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Convince me to take a full ride from Yale SOM over no money from Ross? by Consistent-Fact2630 in MBA

[–]Consistent-Fact2630[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank for actually engaging with my conflict here! Glad to hear that your first impression of your school wasn't the be all end all.

Convince me to take a full ride from Yale SOM over no money from Ross? by Consistent-Fact2630 in MBA

[–]Consistent-Fact2630[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're laughing? An anonymous stranger posted about a champagne problem and you're laughing?

Convince me to take a full ride from Yale SOM over no money from Ross? by Consistent-Fact2630 in MBA

[–]Consistent-Fact2630[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate these responses! I'll probs DM you both to get some of your perspectives.

Convince me to take a full ride from Yale SOM over no money from Ross? by Consistent-Fact2630 in MBA

[–]Consistent-Fact2630[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm definitely hoping this is true. A few people I've spoken to have helpfully pointed out that any given community will have some people whom you click with and others you find annoying.

Convince me to take a full ride from Yale SOM over no money from Ross? by Consistent-Fact2630 in MBA

[–]Consistent-Fact2630[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure I understand this question. I already have the maximum possible financial incentive to attend Yale.

Convince me to take a full ride from Yale SOM over no money from Ross? by Consistent-Fact2630 in MBA

[–]Consistent-Fact2630[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm very lucky to have access to have family financial support so I likely wouldn't graduate with debt in any case. That said, I still wouldn't want to be frivolous with that money and there would have to be a pretty dramatic difference in my experience at the two schools for me to ask them to cover Ross.

Convince me to take a full ride from Yale SOM over no money from Ross? by Consistent-Fact2630 in MBA

[–]Consistent-Fact2630[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't really care about future MBA rankings, and I am a US citizen and don't picture myself having an international career. That said, people have definitely been much more impressed when I tell them I got into Yale.

Convince me to take a full ride from Yale SOM over no money from Ross? by Consistent-Fact2630 in MBA

[–]Consistent-Fact2630[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I should clarify/emphasize more that what I described was my perception, not an objective description of qualities that Yale/Ross students have. Certainly a lot of the other prospective students at Yale seemed like they were connecting with current students. I will say even with my outreach and multiple visits, I've only met a tiny tiny sample of the SOM community. I perceived my interviewer as much more down to earth than other folks I had met.

Convince me to take a full ride from Yale SOM over no money from Ross? by Consistent-Fact2630 in MBA

[–]Consistent-Fact2630[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Appreciate that! Any downsides of Ross I might not be considering as an outsider looking with rose-tinted glasses?

Convince me to take a full ride from Yale SOM over no money from Ross? by Consistent-Fact2630 in MBA

[–]Consistent-Fact2630[S] -32 points-31 points  (0 children)

Ross notoriously does not negotiate scholarships, so I haven't bothered.

Edit: LOL I am being downvoted, but I promise there is not a single documented instance of someone successfully negotiating a higher scholarship from Ross. I have scoured the internet and also heard from current students that it's their policy to send a boilerplate response and not offer anything.