vaibhav0101bhatt wrote:Hey everyone,
I have scored 730 in gmat and have an entrepreneurial background. I am applying to top 7 business schools in US. I wanna know, how should i answer that "ABC school helps me achieve my goals". I mean i know how an MBA from IVY league college will help me but how a particular school is different from the other.
For example
how kellog is different from wharton?
how stanford is different from columbia?
thanks in advance
Vaibhav Bhatt
An excellent way to start differentiating schools from one another is by arriving at a set post - MBA goal.
What is it that you want to pursue after MBA - once you have arrived at the answer, only then can you address the question of how a particular school would help you in achieving these goals.
Business schools differ from each other in teaching methodology, class size, specializations offered, top area of study, top employers, etc. Some students prefer to study in schools with a smaller class size to get better attention while others are quite particular about the teaching methodology that a school adopts - case studies over lectures and the focus on these case studies.
And obviously schools differ from one another in specialization. B- Schools are generally known for a particular specialization like Kellogg produces more consultants than any other school, UT - Austin McCombs is known for Energy, etc. (Ofcourse HBS Stanford and Wharton are at the top of the list for many specializations). Not all schools offer all the specializations out there - for example, MBA with a specialization in healthcare is not offered by all schools. Like I was saying before, if you are sure about your future career goals, you can easily sort schools based on your requirement.
B-Schools generally publish employment statistics each year. On their website you can check these statistics to know which is the top industry at a particular school, which specialization has most students in it.
Sometimes, location of the school is also a factor for some students. Schools also differ in the scholarships and financial aid offered and the remuneration post MBA. Of course, some of these things are taken into consideration once you have multiple admits.
Schools also differ from one another in their alumni base. This is an important aspect because it will decide the kind of networking opportunities you will have later. If a school has a large and wide network of alumni spread across 10 countries in all continents, it will increase the number of locations where you would have a chance of getting placed.
Hope this helps
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