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Cornell (full ride) vs. Duke ($20K/year) vs. Darden (no $) ?

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IMO, Cornell. (And it isn't even close...)

Fuqua and Darden have fantastic MBA programs, but there's no way they're worth $100k more than Johnson.

I imagine all three schools get visited by many of the same banks. Anywhere you go, it will be up to you to shine and land an offer. Why not do it with an extra $100k in your back pocket?
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Cornell totally makes sense here. No doubt!
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Thanks all for the advice so far - I do not have undergrad debt but will have to take out loans for living expenses.
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Johnson makes the most sense if you want IB

The guy who runs the IB Immersion program there used to run Citi TMT Group

Fuqua makes more sense if you open yourself to other career while Charlotte is also a big Finance hub and $$ is not much of a problem
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Being in Cornell, it means you are close to the recruiters in IB in NY. With full scholarship and strong immersion program, which I consider powerful component in the program, Cornell with be great deal.

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Another chime in for Cornell here. If you're set on IB in NYC you'll have a lot of opportunity. Personally I also feel it's a program with more students in the mid 20s range (take a look at the age data) so you should have a good set of peers.


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