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Regarding your post MBA goals, Darden is stronger at General Management. However, keep in mind that for UCLA you can still apply in R2, while Darden's 2nd round has already passed and you can only apply R3 there. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.

If you want to get to know these schools better, earlier this year ARINGO conducted short interviews with the head of admissions of both schools to learn more about the schools and their MBA programs - you can read our "Inside the MBA" posts here:
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For additional perspective, you might find the GMATClub's ranking of FT MBA programs helpful, especially noting rankings for OVERALL, BRAND and COHORT STRENGTH.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-club-mb ... 35846.html

Good luck to you!

PS -- With our metrics, Darden ranked #1 in ROI ...
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RiseAndShinee:

The application aside, you should think about whether you want a 100% case study method (Darden) vs a hybrid/more traditional method (Anderson.) That does have an impact on your experience and will also influence your application strategy to an extent. The case study method happens to feed very well for applying to post-MBA general management positions.

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