Booth (75%) vs. Sloan vs. Wharton

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Hi everyone! Feeling very fortunate to have received a few acceptances this round, but would love everyone’s thoughts on which school might be best for me as I work through a decision.

I am hoping to pivot from big 4 strategy consulting to either (1) a tech startup or (2) product manager role at FAANG. I would also like to explore VC while at school to see if it may be a good fit.

I am from Chicago originally and would rather try a new city, but the money at Booth is hard to ignore. Although, I have also heard that Wharton and of course MIT are better for tech.

I already know I love Boston, and I like the idea of Philly too, but worry about whether I would get lost in the big class size.

All opinions / thoughts / insights welcome! Thanks!

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bb · Answer

Congratulations!

Wow... that is hard to ignore and hard to turn down.
While chances and opportunities may be slightly better and some companies may hire on campus at each particular location rather than the other, I can't find a reason with this offer and your goals to go anywhere other than Booth.

If you want to move, and get a fresh start, you can move within Chicago but if you are really feeling that your heart is in Boston or Philadelphia (lol, I actually never left the train or Airport so I can't comment but I have heard the stories), anyway, I think you have a very good chance of MIT matching your money. https://gmatclub.com/forum/negotiating- ... 12949.html

If you want to be in Boston, sure but if Sloan does not match, you could really enjoy things in Chicago and live large on a $100K....

jessepinkman · Answer

Booth is really strong in your areas of focus - a ton of my classmates ended up in tech startups or at FAANG. Booth's VC Lab will be a great opportunity for you to intern with a local Chicago VC firm as well to get a sense of what the job is like and if it would be a good fit for you. If there was no money involved, I think this would be tough as all three schools are strong, but imo 75% from Booth makes this a no brainer (if you had 75% from Sloan or Wharton and no money at Booth I would say to go there instead of Booth).

variantguy · Answer

For your goals, and for the significant debt that you'll save without having to compromise on the brand value, this is a no-brainer - Booth all the way!

ANALysis · Answer

booth, easy

FinanceMan · Answer

Without a shadow of a doubt, Booth.

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Arro44 · Answer

While I´d certainly try to use the Booth scholarship to get additional support from Sloan/Wharton, getting the full match seems challenging. If all things would be equal from a financial standpoint I´d certainly make the case for Sloan (being fully aware of my bias), as we have the "Tech" part in our school name after all.

However, given that Booth is a great school and really wants you (indicated by the high level of assistance) I think it emerges as the clear winner in this case! Something that is always important to keep in mind with the top schools; Wharton is also a great choice for consulting, Sloan is also great for Finance and Booth is also amazing for Tech. In essence, all of them will open doors, thus such a massive scholarship heavily tilts the balance. The only exception would be PE/VC as I know that some funds exclusively recruit from H & S.

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