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UNC (Full ride) vs Duke Fuqua (50k total scholarship)

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Duke Fuqua (50k scholarship) vs UNC Kenan Flagler(full ride) 17 Dec 2021, 10:38
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Hi club people,

I recently got my UNC (Full ride) and Duke (50k in total) admits. Feeling extremely confused in deciding between the two. At the time of applications - I was working as a management consultant (not MBB). Got an amazing opportunity to join Google recently as a Business analyst. Post-MBA, I aspire to break into Big Tech Product Management/Strategy roles. Although I'd still want to keep my options of re-joining consulting open - primarily because breaking into product management might go sideways.

I strongly desire to join Fuqua (greaatttt brand name and opportunities) but UNC's full ride is tempting me way too much.

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Congrats on your admits!
Consulting is awesome and Google name on your resume is amazing.
Have you considered waiting a year potentially and re-applying next year with Google's name on your resume? Do you have a strong GMAT score or did you get a waiver?

P.S. Why do you feel the product management option may go sideways? I feel Google name should do great, esp if you are good at communication and interviewing, it should not be an issue.
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Congrats on your admits!
Consulting is awesome and Google name on your resume is amazing.
Have you considered waiting a year potentially and re-applying next year with Google's name on your resume? Do you have a strong GMAT score or did you get a waiver?

P.S. Why do you feel the product management option may go sideways? I feel Google name should do great, esp if you are good at communication and interviewing, it should not be an issue.
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Thanks for the response, bb :)

I scored 750 on my GMAT.
Waiting for one more year never crossed my mind - good thing you brought that up. I have 4.5yrs of work-ex as of now and if I wait for a year, it would be 6. Do you think this increased work-ex might become a concern in next years' apps? Would love to hear your thoughts here.

As for apprehension towards PM career, I do not have a computer science degree and hence was worried about my limited tech knowledge.
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I had to make a somewhat similar decision last year, (A little less $ at both schools), and ended up choosing Duke and have no regrets so far. Completely understand the difficulty of the decision though and can't go wrong either way. Feel free to shoot me a PM if you have any questions, and good luck!
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I think I also lost track of my calendar a bit but we still have R2 in front of us.

For the Tech PM, how do you feel a tech degree would help you develop the concept of an apple app store for business or education and market it to the proper channels? How do you think a degree in python or microprocessors would help you launch a new product at facebook? Your technical degree is baggage. The key skill for a successful tech PM is communication and project management skills. It is not being able to talk jargon with developers because some products have no development whatsoever, and for others, you can learn it fairly quick on the job by taking the appropriate courses/classes - Microsoft and Amazon offer those to their PM's and there are no expectations of technical knowledge. Microsoft even has a rotation program where you spend your first year working 3 months in 4 different verticals and then at the end, you choose which group to join.

Anyway, I feel Google would be a great boost for your resume in R2 if you wanted to try your luck (though it is quite late) or definitely a strong opportunity next year.


As to the choice at the moment.... Fuqua would be a much stronger placement engine for Tech and PM roles. Ross has carved a strong road for itself and many feel it is a MSFT/AMZN feeder school but the numbers are actually comparable with Fuqua. So the choice is a bit of safer play with UNC vs more bullish outlook and play with Fuqua.
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I think I also lost track of my calendar a bit but we still have R2 in front of us.

For the Tech PM, how do you feel a tech degree would help you develop the concept of an apple app store for business or education and market it to the proper channels? How do you think a degree in python or microprocessors would help you launch a new product at facebook? Your technical degree is baggage. The key skill for a successful tech PM is communication and project management skills. It is not being able to talk jargon with developers because some products have no development whatsoever, and for others, you can learn it fairly quick on the job by taking the appropriate courses/classes - Microsoft and Amazon offer those to their PM's and there are no expectations of technical knowledge. Microsoft even has a rotation program where you spend your first year working 3 months in 4 different verticals and then at the end, you choose which group to join.

Anyway, I feel Google would be a great boost for your resume in R2 if you wanted to try your luck (though it is quite late) or definitely a strong opportunity next year.


As to the choice at the moment.... Fuqua would be a much stronger placement engine for Tech and PM roles. Ross has carved a strong road for itself and many feel it is a MSFT/AMZN feeder school but the numbers are actually comparable with Fuqua. So the choice is a bit of safer play with UNC vs more bullish outlook and play with Fuqua.
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You brought a great point with safer play vs bullish outlook. I guess it ultimately boils down to these two elements.

Thanks a lot to alleviate my concerns on my PM aspirations and for introducing me to the thought of applying next year :) I'll sit for a while with these points and then move forward with the decision. This was super helpful, bb!
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I had to make a somewhat similar decision last year, (A little less $ at both schools), and ended up choosing Duke and have no regrets so far. Completely understand the difficulty of the decision though and can't go wrong either way. Feel free to shoot me a PM if you have any questions, and good luck!
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Thanks, TTP813! I'd love to pick your brains on Duke vs UNC decision. Pinging you on direct message.