Also not sure how it would play into Tuck's favor if this was true, given relatively smaller alum networks. REDDIT and the ALIEN Logo are registered trademarks of reddit inc. π Rendered by PID 14665 on r2-app-02e09e1f12e186173 at 2020-12-24 20:18:39.878526+00:00 running 6abf2be country code: US. A Yale SOM Student’s Perspectives on Social Sector Consulting Firms Many would also like to support social and/or environmental causes that are important to them. Have under 3 Years of Post-College Work Experience, Have 3-10 Years of Post-College Work Experience, Have 10+ Years of Post-College Work Experience. This is not the place to post tangentially related content such as business news and articles. I’d be thinking, how many people from my alumni base work in my field. The mission of the Yale SOm Consulting Club is to create an inclusive, collaborative and fun environment that prepares members for consulting careers while championing the som community to the consulting industry. [–]MinuteDirector0M7 Student 16 points17 points18 points 14 days ago (0 children). 1.Become a casing pro by going through 550+ cases in the Case Bank. Have you visited them? That 50% just completely failing terrifies me. 2. Do companies in your country follow the US News ranking? This call to action is ingrained in the school’s mission: “To educate leaders for business and society.”By leaders, Yale SOM … If you did, that's important. This call to action is ingrained in the school’s mission: “To educate leaders for business and society.”By leaders, Yale SOM … I don’t think either school will hold you back/give you a particular edge when compared versus each other though. I really want to go to Yale, but I'm very risk averse and I feel like Tuck has a higher floor. I liked people at both schools and I don't mind the locations. My program started early and there's been a lot of hiking and beaches, etc. I've heard that 50% of people that recruit consulting at Yale don't get it, about 25% get MBB, and about 25% get other. [–]Klaud91st Year 6 points7 points8 points 2 years ago (5 children). Pepes is amazing. If your goal is consulting, would it really make sense to pay an extra 50-100k to pursue it from Columbia rather than Yale? I say this since MBB recruiters told me straight up that I would have equal chances from both schools. I'm not super athletic, so I think I'd be better off at Yale since I don't know how to ski or play hockey. Tuck has a 90% finance placement rate of those actually recruiting for finance. Please note that GMAT specific questions should go on r/GMAT. The Yale SOM Alumni website is intended to serve as a resource for all members of the Yale SOM community. The Upper Valley area is in a great spot for outdoors activities which is why you see so many Tuckies our skiing, hiking and generally enjoying the outdoors. Tuck and don't look back. As a current student at one of the two schools, pick whichever one you'll thrive at. She didn't seem too enthused about SOM though. [–]rrdkentMBA Grad 1 point2 points3 points 9 days ago (0 children). Contact us at club-consulting@som.yale.edu * Please note for the 2020 - 2021 academic year, given the pandemic, SOM has allowed GBS students to join any club at Yale SOM. Pick Yale and make way for Wair listed candidates at Tuck! From what I've gathered, the following are the pros and cons of yale som. [–]KOUI[S] 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (2 children). Tuck is also consistently higher ranked than SOM. At the Yale School of Management, the purpose is to do something.. We always hear these anecdotes that Yale isn’t the best at consulting, but I would think that data don’t lie and will provide the clearest picture. and join one of thousands of communities. So with just this, Yale is a clear choice. Good personalities. The cultures are super different....that should be the major driver of your choice. People that are more likely to be good consulting candidates might be choosing Tuck for whatever reason. Tuck and Yale. Sure Tuck places a couple rankings better, but they’re pretty much the same tier, no? There are plenty of non-sports activities for you to meet your classmates, so I wouldn't worry too much about that. [–]johnnybarbs92 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (1 child). I loved my visit to Fuqua. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy. Getting into those firms is HEAVY networking so that plays into the favor of Tuck. I am definitely firmly in the Patagonia-Wearing, waspy outdoor bro camp. You'll find people, culture etc. Frameworks available: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/s7h0bo668fp7dlf/AAA8aShPSL2ub1ZdSh7LajVPa?dl=0 The value of the network cannot be overemphasized. ft. warehouse for home improvement retailer Responsible for $16 million inventory/distribution operation. Yale SOM Is a Good Fit for You If… You value a small, tight-knit network. Congrats on the admits! [–]R2Applicant 3 points4 points5 points 2 years ago (0 children). Also Hanover is minimum 90 min drive to the nearest airport (Manchester) and 2 hours from Boston. Get feedback from our experts and your fellow applicants! Tuck for the strong support network. We send folks to those companies every year, sometimes multiple and have a solid pipeline of alumni there. “I could really use a break,” I thought to myself, on the penultimate day of our spring break. Not sure where to lean on this one. Background checks involve the verification of information that a candidate has provided in his or her MBA applications. Doing informational interviews is a part of it, but it's not networking in the way you would need to