Can anyone explain difference between culture at Cornell vs Darden? Trying to decide between both options

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Darden is super preppy, not diverse, and consulting case based focused.

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Very worried about the lack of diversity and how it impacts networking outcomes. Do you think Cornell would be better in this regards?

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Don’t know much about Cornell but
Charlottesville >>> Ithica

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Start with weather. But also restaurants and activities. And then football and sports.

You do you but I wouldn’t go North.

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Darden - work hard / play hard, a lot of school pride, heavy academic workload. Ppl seem to like the dean & support his initiatives. Very consulting focused.

Johnson - sweatshop culture, zero Johnson pride, a grind it out culture, students suffer from an inferiority complex & have a chip on their shoulders. No one likes the administration, they’re lower quality vs peer schools. Very IB focused.

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How’s it balanced? It’s only good in IB & known to be a miserable experience with poor alumni treatment. Would take Darden over it any day.

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All roads have led to Darden

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Cornell can get you a good consulting job if you are willing to work the system/put in the effort. Darden may be easier but could be more geographically limited.

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What are you looking to do post MBA?

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Darden 100%

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Cornell is an Ivy—small, remote, and strong in finance, consulting, and tech. It has a work-hard, play-hard culture, and they have sage socials every Thursday. Darden is case-based with a larger program and rigorous academics. It does well in consulting but has a different culture. I don’t get the “sweatshop” comment about Johnson. I went there and didn’t think the classes were that tough, and I did well with recruiting. It’s historically strong in banking, but today it also does well in consulting, tech, and entrepreneurship. Not much buy-side action, but it does more than Darden if you have relevant pre-MBA experience. Both are strong, but Johnson seems to be getting more traction lately.

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