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I agree, culture is overrated. Specially after I interacted with a few from Ross and Tuck this past year. It’s post MBA jobs and network that matters and not so much of the culture.

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Congratulations on your admits!!!

I can see Yale being a better known name globally and your aunt and uncle would know them, unlike Tuck.
In general, I feel most people tend to favor Tuck for its close knit community and alum network.

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Let me know if you wanna chat. Had to make this choice too. Talk to people who are in those industries from those schools, don't just look at rankings... Also, it is very overlooked to not place importance on the location, so I'd give that done thought. I love both of these schools.

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Congrats and great options. Decided among these schools too--I wouldn't read too much into recent rankings. In fact, if anything, Tuck was considered the stronger program up until VERY recently. They are very much peers, but neither is strong in PE/VC. Given this, would you consider IB as a back up/first step?

People split this differently all the time, I'd go with where you think you'll have the best experience. SOM borrows the "Yale" brand but the program itself is still up and coming. Tuck typically stands alone and has a rich alumni network and a strong and steady tradition. No wrong answer here.
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Congrats and great options. Decided among these schools too--I wouldn't read too much into recent rankings. In fact, if anything, Tuck was considered the stronger program up until VERY recently. They are very much peers, but neither is strong in PE/VC. Given this, would you consider IB as a back up/first step?

People split this differently all the time, I'd go with where you think you'll have the best experience. SOM borrows the "Yale" brand but the program itself is still up and coming. Tuck typically stands alone and has a rich alumni network and a strong and steady tradition. No wrong answer here.

Thank you for the reply.
Given that I have no previous exposure to PE or VC, I am considering either IB or consulting as a stepping stone. I know Tuck is strong in that matter but not sure about SOM.
Any thoughts would be super helpful!

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