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29 May 2019, 10:05
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After a busy application season, I'm lucky to have multiple good offers to consider. I have narrowed down my choices to Anderson ($$$$) and Tuck. Anderson offered 100k/year, which is a lot of money to glance. Tuck was great, I get the Ivy league brand, the strong network and something new. But is something new worth 100k for a California native?
My background/goals:
Corporate finance at bulge bracket bank for 4 years (credit analysis)
Looking to pivot into investment banking, but also an interest in consulting should I not love the IB lifestyle after a summer associate program.
Would prefer to end up on the West Coast, as I am native to Southern California. I am torn as I really enjoyed the close knit community at Tuck, but thorough LinkedIn research shows the majority of the Tuck network stays out east. I would enjoy NYC for 3 years possibly, but know I would not build a life there necessarily.
Tuck (no $)
pros:
Very strong consulting recruitment, strong IB career path as well. Could I get to West Coast if I wanted too?
Tight-knit vibe
I felt like I could really see myself fitting in here from my visit
Alumni network is VERY responsive and helpful. Even as a potential incoming student, I have seen strong support from alumni when I reached out.
Different experience, forces me out of my comfort zone from SoCal where I have been my whole life.
cons:
Hanover con. The main issue is I am very close to my family, who is SoCal based, and getting home is nearly a 10 hour round trip with flight to Boston/drive to Hanover. I didn't think it would bother me too much, but as I have traveled for a campus visit, interview, and now admitted student weekend it is quite a long trip that you can't do too frequently.
Network is small because of class size, and primarily concentrated in NE. Of the top 10 IBs in LA + SF, I saw about 20 Tuck Alumni vs. 150+ Anderson Alumni in IB
Anderson
pros:
Will graduate debt free. Not tethered to a high paying job to pay off debt ASAP.
Strong west coast brand. I think it does well in Tech and IB from what I have seen on Linkedin?
Similar campus culture "collaborative"
Build my network/brand in the region I want to end up in
cons:
Lower rank, lesser career office.
My background/goals:
Corporate finance at bulge bracket bank for 4 years (credit analysis)
Looking to pivot into investment banking, but also an interest in consulting should I not love the IB lifestyle after a summer associate program.
Would prefer to end up on the West Coast, as I am native to Southern California. I am torn as I really enjoyed the close knit community at Tuck, but thorough LinkedIn research shows the majority of the Tuck network stays out east. I would enjoy NYC for 3 years possibly, but know I would not build a life there necessarily.
Tuck (no $)
pros:
Very strong consulting recruitment, strong IB career path as well. Could I get to West Coast if I wanted too?
Tight-knit vibe
I felt like I could really see myself fitting in here from my visit
Alumni network is VERY responsive and helpful. Even as a potential incoming student, I have seen strong support from alumni when I reached out.
Different experience, forces me out of my comfort zone from SoCal where I have been my whole life.
cons:
Hanover con. The main issue is I am very close to my family, who is SoCal based, and getting home is nearly a 10 hour round trip with flight to Boston/drive to Hanover. I didn't think it would bother me too much, but as I have traveled for a campus visit, interview, and now admitted student weekend it is quite a long trip that you can't do too frequently.
Network is small because of class size, and primarily concentrated in NE. Of the top 10 IBs in LA + SF, I saw about 20 Tuck Alumni vs. 150+ Anderson Alumni in IB
Anderson
pros:
Will graduate debt free. Not tethered to a high paying job to pay off debt ASAP.
Strong west coast brand. I think it does well in Tech and IB from what I have seen on Linkedin?
Similar campus culture "collaborative"
Build my network/brand in the region I want to end up in
cons:
Lower rank, lesser career office.
29 May 2019, 10:23
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RuralorUrban
Congrats on your admit in great schools with a good amount of scholrships.
29 May 2019, 13:36
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RuralorUrban
Hello RuralorUrban
My choice would be UCLA with $$$$, by far.
You must have impressed them very much in order to give you such amount
I would agree with your UCLA pros and Tuck cons
When we check some rankings for Finance (and Banking) there is UCLA but not Tuck, or UCLA is actually better ranked, in case of FT rankings :
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-g ... ce?slide=2
https://www.stoodnt.com/blog/top-busine ... d-finance/
https://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolra ... nance-2018
Dont think twice go to UCLA, your life orientation/target is West Coast anyway
