Aside from the top 10 schools are there any others worth it?

shadowgerm wrote:Aside from the top 10 b-schools that only accept the creme de la creme, are any other schools worth going to? Say they offer a competitive scholarship for their 2 year full time program.

Thoughts and opinions?

Thanks

Absolutely--while there is certain benefits from going to a top-ranked business school, you can still receive a fantastic education from other, "lower-ranked" business schools.

It really depends on what you want to get out of the program. If you are interested in receiving a good education, you can get that from many schools in the Top 100. However, if you are primarily concerned about brand--then maybe you should attend the most highly regarded school you can get into.

If a school has offered you a competitive scholarship, I would certainly use that as a factor in your decision (which I'm sure you are). Can you afford business school without the scholarship? If not, then this could be a great opportunity for you. If you can afford b-school without the scholarship, then do some self assessment regarding what you want to get out of school: namely, brand vs quality of education.

Best of luck!