powerpuff wrote:Rishi,
As I had mentioned in the previous posts here, I'm planning to take the GMAT soon, but I'm not sure about which universities should I be targetting and which country is the best for me ?Some people say that the US is the best place ,others say that the US economy is stagnant and there aren't enough jobs. When it comes to India, people have a great image of ISB, while a lot of people on different forums have said that the fee is astronomically high and it'd be better to go abroad for your MBA by adding a few lakhs. I was thinking of GLIM also, but the placement stats don't look very promising. I am simply confused what should be done ? Since you have been through the application procedure and had a couple of admits, I think you'd be able to give some insights. Anyone else is also free to provide their views as I'm totally confused.
Sorry for replying late. See yours is a very valid quandary. I think the questions you have aren't stupid or illogical but rather they are questions which every MBA candidate have in mind. I'd partially agree with Black Knight that once you have a GMAT score, then you should be bothering with the research on schools, because the research process is long in itself. To research a school well, you will need to interact with the alumni of the school, read up articles on the internet about the school, think about how you can start building your profile, if you haven't already to help you project yourself better during the admission process. Imagine, if you take the GMAT by July, would you even have time to improve on your weak areas. I don't think that it is possible to build a good profile in just 2-3 months. You need at least 7 months to be able to do something about which you can talk in your essays.
Regarding your query on the schools, I think that what you need to understand is that there's no school which will score say a 10 on all the parameters including Harvard or Stanford. Everything in life has its pros and cons. While the pros of going to a top MBA program is that it will give you a great education and brand, but the cons is that these MBA programs can make you debt ridden. So understand that you have to look for what is best for you. Make a list of parameters you're looking for a school and then start shortlisting the schools. However, since you're preparing for the GMAT also, you may not want to spend a lot of time doing this. Just half an hour a day would be sufficient.
The reply has gotten bigger than what I intended to reply but hope that helps!
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