Tuck (Dartmouth) vs. MIT Sloan vs. (Maybe Chicago Booth)

tuffcookie

I am admited to Tuck and Sloan.  On the waitlist as a R3 candidate for Chicago Booth.  Interested in management consulting and GM in retail, CPG, or consumer face technology company for post-MBA career.  What should I choose between Tuck and Sloan? Should I even try to get off the waitlist at Chicago Booth?

I have 3-4 U.S. work experience.  Open to stay in the U.S. or go back to China for exciting career opportunities.  

Appreciate your insight!

NYUdream

wow!  Good job!  If I were you, no doubt MIT!!!

tuffcookie

NYUdream 发表于 2014-5-29 05:42
wow!  Good job!  If I were you, no doubt MIT!!!

Thanks NYUdream!  What's your thought process taking MIT over Tuck?

xiaocuicuimm

膜拜大牛，这两个学校都很强，尤其tuck一半的学生都去了consulting，不过是我的话，我还是选MIT

reachkevinwang

Hello, Congratulations on your admission!  I graduated last year from a S16 school and currently working in NY in Consulting.  There are a number of Tuckies in my firm and I have to say that Tuck is considered a consulting school.  You will have a lot of great opportunities in terms of on-campus recruiting.  At MIT, the life style is a bit better since you have access to Boston/Cambridge.  MIT also feels very technical for obvious reasons.  Are you in the US?  If so then definitely visit both campuses.

Chicago is obviously great however I think sometimes the logic of "one in the hand is better than two in the bush" is worth following.  In your case it is "two in the hand is better than one in the bush".  With Tuck/MIT most of the alum base will be in Boston/Northeast.  With Chicago obviously it is the Mid-West.  US Schools are amazingly regional as you will probably realize.  So again, the decision might be where you want to live, should Chicago also gives you the green light.

Congratulations again!

m1a2i3l

consulting?
Tuck for sure..

sm0421

all things being equal  from a career opportunity perspective, you should make your decision based on your classmates and location of the school. good luck man.

tuffcookie

Thanks for all of the above.  All roads lead to Tuck given what I want to do professionally.  However, I also want the exposure of a bigger school, brand recognition in the long run - which is a very fluffy thing to be honest

reachkevinwang

Best of luck!  As I often find with these posts, the original poster almost always has already made up his or her mind.  In the US Tuck is as good as MIT.  However I strongly encourage you to visit the campus.

vincent_ts

OMG Great job!!!

I think you should be open minded before going to B-school. You may already have a clue of what you want to do post MBA, but MBA is about exploring your potential, and exposing to as much opportunities as possible.

So if I were you I prefer MIT, which is a champion in Tech entrepreneurship, and exposing to the Boston area. Don't get me wrong, Tuck is awesome too. Just my two cents.