ac8706 wrote:
Hi folks,
Just trying to get a sense for culture at various B-Schools in terms of which are more commuter-oriented and which tend to have more closely knit/active campus communities. I realize that in some cases, the bucket they fall into is a function of their location but am still interested in trying to group them....Specifically, (in no order) here's the list of schools I'm looking at and my sense of which fall into each bucket. The ones I don't know, I've put a question mark...
Does this seem right to you all?
1. Chicago (campus community?)
2. Wharton (?)
3. Kellogg (?)
4. MIT (?)
5. Columbia (?)
6. Cornell (campus community)
7. Tuck (campus community)
8. Duke (campus community)
9. NYU (commuter)
11. UVA (campus community)
12. HBS (?)
I'm looking at various school attributes to finalize the list of schools to apply to and so Would really appreciate your take on this - you know far more about this than I do!
Thanks,
AC.
Campus Community - Usually in a small town far from city. Students hang out with each other ALL the time. Everyone lives on or near campus, school is primary social circle. Tight knit community, but could be boring if you like city life.
Tuck
Cornell
Duke
Michigan
UVA
In between - these schools are somewhat in between: initially hang out a lot with their classmates since many are not from the area or do not know ppl in the area, but after a while they make other friends naturally by being in/near a city and many do their own things.
Kellogg
Wharton
HBS
MIT
Commuter Schools - many folks from these schools have actually told me that their school feels like a commuter school. They don't know that many ppl outside the classroom or cluster. Advantage: exciting city life, easy access to recruiters.
Columbia
NYU
Chicago
Of course these are just generalizations, not good or bad by any means. Just up to what you want.