Fuqua vs. Darden vs. Ross

Question

Scholarship email from Darden :-D

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Mo2men · Answer

Congrats for admission on those wonderful school :good

From what I read, I think you are great analytic person. But I want to know whether you have got any scholarship in any school??

kingfalcon · Answer

I think you've done a great job laying out the pros and cons for each school. For several years, these schools have been considered peers and fight over the same students.

Given that they're all peers and that you aren't interested in the cold or having a huge network in Chicago, I'd cross Ross off the list. Between the other two, it is pretty much a toss-up. I'd base your decision on how you (actually) feel about the case method and your future classmates. Personally, between Fuqua and Darden, I would take Fuqua since it has a more manageable workload, equivalent consulting opportunities, and a better brand internationally. Plus, if you hate the name Fuqua, you can always just tell people you got your MBA at Duke :lol:

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mahkie · Answer

FYI, if you are Canadian, Management Consultant is a NAFTA profession so it's possible to work on a TN visa

I'm in mostly the same situation and Ross seems like the choice to make for consulting. I feel that UMich does have a great reputation overseas. I live in Asia for example and there are tons of alumni here and are very supportive. Not as many from UVA/Duke.

Flyte · Answer

I applied to Fuqua and was accepted and visited friends at the other two. Purely for consulting, Fuqua and Ross do better than Darden. Either way, all three are roughly peer schools.

As for the "fratty/douche/jock" vibe...yes at Fuqua, like many top b-schools, there are a large number of former college athletes and Dear God some were in fraternities! This comment and your earlier one about the "quality" of Ross students is a bit immature to say the least.

coby9999 · Answer

Biased since I'm a current student at Michigan Ross. Overall speaking, these three schools are truly peer schools. They are more similar than they are different. So you can't go wrong with any one of them.

1, About consulting recruiting:
Since Michigan and Duke have specific no. of people placed at each top employers while not for Darden. I calculated % of people sent to consulting in FT for 2008-2013, since there were ups (2011, 2012, 2013) and downs (2009, 2010) during this period. I would suggest you get these detail info from career office of Darden and do the same thing below.

% of people to MBB in FT

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Avg
Michigan 8% 5.9% 5.5% 8.0% 8.0% 7.4% 7.1%
Duke 4.4% 4.9% 2.8% 8.4% 9.3% 5.3% 5.9%

% of people to MBB+Deloitte Strategy& ATK in FT

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Avg
Michigan 14.4% 12.2% 9.4% 14.2% 17.0% 14.2% 13.5%
Duke 7.0% 9.8% 7.2% 17.2% 16.7% 14.0% 12.0%

The conclusion here is that Michigan has a slight edge vs Duke in MBB and major firms placement

2, About the quality of student body:
 
 Avg Gmat Undergrad GPA
Darden 706 3.50
Michigan 702 3.40
Duke 690 3.43

The conclusion here is that these three schools have similar quality of student body. Darden and Michigan might have a slight edge in this respect vs Duke.

3, Fit might be more important in your case
Given these three schools are so similar, go with your gut and your feeling about fit. You will be fine.

lji810 · Answer

was it nothing from ross vs $$ from darden? i have $$ from both and having a hard time deciding...really bummed admit weekend for both are the same weekend.

Fuqua vs. Darden vs. Ross

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