Maryland vs Indiana vs Texas

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Maryland vs Indiana vs Texas

by hatemkr » Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:22 am
Hi,

I am planning to apply to top 10 business schools in the US but I also want to apply to 1 safety school that is in the top 20 or 30.

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Work Experience: 2.5 years (by June 09) at a leading management consulting firm
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Age: 25

I am considering Indiana, Maryland and Texas universities as my safety schools but I have some trouble in choosing which one. I would like to know your thoughts on which school is better in terms of brand name, reputation and MBA experience? Do you think that there are other better schools?

I also want to be sure that I will have a great chance to be accepted at this school.

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by mjjking » Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:56 am
Hi,
they are all three big schools, it all depends on what you want and which career you seek. Texas-Austin is very strong in accounting for instance.
This year's application pool is gonna be particularly competitive, so I'm not sure you can consider one of those schools as safety.

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by VP_MBA_Guru » Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:34 pm
Hi H,
As the previous poster mentioned, the schools listed above are all great programs. I would encourage you to do a bit more research into the programs to figure out which is a better fit for you and your career interests. For example, have you consider what industry/region you wish to work in? Check out the school's recruiting list to find out if companies you are interested in recruit from one of those schools.

Good luck!

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