Admit from Simon School of Business

Hey kkkkkkkkiran,

What do you say about this mail from Simon School of Business (Univ of Rochester)?

"I am very pleased to inform you that you have been chosen to attend the Simon Graduate School of Business beginning September 2007. Congratulations on your admission to candidacy for the degree, Master of Business Administration!

I am also pleased to inform you that you have been awarded a scholarship equal to 30 percent of your tuition each quarter. This award requires you to enroll as a full-time matriculated student. This scholarship will be extended to your second year at the same rate provided you maintain a B average (3.0/4.0) and will continue through the remaining required Simon M.B.A. courses. These scholarships are awarded to candidates whose outstanding achievements place them among those we would most like to enroll at Simon. "


MY FIRST ADMIT OF THIS YEAR....So Now all set for MBA....

Well.....a long long long wait ends...and here comes my first admit of the year...so what if it is from one of my safer schools...Considering the competition this year and the way simon had rejected good profiles, I was not that much optimistic or sure about the results... but my application proved to be strong enough to the school at least in case of Simon....

As I want to pursue MBA in finance, Simon (ranked worldwide 5th in finance , 4th in economics and 5th in accounting education) is not a bad choice........
And most important is its location...east coast and very much near to new york...that means more proximity to jobs in finance....

Just FYI, putting down the simon's rank worldwide under different categories:
(Source: FT)
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North American salaries today ---> Not in top 10

Top salaries in finance and banking ---> Not in top 10

Top salaries in consulting ---> Not in top 10

Top salaries in industry ---> Not in top 10

Best in finance --->
1 University of Chicago GSB
2 New York University: Stern
3 University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
4 Columbia Business School
5 University of Rochester: Simon
6 London Business School
7 University of Toronto: Rotman
8 Rice University: Jones
9 MIT: Sloan
10 Coppead

Best in entrepreneurship ---> Not in top 10

Best in economics --->

1 University of Chicago GSB
2 Cranfield School of Management
3 MIT: Sloan
4 University of Rochester: Simon
5 UC Berkeley: Haas
6 Yale School of Management
7 Imperial College London: Tanaka
8 University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
9 Iese Business School
10 Stanford University GSB

Best in accountancy --->

1 Brigham Young University: Marriott
2 University of Texas at Austin: McCombs
3 University of Chicago GSB
4 Cornell University: Johnson
5 University of Rochester: Simon
6 University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
7 University of Notre Dame: Mendoza
8 Dartmouth College: Tuck
9 Columbia Business School
10 University of Iowa: Tippie

Best in international business ---> Not in top 10

Best in general management ---> Not in top 10

Best in organisational behaviour ---> Not in top 10
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I would wait for the results on my other applications before sending my offer acceptance to simon.

Well, Update on my other applications are as follows:

Stern --> Alumni Interview in March (date would be confirmed by Feb end)
Darden ---> Still waiting for Interview call, decision date is 09th Feb 2007, So I feel Ding is on the way....
Tepper---> Interview over, Result by 12th March 2007
Haas ---> Application under review (waiting for an interview call)
UCLA ---> Application under review (waiting for an interview call)
Ross ---> Application under review (waiting for an interview call)
Duke ---> Application under review (I requested for alumni interview but admission committte was not able to arrange one for me and informed me later that interviews not required for admission but as 95% of admitted students are interviewed, I believe, Duke is going to be another reject for me)

My Priorities right now (assuming I get admit from all...:))))))...........)

1. Stern
2. Ross
3. Duke
4. Darden
5. Haas / UCLA
6. Tepper
7. Simon

Anyways, its party time right now.........

thanks
jai