Have you ever heard The Myth that Tuck is “not a finance school”?
I have, but I’ll admit to not being entirely sure what that is supposed to mean. Yes, Tuck students are coveted by all the major consulting firms. Yes, the school provides a well-rounded general management curriculum that lends itself well to leading in a ‘real economy’ corporation. But let there be no doubt: Tuck is a strong school for finance.
The path from Wheelock Street to Wall Street is extremely well worn. All the major banks recruit heavily on campus. We have faculty like Ken French here, by gum. Adjusted for size, we are one of the best represented schools around in the PE/VC community. Talk of not being a finance school is, frankly, galimatias.
As though to prove my point, Tuckies have repeatedly rocked the casbah of finance case competitions over the last couple of months.
VCIC
The Venture Capital Investment Challenge is the premiere MBA competition for venture capital. For the third year running, Tuck just won the New England regional competition for this, beating HBS, Sloan, Babson, Yale, Cornell, etc. in the process. The team of Kate Strayer-Benton, Colin Carrihill, Scott Johnson, Phil McDonnell, and Denzil Vaughn now travel to UNC for the finals in April.
ACG
The Association of Corporate Growth Cup is a national competition that incorporates private equity, investment banking, capital markets and M&A disciplines into a series of case competitions run in hubs around the country. Tuck won the ACG Boston Cup this year, prevailing over strong teams from our peers at top business schools across New England. The winning team (shown below) was Jon Pressnell, Matt Bank, Greg Thomas and Kevin O’Connell.
UBS
UBS Investment Banking case competition does exactly what it says on the tin. Students’ appetites for victory are enhanced by tasty cash prizes and Tuck won this national competition against top schools from around the US. Including what are, according to The Myth, “finance schools”. All four members of Tuck’s UBS competition team have already accepted internships at bulge-bracket Wall Street firms, after receiving multiple offers per person.
Were there any finance competitions we did not win this year? Yes, there was one: the American Bankruptcy Institute competition, which was won by “finance school” Columbia. But, as I was in the Tuck team, you can blame that loss on me. Still, three out of four: better than any other school in the country can claim.
So, while Tuck may be more than just a finance school, be certain that the finance string is prominent in Tuck’s bow. Keep on rocking that casbah, Tuck finance studs.
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