MBACanada1 wrote:
I am have been admitted into Booth, Ross and Anderson (currently waitlisted at Yale, Tuck and Fuqua). I am an international student. Engineer by training and currently a consultant. I am interested in Clean tech and PE/VC impact investing post-mba. I am torn on which offer to accept. No scholarships anywhere.
Booth - benefit is the M7 Ranking and strength in quant (nice to have when pursuing PE/VC roles)
Ross - action based learning opportunities are a big draw. Also think the Ross network is the best
UCLA - love the culture. would be nice to end up in the west coast eventually
Yale SOM - really resonate with the mission of educating leaders for business and society but still on WL
Dartmouth and Fuqua - I think these are also good programs for energy and PE/VC. But I don't think of these as highly as I think of Yale.
Thoughts on which offer to accept?
Here's my five cents and please don't consider my opinion as a single source of truth:
I voted for "Booth", because it's a high ranked school with financial focus.
It also has generous funding for PE/VC clubs and events.
Chicago location is good.
2) Ross - more focused on operations. Strong recruiting for internships and full time.
A lot of people go to Seattle-based companies, so the network there is really vast.
Location is formidable and equidistant between Chicago and Toronto.
3) UCLA - lower ranking, but strong local network.
Location is awesome.
4) Yale is strong as a greater university because of its political and law focus, but in my opinion Business School itself is weak.
Location is not great, because you'll have to go back and forth by train for recruiting in New York.
5) I went to Tuck, so I am biased here.
Strong and very responsive network but very limited, especially in the West Coast, at the same time.
Location is bad.
6) Fuqua has a broader network and some focus on finance.
Has a bigger class and hence more diversity.
Location is bad.
Hope this helps and please note that this is one person's opinion, which did not mean to offend any of the great schools above.