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April 01, 2021

by a searcher from University of Virginia-Darden - Darden School of Business in Charlottesville, VA, USA

Hi Darden friends, I'm a current Second Year graduating in May and am the only person in my class pursuing search immediately after graduation. The Darden community has been so valuable to me, from connecting with mentors like Edward McDonnell and Bill Igou, to the relationships I've made serving as DSA President over the past year. I'd love to keep the Darden community strong by connecting our small Darden/UVA cohort within the search fund world.

Comment below if you'd be interested in attending a casual Darden virtual meetup on Tuesday, April 6th at noon EST.

Looking forward to meeting!
Megan

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from University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, USA
Thank you all for your interest! Please use this meeting invite if you would like to join on Tuesday at noon: Join Zoom Meeting https://darden-virginia.zoom.us/j/###-###-#### ?pwd=SzFrdmladEtISGdtZXljc2I0cm1xdz09


Looking forward to meeting many of you on Tuesday. We can make this a regular occurrence at different times of day to accommodate others in the future.


Purpose of call: UVA and Darden students and alumni are welcome to join for a casual meet and greet on Tuesday, April 6th. No formal agenda- depending on the number of attendees we could do short intros then breakout rooms, or just a casual chat in the main room.
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from Duke University in Durham, NC, USA
Hello Ritche -- congratulations on your admission to both Darden and Fuqua. I am a Fuqua student and have been enjoying my experience thus far. In terms of ETA, Fuqua offers similar things to Darden (estimating based on the responses from the thread). My suspicion is that the ETA community would be willing to support your growth and development regardless of the school you choose to attend. Happy to chat one-on-one if you are interested in hearing more details about ETA @ Fuqua: redacted

One additional thought: rank both schools on your "must haves" and "nice to haves." If there is still no clear winner, then try and negotiate with both schools on one dimension that is important to you (i.e. financial aid) till there is a clear delta.

Hope this helps...
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