I say columbia. It places much better with MBB. Moreover, i think for an mba, you always want to go for the best brand, and although nyu stern is a fine school, it just doesn't compete that well with columbia. You're paying for the network, prestige, recruiting, and name brand. Columbia mba will alw...

B-schools blacklist those who've applied more than twice?

Talked to a friend at wharton, and he told me that adcom informally blacklists applicants who've applied more than twice. Their reasoning is that if you got dinged twice before, you should get the message and move on. This is very distrubing if true since I thought adcom would at least read your cur...

Disaster: dinged at columbia, no interview

I submitted around 12/1 and just got the ding e-mail. Pretty stunned since i thought i had a strong app and given the quick turnaround time, i assumed that it would be an invite. I guess this means that my profile is fundamentally flawed. Worried that this means i have little hope for the other top ...

Dude. If Booth is your to-die-for school (and you live a few blocks away!) then go for it! Try the F/T Round 2 app. If it doesn't work out, you can give the P/T program a shot. It's *always* easier to get in on the P/T tracks - there just aren't as many local candidates like you to fill the class s...

This REALLY worries me. I worked in finance, but my compensation was low due to various issues with the firm. I'm worried that this will hurt my chances at top schools. I had thought about asking my recommender to talk about it but decided against it since it might come across as defensive.

Sorry if this sounds paranoid

I know b-schools can check IP addresses of login and submissions by both the applicant and the recommender. One of my recommenders from a previous job paid me a visit to my apartment to catch up and stuff. He then went to my building's computer center to log in and print out the rec questions, so he...

A 660 is not ideal by any means, but you do have a really strong profile. If you were a typical finance/consulting guy, a 660 would keep you out of the running at top 10 MBA programs, but that obviously does not apply to you. The good news is that your quant score improved a lot, which is pretty imp...

Do schools dig up prior applications of re-applicants?

I know at wharton and kellogg, they keep your applications on file for 2 years. If someone re-applies within that time frame, will they dig up your old app and do a point-by-point comparison?