.
Thanks a lot in Advance.
Best,
Abhishek
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01 Feb 2020, 19:49
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Hi! Congrats on your admits. I would go with Emory. It’s in Atlanta so you’ll have good access to consulting firms (And other fortune 500s) plus opportunities for your wife when she graduates. Both Georgetown and Emory are more regional schools and most graduates stay in the area of the school. Plus they gave you the larger scholarship and I don’t personally see much difference between these two brand names.
As far as the waitlist goes, do you want to ensure that you go to bschool this year? If so put a deposit down at Emory or Georgetown and wait out the waitlist. Getting into Kellogg or Cornell and losing a deposit is 100% worth it. If you are less risk averse and ok with potentially reapplying I would skip the deposit and wait out the wait list if you don’t get off of it you usually (not always but usually) end up having better success when you reapply the following year.
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As far as the waitlist goes, do you want to ensure that you go to bschool this year? If so put a deposit down at Emory or Georgetown and wait out the waitlist. Getting into Kellogg or Cornell and losing a deposit is 100% worth it. If you are less risk averse and ok with potentially reapplying I would skip the deposit and wait out the wait list if you don’t get off of it you usually (not always but usually) end up having better success when you reapply the following year.
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Hey abhi2707 ,
Congratulations for the great admits.
I completely agree with FuturePM91 here. Depositing the initial amount for Emory and then waiting for Kellogg/Cornell makes sense here.
Atlanta has alot of consulting firms, hence more opportunities if everything works out well. Please note that consulting opportunities in general for internationals are reducing. There are only a few firms that are hiring internationals unless Emory converts into a STEM degree (still not confirmed). For amazon or other tech firms, I think it's mostly off campus recruitment with a very few exceptions. Hence, wherever you go, you need to look outside by yourself or seek Alumni help.
A few more comments specific to Emory are as follows:
1. Apart from scholarship, the total cost will be on loan. --> Emory has given you a big scholarship, so tuition per semester will be around $15k now.
2. Class size --> 140 to 180 students.
3. International % --> Very high (~30%)
4. Total Cost- School + Living --> Expect an average of $1500 per month
5. MBA brand value --> Regional brand but well known within US. Not much compared to Kellogg though.
I hope this helps! All the best. Let me know if you have more questions.
Congratulations for the great admits.
I completely agree with FuturePM91 here. Depositing the initial amount for Emory and then waiting for Kellogg/Cornell makes sense here.
Atlanta has alot of consulting firms, hence more opportunities if everything works out well. Please note that consulting opportunities in general for internationals are reducing. There are only a few firms that are hiring internationals unless Emory converts into a STEM degree (still not confirmed). For amazon or other tech firms, I think it's mostly off campus recruitment with a very few exceptions. Hence, wherever you go, you need to look outside by yourself or seek Alumni help.
A few more comments specific to Emory are as follows:
1. Apart from scholarship, the total cost will be on loan. --> Emory has given you a big scholarship, so tuition per semester will be around $15k now.
2. Class size --> 140 to 180 students.
3. International % --> Very high (~30%)
4. Total Cost- School + Living --> Expect an average of $1500 per month
5. MBA brand value --> Regional brand but well known within US. Not much compared to Kellogg though.
I hope this helps! All the best. Let me know if you have more questions.
