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Hi everyone,
Update: Tuck scholarship offer increased to $25k/yr
I’m deciding between Tuck ($25/yr) and Darden (no money, but I have asked to be reconsidered). A bit about me below:
Location: South Africa
Age: 28
Experience (all in SA): 3 years consulting (combination of MBB and MBB spin-off) and +2 years in strategy/product management in commercial banking
Career interest: PM role at big tech firm or fintech in the US. Looking to stay in the US long term.
Tuck:
+ strong and loyal alumni base
+ good brand equity in the US
+ $
+ Center for Digital Strategies has solid network in tech industry and has strong ties to Ripple, a fintech I’m very interested in
+ strong personal fit based on my interactions with current students, staff, and fellow admits
- will graduate with ~$180k debt
I estimate my total opportunity cost at ~$280 given low salary of ~$40k-50k which is due to the weak local currency. Not too bad, all things considered.
Darden:
+ best teaching
+ strong personal fit, though not quite as good as with Tuck
+ better climate
- weaker brand equity, though not by that much
- no $, although cost of attendance would be similar due to Tuck’s higher tuition and living costs
I’m not leaning towards Darden, although I’m open to a pro-Darden case.
Nothing:
+ no debt
+ I have a reasonable career trajectory at the bank, but I’m not keen on staying in SA
- unlikely to find a better opportunity to establish myself in US
- will be getting a bit old for a 2 year MBA if I don’t go now
Reapply to HS:
+ provides the best brand and career opportunities
- will be a year older
- low probability of success
I’m leaning towards going to Tuck, but I’d appreciate the community’s input.
bb
souvik101990
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Update: Tuck scholarship offer increased to $25k/yr
I’m deciding between Tuck ($25/yr) and Darden (no money, but I have asked to be reconsidered). A bit about me below:
Location: South Africa
Age: 28
Experience (all in SA): 3 years consulting (combination of MBB and MBB spin-off) and +2 years in strategy/product management in commercial banking
Career interest: PM role at big tech firm or fintech in the US. Looking to stay in the US long term.
Tuck:
+ strong and loyal alumni base
+ good brand equity in the US
+ $
+ Center for Digital Strategies has solid network in tech industry and has strong ties to Ripple, a fintech I’m very interested in
+ strong personal fit based on my interactions with current students, staff, and fellow admits
- will graduate with ~$180k debt
I estimate my total opportunity cost at ~$280 given low salary of ~$40k-50k which is due to the weak local currency. Not too bad, all things considered.
Darden:
+ best teaching
+ strong personal fit, though not quite as good as with Tuck
+ better climate
- weaker brand equity, though not by that much
- no $, although cost of attendance would be similar due to Tuck’s higher tuition and living costs
I’m not leaning towards Darden, although I’m open to a pro-Darden case.
Nothing:
+ no debt
+ I have a reasonable career trajectory at the bank, but I’m not keen on staying in SA
- unlikely to find a better opportunity to establish myself in US
- will be getting a bit old for a 2 year MBA if I don’t go now
Reapply to HS:
+ provides the best brand and career opportunities
- will be a year older
- low probability of success
I’m leaning towards going to Tuck, but I’d appreciate the community’s input.
bb
souvik101990
Narenn
workout
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ket310
Joined: 04 Aug 2011
Last visit: 18 Jun 2020
Posts: 70
Location: United States (NY)
Schools: Stern '21 (M$)
GMAT 1: 720 Q50 V38
GPA: 3.4
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09 Apr 2020, 11:41
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I would seriously reassess your desire to do MBA. Clearly, when you applied to Tuck and Darden, you had those schools in mind (or at least as a back up to other schools). I just wanted to reiterate, that a lot of prospective students value HSW/M7 over T15. That is true in some cases that they offer more opportunities. In other cases, T15 can do exactly same thing for you that HSW will do. With your background and goal,I believe Tuck or Darden will do their job of placing you in a tech PM role. If you fail, that's not because you went to Tuck/Darden over M7/HSW, but because you didn't prepare well. So, I would cross off reapplying, unless you are M7 or bust (which, I don't think you should be with your target goal). That's my two cents as someone attending T15. The firm that I will be interning have half M7 and half T15 number of interns, and we would all be evaluated based on our performance, not what school we went to at this point. I just wanted to reiterate that T15 can potentially do the same job M7 would do.
09 Apr 2020, 12:09
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Congrats Wakanda92 on your admits and a modest scholarship to Tuck - that's a nice add on.
To address your reapply question, many feel that with the world economies in unchartered waters and as the result, many feel the uncertainty about their jobs and about their personal situations. As the result, the expectations, at least immediate from both applicants and schools is that the applications will go up due to that uncertainty as well as due to some possible visa/matriculation issues with the incoming class. Therefore, most likely (though not for sure) is that getting into a bschool will be harder next year than this year and unless you feel you will have some good things on your side or profile improvements, you will likely have even a harder time with M7/HSW.
I would take the admit offer in your hand unless you feel MBA is not for you (I did not get that impression from your Post but I see ket310 took it that way and I know I am not always the most perceptive person... so I will follow their lead). MBA is a commitment and it takes grit and lots of trial and failures to succeed. You need to be up for it
To address your reapply question, many feel that with the world economies in unchartered waters and as the result, many feel the uncertainty about their jobs and about their personal situations. As the result, the expectations, at least immediate from both applicants and schools is that the applications will go up due to that uncertainty as well as due to some possible visa/matriculation issues with the incoming class. Therefore, most likely (though not for sure) is that getting into a bschool will be harder next year than this year and unless you feel you will have some good things on your side or profile improvements, you will likely have even a harder time with M7/HSW.
I would take the admit offer in your hand unless you feel MBA is not for you (I did not get that impression from your Post but I see ket310 took it that way and I know I am not always the most perceptive person... so I will follow their lead). MBA is a commitment and it takes grit and lots of trial and failures to succeed. You need to be up for it