genuinely network for other post-MBA opportunities. [–]superna5505 14 points15 points16 points 14 days ago (0 children). [–]JimmyGodoppoloAdmit 26 points27 points28 points 2 years ago (21 children). Do you want to impress a dinner party by telling them you work for Goldman/McKinsey or do you want to impress them by telling them you go to Yale? Tuck’s average ranking is usually higher than SOM’s. 2.Use the weekly megathread to ask questions. in computer science with a minor in creative writing from Northwestern University Pre-SOM experience: Five years at General Motors in Roswell, Georgia (one and half years as a software developer, one and a half years as a requirements analyst, and two years as a systems analyst) Summer internship: Product manager at Microsoft, This translates super well for those who want to get into consulting. Recruiters when they come to Hanover, are in Hanover and aren’t doing much else, so you have a little more access. I visited both recently and they had very different students(Tuck was clearly very close knit, but I could tell right away I didn't fit in, Yale was super international while Tuck seemed mostly NESCAC Americans). Here you will find information about campus events, recruiting contacts, and our application procedure for Yale MBA students. So what do you think guys? Yale SOM alumni are engaged, actively on LinkedIn and in communities all over the world. Rankings wise, Tuck is a slightly higher ranked school, and has a stronger alumni base. The Yale School of Management has published its required MBA essay for the 2020-2021 admissions season. Non-profit, SOM has the advantage. I feel like that's a no, [–]R2Applicant 9 points10 points11 points 2 years ago (4 children), I got into both and have done tons of research. Even after you land your dream post mba career, that’s just the start. What really matters is what school brings out the best in you, and where you want to spend 2 years of your life/the people you want to have in your network for the next 50 years of your life. Career Advisors are a team of 2nd Year MBA Students who work closely with the CDO to support students at SOM. Kind of have to be, to survive two years in a small school in Hannover. We’re not at the offer stage yet interviews are in January, [–]sordidbunny66 0 points1 point2 points 13 days ago (0 children), You might wanna change your flair then if you work at MBB yet are also a 2nd year, [–]mbaforumlurker 0 points1 point2 points 13 days ago (0 children). [–]I-ComeAnon 45 points46 points47 points 2 years ago (16 children). [–]JimmyGodoppoloAdmit 6 points7 points8 points 2 years ago (0 children). I've actually done some work in New Haven and was pretty surprised and impressed with the Restaurant scene. The program looks for students who are self-motivated and have a guided sense of purpose. Tuck isn't leaps and bounds better than SOM, and if you can snag MBB/T2 at Tuck, you'll be able to at SOM as well. I am also making this decision! From what I’ve heard, hockey is also big at Yale. [–]TuckMBA 21 points22 points23 points 14 days ago (3 children). Yeah I guess one of the questions I am trying to answer is how helpful is the broader Yale (non-SOM) network to SOM-ers? Compared to Yale's 50% success rate (that you provided),~75% of those who recruit consulting at Tuck ends up with an offer over two years. I don't know much about Yale SOM, but I'm happy to answer any questions about why I chose Tuck via PM. The following is a list of firms that have recruited Yale SOM MBA candidates for either investment banking, corporate finance, private equity, private wealth management, research, asset management, or other functions under the financial service umbrella in recent years. The third round of MBA applications is notorious for having a lower acceptance rate. I would highly recommend Tuck. Will be going back to school in the fall and am deciding between Tuck and Yale SOM. [–]Paraleia 12 points13 points14 points 2 years ago (14 children), Are the recruiting opportunities actually that different between the two? [–]GradSchool2021Investment Banking 0 points1 point2 points 13 days ago (2 children). Also, every fuqua alumn I talked to said Fuqua was the best 2 years of their life - I didn't hear that from any other school, [–]Klaud91st Year 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children), [–]powereddeath 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (4 children), First time I've ever seen that acronym thrown around here haha, [–]JimmyGodoppoloAdmit 5 points6 points7 points 2 years ago (2 children), I grew up in Boston and I think it's pretty accurate. I'd say that a majority if not everybody who was truly serious about consulting ended up getting an offer. View Ooko John’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. [–]Klaud91st Year 13 points14 points15 points 2 years ago (4 children). A long long time ago, sort of dated a Yale UG who used SOM resources to case prep. [–]PureAd1558 9 points10 points11 points 14 days ago* (0 children). All posts must be tagged with an appropriate flair the reflects the post's content. © 2020 reddit inc. All rights reserved. Clear Admit provides news, advice, and community to applicants to leading full-time MBA programs. Haas naturally has more west coast placement, SOM east coast. She didn't seem too enthused about SOM though. [–]virtu333 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (2 children). Not a target at all for MS which has a total of 3 associates from Tuck across all classes - one in NYC, one in Menlo and one in Texas. Although the process varies from school to school, it usually includes checking that