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Posted Dec 29, 2008 23:17

Hi everyone!

I am so excited because I got accepted to Wharton (U. Pennsylvania), Tuck (Dartmouth), Tepper (Carnegie Mellon) & Duke University!!!!

Until a couple of days ago I was trying to decide between Wharton & Tuck but last week I received the admission's package offering me the following:
- Duke: U$S 70.000 scholarship!
- Tuck: U$S 40.000 scholarship!
- Tepper: Dean's Scholarship!! = full tuition, aproximately U$S 96.000!!!!!!!!!!

Now I just don't know which school to choose.. I still need to apply to Wharton's Financial Aid but I won't know about that for a while and I need to make initial deposits to a few of the other schools before then.

If you were me, which school would u choose??? I'm an international student and from far away it is harder to realize the differences among schools in terms of reputation, academics, etc....

Please let me know your thoughts!!! Thank you so much for taking the time & good luck with your applications!!
Hi everyone!

I am so excited because I got accepted to Wharton (U. Pennsylvania), Tuck (Dartmouth), Tepper (Carnegie Mellon) & Duke University!!!!

Until a couple of days ago I was trying to decide between Wharton & Tuck but last week I received the admission's package offering me the following:
- Duke: U$S 70.000 scholarship!
- Tuck: U$S 40.000 scholarship!
- Tepper: Dean's Scholarship!! = full tuition, aproximately U$S 96.000!!!!!!!!!!

Now I just don't know which school to choose.. I still need to apply to Wharton's Financial Aid but I won't know about that for a while and I need to make initial deposits to a few of the other schools before then.

If you were me, which school would u choose??? I'm an international student and from far away it is harder to realize the differences among schools in terms of reputation, academics, etc....

Please let me know your thoughts!!! Thank you so much for taking the time & good luck with your applications!!
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Posted Dec 30, 2008 15:53

Wow, congratulations!! you should consider yourself a lucky man(or woman)! not only did you get accepted to some of the worlds best business schools, you also got scholarships!

and now you don't know what to choose - this is what people call "trouble of the rich"!

IMO, if you can afford it, you should go for Wharton - this is the best of them all - ranked NR 1 by the FT for the last 3 years. i think that you can probably assume that you will also get some form of financial aid from them too, seeing that you got it from all the others. then again, if you want to play it safe, you can go to Tuck - ranked 15 this year, and 11 the last three years, it is also a very good choice.

boris
Wow, congratulations!! you should consider yourself a lucky man(or woman)! not only did you get accepted to some of the worlds best business schools, you also got scholarships!

and now you don't know what to choose - this is what people call "trouble of the rich"!

IMO, if you can afford it, you should go for Wharton - this is the best of them all - ranked NR 1 by the FT for the last 3 years. i think that you can probably assume that you will also get some form of financial aid from them too, seeing that you got it from all the others. then again, if you want to play it safe, you can go to Tuck - ranked 15 this year, and 11 the last three years, it is also a very good choice.

boris
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Posted Dec 30, 2008 20:01

Yes congratulations! I agree with borism: Go for Wharton, then Tuck, then Duke, then Tepper. But all are of these schools are top-of-the-pack American b-schools, I'd say. Do you have any idea where you end up? Finance? Marketing? In any case excellent work. You should be very proud.

All the best,
Alan
Yes congratulations! I agree with borism: Go for Wharton, then Tuck, then Duke, then Tepper. But all are of these schools are top-of-the-pack American b-schools, I'd say. Do you have any idea where you end up? Finance? Marketing? In any case excellent work. You should be very proud.

All the best,
Alan
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Posted Dec 31, 2008 04:31

Hey Borism & Alan!
Thank you so much for your answers!
I still havent made up my mind, I still cant get over getting these scholarships!! A week ago I was amazed to get in and I really didnt see this coming!
Tuck was my number 1 choice since I began researching schools, I love that it is such a small program and i have heard the place is beautiful and I really want a good & friendly environment outside the classroom. So I think I'll be choosing between Tuck and Duke, from which I have heard great things and the scholarship is a lot of money..
Anyway, thank you again!!
Hey Borism & Alan!
Thank you so much for your answers!
I still havent made up my mind, I still cant get over getting these scholarships!! A week ago I was amazed to get in and I really didnt see this coming!
Tuck was my number 1 choice since I began researching schools, I love that it is such a small program and i have heard the place is beautiful and I really want a good & friendly environment outside the classroom. So I think I'll be choosing between Tuck and Duke, from which I have heard great things and the scholarship is a lot of money..
Anyway, thank you again!!
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Posted Jan 02, 2009 15:24

Well, in this case i will go for tuck - it is really considered one of the best - Ranked at NR one in the wall street journal national rankings and at NR 5 at the Economist. hell, it even made it to NR 25 at beyondgreypinstripes alternative global ranking.

As for the size of the Program - with 240 participants 2010 its not the smallest, but also not that big - take a look at the data sheet here: http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/pdf/t09-class-profile.pdf

good luck, and let us know what you choose,

Boris
Well, in this case i will go for tuck - it is really considered one of the best - Ranked at NR one in the wall street journal national rankings and at NR 5 at the Economist. hell, it even made it to NR 25 at beyondgreypinstripes alternative global ranking.

As for the size of the Program - with 240 participants 2010 its not the smallest, but also not that big - take a look at the data sheet here: http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/pdf/t09-class-profile.pdf

good luck, and let us know what you choose,

Boris
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Posted Jan 02, 2009 15:32

Well, the class size is certainly smaller in tuck then in duke - according to the Economist the Annual student intake stands on 429:

http://mba.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=school_snapshot&university_id=360471636&mba_program_id=370471637&university_name=Duke+University--Fuqua+School+of+Business
Well, the class size is certainly smaller in tuck then in duke - according to the Economist the Annual student intake stands on 429:

http://mba.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=school_snapshot&university_id=360471636&mba_program_id=370471637&university_name=Duke+University--Fuqua+School+of+Business

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