Dartmouth Tuck or Yale SOM

Expert replies

money9111: Legendary Member; Posts: 2109; Joined: Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:25 pmFollowed by: 79 members; Location: New Jersey; Thanked: 109 times; GMAT Score:640

by money9111 » Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:28 pm

Anyone looking into either of these two schools? I know many people are trying to get into The Three (HBS, Wharton, Stanford). I'd be interested in hearing others perspectives on Tuck & Yale... especially if you've visited.

Cheers!

My goal is to make MBA applicants take onus over their process.

My story from Pre-MBA to Cornell MBA - New Post in Pre-MBA blog

Me featured on Poets & Quants

Free Book for MBA Applicants

Like this post

Source: Beat The GMAT — Research MBA Programs | Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:28 pm

money9111: Legendary Member; Posts: 2109; Joined: Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:25 pmFollowed by: 79 members; Location: New Jersey; Thanked: 109 times; GMAT Score:640

by money9111 » Thu Jan 28, 2010 2:50 pm

guess not

My goal is to make MBA applicants take onus over their process.

My story from Pre-MBA to Cornell MBA - New Post in Pre-MBA blog

Me featured on Poets & Quants

Free Book for MBA Applicants

Like this post

sars72: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 241; Joined: Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:10 pmFollowed by: 2 members; Location: Chennai; Thanked: 23 times; GMAT Score:690

by sars72 » Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:08 am

with my profile, i can only dream of tuck and yale.
Tuck - small school, it only offers the FT MBA and so you'll get complete and dedicated attention from the faculty and admin

Yale - huge school - the focus a lot on giving back to the community

Again, it all depends on why you want to do the MBA, your plans post-MBA, etc

Personally, I would like to return to India after my MBA. In India, here are the responses you'd expect to hear from the companies interviewing you:

Yale: "Wow. Yale huh? Good good"

Tuck: "Heh? Sorry, come again. I didn't get you. I heard 'Tuck'."

Like this post

money9111: Legendary Member; Posts: 2109; Joined: Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:25 pmFollowed by: 79 members; Location: New Jersey; Thanked: 109 times; GMAT Score:640

by money9111 » Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:45 am

Dartmouth Tuck vs. Yale SOM are about the same sizes.. Tuck has about 240/class and SOM has about 220/class

If you then wanted to make that comparison it would be equivalent to saying "Oh I got my MBA at Dartmouth" vs. "Oh i got my MBA at Yale"... which in all honesty I think Yale still wins out... I think there are instances where people use the school name and other instances where they dont...

I got my MBA at Chicago vs. I got my MBA at Booth vs. I got my MBA at Chicago Booth

I got my MBA at NYU vs. I got my MBA at Stern (I'm in NY, so it's just common for people to say Stern)

If you go to Havard...well lucky you... you could prolly say HBS or Harvard

My goal is to make MBA applicants take onus over their process.

My story from Pre-MBA to Cornell MBA - New Post in Pre-MBA blog

Me featured on Poets & Quants

Free Book for MBA Applicants

Like this post

Osirus@VeritasPrep: GMAT Instructor; Posts: 1578; Joined: Thu May 28, 2009 8:02 amFollowed by: 34 members; Thanked: 128 times; GMAT Score:760

by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:05 am

I think Tuck is great because its a small program, with a top ten reputation. Out of the schools in the top ten their alums really have a love for tuck and go out of their way to help other students. I think that would be the biggest asset to attending Tuck.

Like this post

sars72: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 241; Joined: Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:10 pmFollowed by: 2 members; Location: Chennai; Thanked: 23 times; GMAT Score:690

by sars72 » Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:49 am

money9111 wrote:Dartmouth Tuck vs. Yale SOM are about the same sizes.. Tuck has about 240/class and SOM has about 220/class

i meant that in tuck you will be part of a relatively small group. Whereas at Yale, you won't be able to hide within the MBA class or MBA classmates. The school has a very active & very large student body and there are no boundaries within Yale.

Like this post

money9111: Legendary Member; Posts: 2109; Joined: Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:25 pmFollowed by: 79 members; Location: New Jersey; Thanked: 109 times; GMAT Score:640

by money9111 » Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:55 pm

Oh I didn't realize that about Yale.... I guess I figured that all MBA programs were siloed. That could be a good thing or a bad thing... I have gotten the sense about the students & alumni @ Tuck. They are incredibly helpful and the school pride is second to none.

So from what I gather... @ Yale SOM you're a Yale Student first then a Yale SOM student, whereas @ Dartmouth you're a Tuck Student first that happens to be @ Dartmouth...

My goal is to make MBA applicants take onus over their process.

My story from Pre-MBA to Cornell MBA - New Post in Pre-MBA blog

Me featured on Poets & Quants

Free Book for MBA Applicants

Like this post

Osirus@VeritasPrep: GMAT Instructor; Posts: 1578; Joined: Thu May 28, 2009 8:02 amFollowed by: 34 members; Thanked: 128 times; GMAT Score:760

by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:51 pm

If you're interested in Tuck, you should also research Darden and Johnson. The cultures at those three are very similar.

Like this post

money9111: Legendary Member; Posts: 2109; Joined: Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:25 pmFollowed by: 79 members; Location: New Jersey; Thanked: 109 times; GMAT Score:640

by money9111 » Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:32 pm

I was taken back by the presentation that I experienced from Randall Sawyer... i havent put much more effort into it after that though... Darden I'm curious about... i like the case method...

i really need to get down there to experience the culture though... FIT is a BIG deal for me...

