Tuck - Johnson - Darden

Difficult choice and I can see how you got here; all three schools are a little off the beaten path and have really strong communities. Where do you want to live and what do you want to do after school? For me, this comes down to two schools: Tuck and Darden. Johnson is a fantastic school, but personally, I wouldn't take it over a peer (Darden) that's offering so much more money.

Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but you just don't seem that into Darden. For pros, you simply mentioned case studies and that it's close to home, which don't really stack up to the emotion of the pros for your other schools. By the way, if the case method is a pro for you, I believe it's very common at Tuck, too.

In regards to your question about leveraging scholarship money, that probably depends. Did you get your scholarship from Darden through the Consortium? If so, I wouldn't think the other schools would budge. My understanding of the Consortium fellowship process is that it is essentially a draft based on how you preferenced the schools. In other words, if you preferenced Tuck higher and didn't get the fellowship there, then that tells you all you need to know.