Re: 50% Booth or 100% Tuck?
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30 Apr 2012, 08:20
Coder 123, have you made up your mind yet? I think Tuck's deposit was due last Friday.
Regardless, I would choose Booth if I were you, especially when you are interested in IB. Without a doubt, Booth gives you the best in class network in finance. For the 3 yrs I've been at BB banking, I didn't come across many Tuck alums. On the flip side, many high performing bankers had their MBAs from Booth. Even in AM, I have seen many more Booth alums than Tuck. At the end of the day, I personally don't think 50% Booth vs. 100% Tuck should be a deciding factor. $ comes and goes and 50% in tuition is just $25,000 per yr in difference. That's nothing in the mid to long-term, but your degree from Booth will not change. Both are great schools and you can't go wrong with either, but I simply wouldn't choose Tuck just because they offer 50% more in scholarship. In terms of ranking, I don't think Booth is marginally better, Booth is significantly ranked higher than Tuck. With Booth ranked consistently in the top 3, beating Wharton... it really could be a matter of time that people start saying H/S/B...
If you value $25,000 per yr gig, then go with Tuck. But you are investing at something much longer term and I wouldn't pass up to attend Booth just for a small amt of $ that Tuck offers. Good luck.