My goal is to make MBA applicants take onus over their process.

My story from Pre-MBA to Cornell MBA - New Post in Pre-MBA blog

Me featured on Poets & Quants

Free Book for MBA Applicants

Like this post

sars72: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 241; Joined: Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:10 pmFollowed by: 2 members; Location: Chennai; Thanked: 23 times; GMAT Score:690

by sars72 » Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:01 pm

money9111 wrote:I was taken back by the presentation that I experienced from Randall Sawyer... i havent put much more effort into it after that though... Darden I'm curious about... i like the case method... .

i think everyone likes the case method. But you have got to make sure it's right for you. As for me, since i have minimal work experience, I think i would be better off in a school which offers a combo of case based + lecture based classes. Many schools offer this. At the end of the day, it's upto you to sit down & decide what u'd be most comfortable with.

money9111 wrote:i really need to get down there to experience the culture though...

that's a great step. Be sure to get in touch with the adcoms prior to your visit so that you have enough opportunity to engage with them once ur down there

money9111 wrote:FIT is a BIG deal for me...

good to hear. It should be, but unfortunately isn't, the case for everyone.

Like this post

sars72: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 241; Joined: Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:10 pmFollowed by: 2 members; Location: Chennai; Thanked: 23 times; GMAT Score:690

by sars72 » Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:02 pm

money9111 wrote:Oh I didn't realize that about Yale.... I guess I figured that all MBA programs were siloed. That could be a good thing or a bad thing... I have gotten the sense about the students & alumni @ Tuck. They are incredibly helpful and the school pride is second to none.

So from what I gather... @ Yale SOM you're a Yale Student first then a Yale SOM student, whereas @ Dartmouth you're a Tuck Student first that happens to be @ Dartmouth...

exactly!

Like this post

money9111: Legendary Member; Posts: 2109; Joined: Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:25 pmFollowed by: 79 members; Location: New Jersey; Thanked: 109 times; GMAT Score:640

by money9111 » Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:27 pm

i love learning by example... it's much easier for me... i'm just not sure I'd fit in with the culture down there in Virginia... only one way to find out though

My goal is to make MBA applicants take onus over their process.

My story from Pre-MBA to Cornell MBA - New Post in Pre-MBA blog

Me featured on Poets & Quants

Free Book for MBA Applicants

Like this post

Osirus@VeritasPrep: GMAT Instructor; Posts: 1578; Joined: Thu May 28, 2009 8:02 amFollowed by: 34 members; Thanked: 128 times; GMAT Score:760

by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Mon Feb 01, 2010 6:11 am

money9111 wrote:i love learning by example... it's much easier for me... i'm just not sure I'd fit in with the culture down there in Virginia... only one way to find out though

I don't know, it may be better than you think. I'm from the midwest and went to undergrad in the South and it wasn't a bad experience for the most part. With a top 20 MBA program, you will have classmates from all over the glove anyway. Odds are your circle will consist of people from Darden as well as other professional school students (probably law). Their grad programs attract people from all regions, so the only thing overly Southern would be the weather. Trust me, that will be a welcome change during this time of year...lol

Like this post

money9111: Legendary Member; Posts: 2109; Joined: Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:25 pmFollowed by: 79 members; Location: New Jersey; Thanked: 109 times; GMAT Score:640

by money9111 » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:10 am

ah yes.. warm weather can never hurt! I'd welcome it with shorts, t-shirt, and flip flops... well not really seeing as though I'd be in an MBA program... maybe some loafers and a khaki shorts w/ a polo

I'll begin my research on Darden later this week. I wonder if they'll be at the MBA Tour this weekend... note to self - check into that.

My goal is to make MBA applicants take onus over their process.

My story from Pre-MBA to Cornell MBA - New Post in Pre-MBA blog

Me featured on Poets & Quants

Free Book for MBA Applicants

Like this post

money9111: Legendary Member; Posts: 2109; Joined: Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:25 pmFollowed by: 79 members; Location: New Jersey; Thanked: 109 times; GMAT Score:640

by money9111 » Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:15 am

For anyone who is interested in Tuck and would like to get some more information and speak to alumni... here is a link to Tuck Connections, where you input your interests and it matches you with an Alum who will contact you... I used this and it was priceless... I still talk to him actually...

https://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/admission ... _form.html

My goal is to make MBA applicants take onus over their process.

My story from Pre-MBA to Cornell MBA - New Post in Pre-MBA blog

Me featured on Poets & Quants

Free Book for MBA Applicants

Like this post

Post new topic Post Reply

GMAT Course Reviews

559 reviews

1168 reviews

431 reviews

359 reviews

147 reviews

5/5

5 Star (560 Reviews)

"Target Test Prep is the closest to the official version of the GMAT exam, about 99% accuracy in terms of the quality and quantity of information. The course has excellently created singular sets of focused lessons and tests for every possible topic that one could come across in the official GMAT exam."

"The TTP course maximizes the efficiency of the time you spend studying. It will take time and effort but I could almost guarantee that if you complete the course exactly as it is laid out you will get an amazing score. They also have a very responsive team willing to help with any questions you might have."

"TTP has two things that I think no other test prep company offers: A teaching approach that reinforces understanding and an attitude that will give you the mental preparedness needed to succeed on the test. TTP gives you a deep understanding of the concept you need to know while teaching you how to think."

Write a Review