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firebird72714
Joined: 21 Dec 2015
Last visit: 11 Mar 2016
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Concentration: Technology, Strategy
Schools: Tuck '18 (A) Sloan '18 (D)
GRE 1: Q170 V168
GPA: 3.71
WE:Consulting (Consulting)
21 Dec 2015, 08:25
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I have a unique situation. My wife is in a PhD program in Boston, and will be finished in 1-2 years. I only applied to New England schools, and the only one I got admitted to was Tuck (with no $$). I am looking to go into strategy/marketing in the tech industry after business school. Either I can go to Tuck, which would require my wife to commute to Boston for 2 years somewhat regularly (she doesn't have to be there everyday), or I could wait a little and try to apply to schools wherever she gets her first job. If she gets a job in an area with good business school options, it could be worth the wait, especially if I get scholarship offers at that point. But it is hard to know whether it is worth the risk of giving up Tuck. I love the culture at Tuck, and it is very tied into the Boston tech community.
21 Dec 2015, 13:25
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Welcome to GMAT Club and congratulations on getting into Tuck! That is a top 10 Ivy League school - it is hard to do much better than that.
I would not wait unless you feel your profile or recommendations can be meaningfully improved OR having both of you at school at the same time would be too much of a burden on your finances. Tuck is a pretty global school, though smaller than most other Top 10, it does have a strong alum base and pretty good penetration in most industries. Taking into consideration a lot of uncertainty in the next few years with your wife's employment, the only certainty you have is Tuck's admission. Finally, taking into consideration that your salary is most likely to be higher, there is still a chance that you will be moving after your graduation as the ideal job you find, may be on the opposite coast. if you wait a year, and until your wife finds a job, you will be limiting yourself quite a bit with your options or forcing her to choose between your job and hers. Not sure you want that stress....
Reasons you may want to wait would be:
1. Promotion or big career move expected in the next 6-12 months
2. You did something really bad in your apps this year (though I would instead fix it in the R2 rather than wait a year). Most people do fairly consistently year over year but their interview skills and some of the application techniques improve. It is not enough usually to make a BIG difference but it does help/add with that final helpful push.
3. Wife tells you not to
P.S. Thinking about what better schools you could potentially look to get in next year, you have Boston, Philly, New York, or San Francisco Bay Area, assuming you can get in next year. That will most likely not overlap well with your wife's job/residency plans as she may get a job in TX, WA, or Idaho. You may know better where she is likely to get a job and your likelihood of getting into schools there.
Good Luck and again, congratulations!
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21 Dec 2015, 17:59
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Happy to discuss this via PM. In my class there are at least 8 Tuckies off the top of my had who are doing distance and two have children. Boston is really not a bad commute at all (unless you are doing it everyday), plus Dartmouth has great facilities which I am sure your wife could research in...
