Thunderbird?

allrise8989 · Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:55 am Post subject: Thunderbird?

Anyone here have some knowledge for Thunderbird International School of Mgmt in Phoenix? Its supposed to be the best school for an International emphasis, but I want to hear an outsiders' perspective..

Thanks

beatthegmat · Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:27 pm Post subject:

Don't know too much about the school other than the fact that it is very well regarded for international business.

SigGolfer · Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:37 am Post subject:

Unfortunately, I haven't ever been to the campus, but I was thinking about applying there. It seems like Thunderbird, U. of South Carolina, and Wharton are always the top 3 for International Business. Thunderbird is built on an old military base that was sold to a former General after World War II (if memory serves).

Ultimately, I decided not to apply there, even though I am interested in International Business. The deciding factor for me was the fact that Thunderbird's MBA isn't that highly ranked as an overall program. Also, I noticed that it offers Post-MBA Certificates and online courses in International Business. I figured that I could always get such a certificate in the future. Who knows, maybe a future employer will even pay for your studies there for "Continuing Education".

I know I sort of rambled on about my own thoughts on Thunderbird, but I hope that you were able to get something out of it that you can use. Good luck!

Rai-fan · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:55 am Post subject:

I'd be wary of Thunderbird only because the Financial Times rankings list it as the very lowest Return on Investment among decent or better U.S. schools.

Lots of debt for too little pay-off. That said, they specialize in training career-switchers w/ no formal knowledge of business, finance, etc.