Sloan vs. Haas Deferred MBA

Question

Blessed to have this choice, but very conflicted and curious to get some thoughts. My main dilemma is that with deferred enrollment, it's hard for me to know what the future will hold/what I'll want my career to look like 3-5 years down the road. 
 
Currently, I think that I'd like to do tech in the Bay Area long-term (but this is a loose idea). This obviously gives a bit of an edge to Haas. However, my MBA is so far away that it feels risky to bank my decision on that loose idea when my career goals and personal life could change a lot. Sloan seems to be better for pretty much any other career path in terms of both field and location, so it seems like that's the safer play. Sloan is also strong in tech of course. 
 
Postgrad: Strategy Consulting 
 
Post-MBA Goals: Probably return to my consulting firm to get sponsored, but long term I think I'd like to work in the world of tech (engineering undergrad background). Hard to know for sure though because I just finished undergrad. 
 
TLDR: Sloan vs. Haas for a deferred enrollee who thinks that they'll end up in tech but is far from set on that career goal.

Archit3110 · Answer

Congratulations for admit.. Imo sloan is better than Hass..
Speak with alumni & current students for better comparison understanding

bb · Answer

Congratulations!

Future is hard to predict so I agree, Sloan is a good Swiss Army knife type of a bet. Also, it is an M7, so it’s more competitive.

What I have seen, many people end up reapplying again to see if they can score us scholarship or something along those lines later on so you can always try to do that worst case scenario. Haas will be happy to have you if you decide to go back.

geckoendive · Answer

That makes sense. You don't think Haas would hold it against me that I turned them down in the past?

bb · Answer

No. People turn down schools for many reasons and I have seen many applicants for full-time programs apply year after year and get admitted to the exact same programs, even with scholarships that are fairly consistent

you just never know why people didn’t go. if anything, they may offer you a scholarship...

Schools are organizations, so they tend not to hold grudges and if you’re going through the effort of applying, that means you are serious enough and if you are a good candidate, they would love to have you even if you have previously rejected them. Similar to applicants who get rejected and they reapplied the next year hoping they get admitted. It works both ways.

geckoendive · Answer

Got it, thanks so much! Do you think it's worth writing a kind note to the admissions officer or not?

bb · Answer

I would. This would be a nice touch. Not many people do this so this would be special to an extent and would help them to have some kind of a closure and maintain a bridge for the future.

Many of the AdCom are wondering why not and what they can improve. I know that some of them for the full-time program, go through the LinkedIn and put together a list of where admitted drop outs ended up.

The more professional you can handle it, the more they will appreciate it.

geckoendive · Answer

Awesome, really appreciate all the thoughtful advice.

bb · Answer

You are welcome though I would always recommend getting a second and third opinions. The more the better - none of us are perfect, so it is possible something else may have been not accounted which may be important to you (but not to me). At the same time, I feel there are very few times that Haas would beat out Sloan.

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