an applicant attended the undergraduate (or graduate) school(s) that he or she claims to have attended, received the grades indicated and earned the GMAT score reported. Does going to Yale close any doors / make it harder for you to recruit at certain compnies in your country? As a fan of backpacking, I had decided to attend the EGADE Mexico City’s Global Network week during the first week of March, to give myself the second and third weeks Create a free employer account in 12Twenty, the career management system at Yale SOM. If it matters, I am coming from an IB/PE background. I would recommend reaching out to the Yale consulting club for their actual consulting placement. I’d personally choose tuck, but want to give Yale the benefit of the doubt on the consulting picture. Employment reports don’t lie i guess, [–]Klaud91st Year 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (2 children). Happy to chat, so feel free to DM me if you'd like! Each Columbia MBA application submitted usually passes through three rounds of internal review. [–]RyVsWorld 7 points8 points9 points 14 days ago (2 children), Why do you think your athletic ability has any impact on your ability to enjoy a top bschool, [–]Chip_Paladin 7 points8 points9 points 14 days ago (1 child). This is an advantage for a lot of people. Then post your roles, search the résumé database, request employer-student engagements, coordinate interviews, and register for multi-employer events hosted by Yale SOM. Because of this, even if I hated Hanover, I’d still choose tuck for that lifetime support, [–]MBAthr0waway123 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (0 children). Some head to business school to learn something. I'm curious - What numbers are you talking about? [–]KOUI[S] 6 points7 points8 points 2 years ago (3 children). Can't see how it matches Tuck in almost any other department. It's established and has a great reputation whereas Yale most definitely lags in that regard. [–]virtu333 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago* (0 children), Curriculum, the two year MBA/MPH awkwardly puts classes in-between years 1/2, somewhat milquetoast impression of the program, Yale's culture being a better place for a focus on policy, lacks a head person like Howard Foreman spring to mind, [–]Paraleia 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (1 child), Is Tuck really even that far ahead of Yale as far as finance goes though? Is it actually impossible to get into a top tier MBA after audit in the big 4? Also Tuckies will generally hang out with other Tuckies so that’s how you get that tight knit cohort. Post a Job . Rarely do Yale UGs go to SOM, they go to M7s. I was considering choosing Yale SOM over Kellogg for factors that in hindsight weren't nearly as important. Ideally MBB, but I'd also be happy with T2 or Boutique. Plenty of people do neither and fit in just fine. There are a handful of bars, a small selection of restaurants and stores which leads to students staying on campus or driving to White River or surrounding towns to do things. Probably not that much, especially if you have plans to go into a traditional post-MBA career like consulting, in which case, you're much better served going to Tuck which has a stronger brand in the business world. [–]mannfield 6 points7 points8 points 14 days ago (0 children). Dunno how that compares to SOM. In 2014, Yale got nearly 31,000 applicants and accepted a mere 6.3 percent of them.) The strong anti-Yale sentiment makes no sense to me, and I think forum posters would be surprised if they actually researched, talked to people, and applied. Managed 255,000 sq. What I've heard is that those who put in the hard work end up with good offers, so the opportunity is definitely there. Hi folks, am looking at Yale SOM amongst other bschools (Kellogg, Columbia etc) to apply to in the R1 2019/2020 cycle. Others go to become someone. If you're a borderline candidate you may get the interview at Tuck that you wouldn't get at SOM, but you'd still need to get past the cases/fit assessment/networking. Tell us a bit about yourself. Yale University’s School of Management, known as Yale SOM, offers a unique perspective on the traditional MBA. My interview was fairly relaxed with the adcom member genuinely interested in knowing me personally. I applied to both, admitted to Tuck and I loved it there, but I also really liked SOM. New motor vehicle act 2019 essay in hindi case study of landslides wikipedia did our you school essay Why choose. This is not the place to post tangentially related content such as business news and articles. Pm me if you want to discuss, and I will update my decision on the R2 thread when I decide. You have a hard choice, but either way, you win! They're peer schools. This really depends bank-by-bank. Pick the one you'd thrive at. [–]iamspartacus5339MBA Grad 7 points8 points9 points 2 years ago (0 children). Judging by LinkedIn, Tuck does better with GS (I see 14) and JPM (7). Each MBA candidate is required through the curriculum to develop an international perspective on business. That said, I think Tuck is hands down the better overall MBA. My experience is that with these peer schools, the variable that matters much more is the candidate applying to a role, rather than the institution itself. The assistant dean approves them all, but definitely trusts the readers. Quality, not quantity. I think business people would be more impressed w/ Tuck but lay people would be more impressed with Yale. However, I suspect that there is a bit of self-selection going on. and join one of thousands of communities. Obviously Tuck is not in NYC so