Which should I choose: MIT Sloan vs. Columbia for deferred enrollment
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10 Aug 2020, 08:16
I was fortunate enough to have been accepted to Sloan and Columbia in the deferred enrollment round, and I am having trouble making a final decision. My background is in tech/entrepreneurship and I am about 95% certain that I want to stay in tech/entrepreneurship (preferably on the East Coast).
I feel like all signs would naturally point to Sloan for this (higher-ranked program, more focus on entrepreneurship, contrarian culture, etc.), but I am wondering what you guys would recommend. I am working in New York City postgrad and to me going to business school there would be a huge draw because I love the city, not to mention the fact that Columbia has a super strong network in NYC if I decide to settle there ultimately. The problem is I'm just not sure which city I would ultimately like to settle in so I feel like it might make sense to go Sloan in terms of having a network that isn't just concentrated heavily in one place (as it is with CBS).
Another thought is to reapply to HBS, because neither CBS nor Sloan's offer is binding and I made it to the interview this round at HBS. I was Harvard undergrad, though, so I'm also wondering how much better it would actually be to go to HBS vs. Sloan. My gut tells me that that distinction is a bit overemphasized, but I could be wrong about this.
All in all, as someone who wants to either start a tech company or work at early stage startups, I would naturally gravitate towards Sloan. Am I right in this assumption? Looking forward to hearing everyone's thoughts!