Tuck vs Wharton-Lauder
I've been admitted to Tuck and the Wharton-Lauder program. I'm admittedly drawn towards Wharton-Lauder for prestige reasons, but the thought of going $220K+ in debt if I attend Wharton-Lauder terrifies me big time. The Wharton-Lauder program is a Joint MBA/MA in International Business Management, and involves significant global travels, something I'd like to experience.
I interviewed on campus in Philly. Boy, I am not too sure I want to live in Philly for two years. IMO, only thing going for Philly is Wharton.
My future goal is to join MBB or head to the East Coast (Boston or NYC) for Finance. I'm not fully set yet on my future plans though. It's a huge tie between consulting and finance (HF/PE). My previous background is five years in Engineering and Project Management at Big Oil in Canada.
If you were in my shoes, where would you choose, and why?
PS: I interviewed on Skype for my Tuck interview, and visited the school after that before I was admitted without informing anyone. Partied it up on a weekend without letting anyone know I was assessing the school. Lots of hot girls man, and the campus and lifestyle just match the laid-back west coast vibe that I'm used to. As a single guy, I'll feel so right at home at Dartmouth.
You can go to Dart-mouth and be a a regular joe with a Tuck degree.
OR
You can go to the best business school God ever created, Wharton.
50k? Peanuts. That's how much Dart-mouth grads on average make.
Wharton is Wharton. You're not comparing Wharton to HBS here. Dart-mouth is not at that level.
Are you just trolling, or really that stupid?
I am trolling but also telling the truth. I am an honest troll. OP need a full ride from Dart-mouth for it to make sense. 50k, not enough.
Based on what? Discounting the difference in life-time earnings of Wharton vs Tuck grads? So much unfounded bullshit. Wharton doesn't offer him anything more than Tuck. With his background, he will 99% land in consulting. Is Wharton really that much better than Tuck when it comes to consulting, or even in general? Do the ranking support such a vast gap between the two (rhetorical question - answer is no)?
Oh Esuric, so naive. Yes, both Wharton and Dart-mouth will land OP 1st year great jobs. But then after that, the gap starts to widen. While all the Wharton guys promoted to run companies as CEO, all the Dart-mouth Tuck guys are still working in the back of the companies as VP's . Go look at how many wall streeters are from Wharton. And then look at all the top people. Most of have Wharton degrees. Dart-mouth is great compared to Ross/Darden/Stern/whatever have you but compared to Wharton, Dart-mouth looks like a Cadalaic. Also Dartmouth is the weakest ivy. UPenn is a strong, solid ivy.
No man. Beyond your first job the value of your degree declines at an accelerated rate. It's about what you did and how well you did it. Tuck and Wharton will check that very same box until the end. No recruiter is going to say "I really liked person A more than person B, and person A really has the experience we're looking for, but person B has that Wharton prestige."
Beyond that, there are currently 13 F500 CEOs that are Wharton alums. 13 man. 13. Only 200 of the F500 CEOs even have MBAs. Finally, Dartmouth is stronger than Cornell, Columbia and Yale. How do I know? check the rankings.
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