Hi all. I'm looking for t15 mba programs that are "fun" and really enable their students to get to know each other well. I'm making an assumption that schools close to a big city (e.g. NYC, LA, Chi) are more likely to fit this criteria and therefore considering applying to only Booth, Kellogg, Stern, CBS, Anderson.

Are there other schools that come to mind that I should be seriously considering as well? Tough to find online research on this topic. (Note: not considering h/s/w cuz competition)

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Most people would say the opposite. You get to know people better if there isn’t a fun city nearby, which is why Tuck is so tight knit.

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Hey OP you’d actually want the opposite. Schools that are in college towns/not cities are best for building a close network. Poets and quants and some general research googling will help confirm. CBS has gotten an especially notorious reputation for having difficulties in building a really close group (not saying it is true, just the reputation it has compared to other M7).

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I’m not saying you won’t have a close network if you go to CBS, just that compared to the other M7 it may take more work to do so.

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I heard the opposite, schools in remote locations(Tuck, Cornell) both have tight knit groups because there is nothing else to do

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I didn’t want to go to a big city school because of the exact reasoning you had- so I’d be closer to classmates. If you’re in a city I figured you’d still hang out a decent amount with other friends. At my school in a smaller town I knew I’d be focused 100% on bonding with my classmates. Having graduated, I think the small town = tighter community is true after comparing my experience to some of my friends who were at CBS, HBS, and Booth.

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Curious how you came up with this assumption

OP - I’m with you. Would never want to attend Tuck for this reason

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Yale does an amazing job at that. I got accepted there and the admissions goes above and beyond to make sure the students are bonding, networking, and more..
I unfortunately am not gonna go there bcz I received a lot of scholarship from a higher ranked school in a big city, but my heart still wants to be there.

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