I'll start I guess
I have had to do a lot of research because of MLT. I would say that right now I'm planning to apply to
Tepper
Sloan
Kenan-Flagler
Darden
Simon
Those are the schools that I'm favoring right now with Tepper being the current overall favorite.
I'm loving Tepper because I want to do the joing MBA/MSCF degree. I want to eventually start my own hedge so having the quant background is a must. If I don't get into both programs though, then my plan is to get my MBA and then work on the quant certification.
With Sloan, it was my "dream" school for a while, but after speaking with two alums, I think Tepper would be a better fit to help me get to where I want to be.
Kenan-Flagler is the biggest surprise to me. I went to Duke for undergrad, so I had no intentions on researching anything UNC...lol. After speaking with a current student and researching the program, it has everything I want from an MBA program, it just doesn't have a financial engineering program, so I would have to just pursue the quant certiification after I finished the MBA. I like how collegial Kenan-Flagler is. It isn't cut throat. Everyone aims to help each other. Plus it is small enough to where everyone gets to know each other on some level.
I love Darden. I fell in love with the program after attending an informational session. Every single Darden alum I have met, whether at the session or just by chance is enthusiastic and loves the program. It is almost cult like...lol. I think that passion is important after you finish the program. It is nice to know that you will always have a network that will look to help you if they can
Simon, I am interested in Simon because it has a great finance dept. The finance faculty is phenomenal. I spoke with an AO, and I just feel that their finance dept would help me learn a lot, and that knowledge will be valuable to me getting to where I want to be.
