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leceb
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Schools: Darden '24 (A$$) Ross '24 (A) Rotman '24 (A$$) Haas '24 (D) Fuqua '24 (WL) Kellogg '24 (A) Sloan '24 (D)
Schools: Darden '24 (A$$) Ross '24 (A) Rotman '24 (A$$) Haas '24 (D) Fuqua '24 (WL) Kellogg '24 (A) Sloan '24 (D)
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18 Dec 2021, 13:18
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Hi everyone! I am really glad of being admitted at Kellogg, Ross + Tauber institute, and Darden (45K scholarship)
1. Kellogg it's more ranked but loved the case study method and academic rigor at Darden.
2. From Latin America looking into moving to the US after my mba. I don't care too much about localization but would love to live in either west coast (California) or south(Texas)
3. I will pursue a management consulting job, preferably in an MBB. As a plan B, I would like to work in operations.
4. Darden offered a 45k scholarship, almost 25% of its COA, but I am not sure that it would make a huge difference in the long term.
Thanks, everyone for helping!
1. Kellogg it's more ranked but loved the case study method and academic rigor at Darden.
2. From Latin America looking into moving to the US after my mba. I don't care too much about localization but would love to live in either west coast (California) or south(Texas)
3. I will pursue a management consulting job, preferably in an MBB. As a plan B, I would like to work in operations.
4. Darden offered a 45k scholarship, almost 25% of its COA, but I am not sure that it would make a huge difference in the long term.
Thanks, everyone for helping!
18 Dec 2021, 18:03
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Hi and congratulations on your admits! Fantastic job!
I think Kellogg would be more powerful than Ross + Tauber. I know it feels like you are getting more with the MBA + Operations and it is a great school too but Kellogg has a lot more oomph on the resume and as a network, so one strong elite network is better than 2 good ones, esp for MBB.
Darden is great though as I was recently checking, does not have a strong west coast network. Only about 10% go to CA. They do strong consulting placements with solid 30% going into consulting. Kellogg has about 40% going into consulting. The Chicago office is a great one too with lots of higher end strategic focus. You do have to keep in mind that it is tougher for internationals to break into the MBB consulting but not impossible.
If all you got is $22K/year for Darden, I am not sure I would be swayed by it. If it is $45/year then that's a diff story and would make it a more equal exchange in my view.
I think Kellogg would be more powerful than Ross + Tauber. I know it feels like you are getting more with the MBA + Operations and it is a great school too but Kellogg has a lot more oomph on the resume and as a network, so one strong elite network is better than 2 good ones, esp for MBB.
Darden is great though as I was recently checking, does not have a strong west coast network. Only about 10% go to CA. They do strong consulting placements with solid 30% going into consulting. Kellogg has about 40% going into consulting. The Chicago office is a great one too with lots of higher end strategic focus. You do have to keep in mind that it is tougher for internationals to break into the MBB consulting but not impossible.
If all you got is $22K/year for Darden, I am not sure I would be swayed by it. If it is $45/year then that's a diff story and would make it a more equal exchange in my view.
DebashreeC
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Joined: 20 Feb 2019
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Location: India
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Strategy
Schools: Ross '23 (A$) Kellogg '23 (M$) Fuqua '23 (A$) Johnson'23 (A$) McCombs '23 (A$) IIMB EPGP'22 (A)
GMAT 1: 730 Q49 V41
GMAT 2: 760 Q50 V41
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Schools: Ross '23 (A$) Kellogg '23 (M$) Fuqua '23 (A$) Johnson'23 (A$) McCombs '23 (A$) IIMB EPGP'22 (A)
GMAT 2: 760 Q50 V41
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19 Dec 2021, 04:43
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Given your inclination towards consulting, I would leave out Ross and focus on the other two. Kellogg should be the way to go keeping in mind everything you have mentioned in your post:
1. Consulting: Kellogg is the best MBB feeder among the options you have and sends a ton of people every year to other consulting firms as well - who have their own Kellogg specific hiring teams - in the consulting game, it makes a ton of difference. I would however strongly suggest not being too indexed towards MBB (we all were at some point) but along the way you will realise it’s easier to crack MBB if you do not love them too much 🙂
2. Location: this would be a great time to ask yourself why do your location choices make sense given your professional goals? Kellogg sends a lot of folks into Southern consulting offices and it also has Bay Area presence (I learnt while recruiting for consulting myself) but I would re-think the location preference because Chicago being a melting pot of ops, logistics, healthcare and even some tech and finance offers a diverse mix of industries if you are agnostic about which industry you want to consult in
3. Acads: Kellogg follows a case based approach too, as do any other school I know because HBS created something that works effectively. The difference in Darden and Kellogg acads is Darden is more academically rigorous and indexes much more on class work : you must think whether this is beneficial or an impediment to your professional goals. I found myself struggling for time to manage academics and the quest for consulting interviews. Also, Kellogg gives you the flexibility to choose an academically rigorous experience if you want to
4. Scholarship: I would not make this a deciding factor given the amount. For a future million dollar worth consulting partner 🙂 A good next step for you would be to negotiate your scholarship: see whether you can increase your Darden offer now that you have Kellogg or vice versa. That could be a huge differentiator in the equation.
5. Two cents: Branding matters in the business world 🙂 more than we can start to comprehend
I know this is such a tricky part of your pre-MBA journey but I am confident you are thinking about the right variables to make an informed decision. Consider the above as my perspective, happy to share factual details if they would help
All the best solving the B-school problem and thanks bb for looping me in!
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1. Consulting: Kellogg is the best MBB feeder among the options you have and sends a ton of people every year to other consulting firms as well - who have their own Kellogg specific hiring teams - in the consulting game, it makes a ton of difference. I would however strongly suggest not being too indexed towards MBB (we all were at some point) but along the way you will realise it’s easier to crack MBB if you do not love them too much 🙂
2. Location: this would be a great time to ask yourself why do your location choices make sense given your professional goals? Kellogg sends a lot of folks into Southern consulting offices and it also has Bay Area presence (I learnt while recruiting for consulting myself) but I would re-think the location preference because Chicago being a melting pot of ops, logistics, healthcare and even some tech and finance offers a diverse mix of industries if you are agnostic about which industry you want to consult in
3. Acads: Kellogg follows a case based approach too, as do any other school I know because HBS created something that works effectively. The difference in Darden and Kellogg acads is Darden is more academically rigorous and indexes much more on class work : you must think whether this is beneficial or an impediment to your professional goals. I found myself struggling for time to manage academics and the quest for consulting interviews. Also, Kellogg gives you the flexibility to choose an academically rigorous experience if you want to
4. Scholarship: I would not make this a deciding factor given the amount. For a future million dollar worth consulting partner 🙂 A good next step for you would be to negotiate your scholarship: see whether you can increase your Darden offer now that you have Kellogg or vice versa. That could be a huge differentiator in the equation.
5. Two cents: Branding matters in the business world 🙂 more than we can start to comprehend
I know this is such a tricky part of your pre-MBA journey but I am confident you are thinking about the right variables to make an informed decision. Consider the above as my perspective, happy to share factual details if they would help
All the best solving the B-school problem and thanks bb for looping me in!
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