[quote="bb"]Congratulations!
So it is $150K difference between Ross and KF?
You would still have $100K or so of living expenses between the 2 schools.
I think you could easily get away with UNC without taking any hits in your MBB recruiting. They have solid consulting focus and MBB recruiting on campus. You would have similar recruiting opportunities. Perhaps a bit less hand-holding and less elite air but that's easily compensatable with 150K. Keep in mind however, that consulting recruiting is COMPETITIVE and every single one of your classmate will try it. Not all of them will succeed...
P.S. Both BCG and McKinsey recruit for their summer pre-mba internship programs from UNC (and McCombs for that matter). I highly recommend to do what you can to get through into this program.
Thanks for this! Very helpful. Yes, the cost delta b/w Ross and KF would be ~$150K by my rough math. I think I'm landing where you did; the recruiting advantages at Ross probably aren't worth the financial investment.