No advice to give, however congrats on not letting anything hold you back and getting into a top b school.

The answer to your question is 1) network 2) get involved 3) beef up your resume 4) repeat -happypantsmcgee WSO is not your personal search function.
 
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-Stanford is clearly the best but there are far less HFs out West -Columbia is not ranked as high as Booth but what it does best is public market investing. The placements from the AVI program are significantly better than Booth, on par with Wharton, and a touch below HBS.
-Wharton is Wharton. Even in a start-up obsessed age it will seem like everyone wants to HF/PE.

Do you have an East Coast or West Coast preference? I would honestly put Stanford as first choice, Columbia/Wharton tied for second, then Booth.

 

Only question i have is besides what you told us OP what is different from your apps that got you in since thats impressive selection of schools to get into.

I'm no MBA expert but i personally would attend Stanford...unless the scholarship Wharton offered you is substantial then that might alter my decision.

 

Stanford

You're clearly not some marginal performer; you'll get whatever you want from that list of schools so might as well go with the "best" one. Had Wharton been a full ride the calculus would have changed-see if you could negotiate. Short of that pick the one you like best; go to a couple of ASWs and get a feel for each school, your potential classmates, etc.

But congrats on a fantastic cycle. No wrong answer here.

 

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