Hard choice!

Hi everyone,

I would like to have some advices and/or useful informations about my master's choice. Here is my background:

Undergrad: Bocconi + exchange semester GPA: 26/30 Work experience: S&T summer internship

I submitted a bunch of applications during the last weeks: EDHEC, IE, LSE, HEC, ESSEC and so on. I received an offer for EDHEC MSc in Finance plus a 40% scholarship, for which I paid the first instalment a couple of days ago to secure a place. Today, I received an offer for IE MSc in Finance (still have to hear back for the scholarship). The remaining cost, at this point, would be 6.5k for EDHEC and, if I will got the scholarship, 22k for IE (plus the eventual wasted EDHEC fee), otherwise it will be 37k. Then, I still have to hear back from the above mentioned schools. What would you do in my case? Is there such a significant difference between IE and EDHEC that is worth the difference? My plan is to work in London in IB after graduation.

Thank you, best wishes.

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