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Which rankings to consider?

by prachich1987 » Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:23 am
Hi,

I am in the process of shortlisting schools & I am really confused.
I am not understadning which ranking should I consider as they differ from each other a lot.
For e.g
1)University of Minnesota (Carlson) is listed among Top tier school in business week ranking
Business week ranking : 28
US News ranking : 21
FT ranking : ranked nowhere in FT

2) SMU: Cox too is listed among Top tier school in business week ranking
Business week ranking : 12
FT ranking : 85
Thanks!
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by Lisa Anderson » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:44 am
Dear prachich1987,

I'm not surprised you are confused by the various rankings--they have varying methodologies that change each year and each publication has a different focus. Thus rankings should not be used to determine where you will apply or make the decision on where to go; rankings are a place to start in your research, to gather information on many schools in one place. You need to figure out what you want/need from your MBA experience; then evaluate potential programs against your personal criteria to come up with your own ranking. For tips on identifying possible programs, please read our sticky on school selection.

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