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by palermo10 » Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:32 pm
UPDATE

Schools:
IESE (interviewed & waitlisted, attended assessment day in NYC)
Arizona State - Accepted with scholarship
University of San Diego Accepted with scholarship
USC Marshall (Submitted/Dinged)
University of Georgia (Submitted/Dinged)
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by beatthegmat » Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:36 pm
palermo10 wrote:UPDATE

Schools:
IESE (interviewed & waitlisted, attended assessment day in NYC)
Arizona State (interviewed & waitlisted)
USC Marshall (Submitted/Dinged)
University of Georgia (Submitted/Dinged)
University of San Diego (Submitted/Interview invite)
Thanks for that update Palermo--Good luck with IESE, Arizona State, and SD! Can't wait to hear where you end up. :)
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by money9111 » Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:14 pm
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by Andrei » Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:12 am
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Hi, all, let's share my details:

Age: 33
Gender: Male
Location/Nationality - Eastern European
GMAT: 690
GPA/Rank: 9.86 (out of maximum 10.00), major in Finance
Post-grad Degree: Financial & banking management, Chartered Accountant - ACCA
Full Time Work Experience: 9 years: 6 in finance (Big 4 accounting firms), 3 in marketing (major telecom player)
Application year: 2010
How far along in application process: Submitted the final application

I am interested in Top European 1-year programs, preferably in UK:

LBS - waitlisted
IMD - ding w/o interview
Oxford - accepted & matriculating
Cranfield - accepted + ₤₤

Best of luck to all! :-)
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by palermo10 » Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:40 pm
It's decision making time...


Arizona State - Accepted with scholarship
University of San Diego - Accepted with scholarship

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by dmateer25 » Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:07 am
palermo10 wrote:It's decision making time...


Arizona State - Accepted with scholarship
University of San Diego - Accepted with scholarship
Congratulations, palermo10! Any idea which school you might choose?

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by palermo10 » Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:28 pm
dmateer25 wrote:
palermo10 wrote:It's decision making time...


Arizona State - Accepted with scholarship
University of San Diego - Accepted with scholarship
Congratulations, palermo10! Any idea which school you might choose?
Dont know... its tough! I live in Phoenix, but went to USD for undergrad. ASU is ranked, but USD has the program I like (CSR & Social Enterprise). USD is private, but with this scholarship would cost $12k less.

I dont think I can go wrong either way, but... do you guys see anything that I'm not pointing out?

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by money9111 » Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:00 pm
i think you've answered your question already... USD has the program you like & would cost $12k less... i think that explains it right there
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by dmateer25 » Sat Feb 13, 2010 4:05 am
money9111 wrote:i think you've answered your question already... USD has the program you like & would cost $12k less... i think that explains it right there
Agreed, it sounds like you have your mind made up to me!

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by Vitalina » Sat Feb 13, 2010 5:49 am
USD has an amazing location! :D

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by hk » Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:32 am
Hey guys I got accepted to IESE Business school and i'll be starting this fall at Barcelona!!

Congrats to all those who got admitted and all the best to all those awaiting responses.
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by palermo10 » Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:43 am
hk wrote:Hey guys I got accepted to IESE Business school and i'll be starting this fall at Barcelona!!

Congrats to all those who got admitted and all the best to all those awaiting responses.
Nice job! You survived the grueling assessment day and obviously passed with flying colors. I'm sure you'll have a great time in Barcelona.

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by hk » Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:24 pm
palermo10 wrote:
Nice job! You survived the grueling assessment day and obviously passed with flying colors. I'm sure you'll have a great time in Barcelona.
Thanks palermo. Did you hear back from IESE?
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by palermo10 » Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:10 pm
hk wrote:
Thanks palermo. Did you hear back from IESE?
Yes, I heard back but did not get accepted. Oh well :)

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by money9111 » Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:25 pm
palermo10 which schools are you waiting for now?
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