that can be tough on banking hopefuls. New Haven is a city. Then, if both agree on the decision, it likely stands. Tuck has strong, old, and trusted pipelines to MBB, T2 consulting, and prestigious LDPs (Danaher, Corning, Vanguard, Pepsi, Thermo Fisher, WWE, etc). [–]swan797MBA Grad 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children), [–]virtu333 3 points4 points5 points 2 years ago (8 children), I didn't even apply to Tuck because I don't think the opps are that much better, [–]Paraleia 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (7 children). Over the course of the academic year they will facilitate coffee chats, strategy sessions, and panel discussions to assist in your career development process and exploration of career paths. He is excited to help connect the healthcare community across the Yale campus as the new Co-President of the HC&LS Club. Social Impact Consulting (SIC) is a graduate student organization at Yale School of Management that provides pro-bono consulting services to nonprofits, government agencies and social enterprises. Thanks a lot! The following USC Marshall MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. The new building opening in December 2013 is amazing. Good luck to them! Not everyone goes to committee. Supervised 7 administrative staff, directed 58 union warehousepersons. 2. Stanford, which has led or tied for the lead in each of the past four years, was the only school to record a 165 average in the Quant section this year and one of only two schools, along with Yale School of Management, to notch a Verbal 165. Not surprisingly, Yale University is consistently ranked among the top universities in the world. I've heard that 50% of people that recruit consulting at Yale don't get it, about 25% get MBB, and about 25% get other. Generic questions about the MBA application process -- including any questions from people who are still in school or haven't taken the GMAT -- should go in the "Weekly MBA Questions Thread". I've never played hockey, but definitely would try it. The people who want MBB at SOM and do the necessary legwork mostly get it from what I've seen. Yale still draws a bunch of the crunchier NESCAC types - the dual degree with School of Forestry in particular. The Yale School of Management (also known as Yale SOM) is the graduate business school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.The School awards the Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA for Executives (EMBA), Master of Advanced Management (MAM), Master's Degree in Systemic Risk, Master's Degree in Global Business & Society, Master's Degree in Asset Management, and … (By today’s standards, 14 percent doesn’t seem so brutal. If you ever fall on hard times or seeking the next big thing, having a very Helpful network like Kellogg or Tuck would be comforting. Being a bad fit at Tuck would make those 2 years miserable. My goal is consulting. Tuck does that better with consulting and LDPs - and Tuckies are some of the best people around. Consider the essay question carefully and research the Yale MBA admissions criteria. albeit with different goals in mind. [–]tingtongtony 3 points4 points5 points 2 years ago (0 children). Also happy to connect you with folks in the industry. But that's just me, and that's the whole point of fit. [–]NTSpikeT15 Student 6 points7 points8 points 14 days ago* (0 children). Lmao this is the same ranking that put HBS at #6 yet nobody thinks HBS is ranked 6th. [–]EchoNo6902 0 points1 point2 points 12 days ago (1 child), It's not just about being athletic. Great! If you are planning on living and working in the US, make whatever decision you want but don't base it on the foolish notion that Yale has a better name recognition than Tuck in business circles. Edit: I work at MBB and see the numbers. I personally would go there unless you absolutely love Yale, New Haven, and civilization. Tuck is a stronger brand and has more alums in MBB. Join the "MBA Discord Server". Ironically I dress like a Tuck student, but sweatpants are bae. I wouldn't rely on the Yale undergrad network as being part of your SOM network, although Yale SOM's marketing heavily relies on their undergrad brand rep. Popular opinion would say that Tuck is going to have a better alumni network than Yale. Agree with you, [–]Paraleia 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (3 children), I wish he would clarify instead of painting a bad picture for OP. Contact us at club-consulting@som.yale.edu The Yale SOM Alumni website is intended to serve as a resource for all members of the Yale SOM community. What about SOM($$$) vs Tuck? Those are some of the differences I noticed. Next, a more senior admissions officer conducts a second read. Every school has a different culture and type of students. The mission of Yale SOM's Energy Club is to keep abreast of business, economic, policy, politics and regulatory issues in the energy sector, inclusive of traditional oil & gas, renewables, and everything in between. Please enjoy using the Management Consulted resources. This past summer, a group of intrepid Yale SOM students set off on cross-country consulting journeys designed to give small entrepreneurs a leg up. Generic questions about the MBA application process -- including any questions from people who are still in school or haven't taken the GMAT -- should go in the "Weekly MBA Questions Thread". [–]kerpnet -5 points-4 points-3 points 13 days ago (2 children). At a national office level, Tuck's MBB pipeline is stronger, particularly at Bain. My background is in mechanical engineering. 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