I am planning for MBA for next year. I am planning to apply for one of the schools with good names such as Darden, Michigan Ann arbor and so on. (I'm not aiming myself too high, tarketing Kellogg or Wharton) Kelley is another viable option for me. Recently my cousin advised me to consider attending part time MBA with saying that better names among part time MBA schools (Say NYU or Berkeley part time MBA) might be more marketable than those MBA schools that are ranked comparably lower (say Kelley or MBA from Wisconsin Madison) if you want to get recruiter's attention upon graduation. Is that true? I've also heard a lot of things about the importance of getting into the schools with better name brand especially for MBA. By the way, my cousin is a student at MIT (MBA) and I want 2nd opinion on this issue. Thanks
I have a couple of thoughts--and this is just my opinion.
I recommend that you go to the best possible MBA program you can get into. The reason why is that business (unlike law, medicine) is not a "profession" in a true sense--consequently, MBAs are often differentiated from one another by reputation of school. Of course there are other critical factors like the skills/work experience you have, but at the end of the day the MBA degree itself may not matter that much to a recruiter--it could be the school. My two cents, but I may be completely wrong...
With regard to going part time vs. full time: I have heard that the educational experience is significantly richer if you attend a full-time 2-year program rather than attend part time. You will have to do your own research to determine whether this is a valid conclusion or not, but this may be a trade off to consider if you're deciding between the two types of programs.
I hope this perspective helps, good luck!
