Has to be top 10/15 B-School? Round 3 or Round 1 next year?

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dreamworlds: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 2; Joined: Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:57 am

by dreamworlds » Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:15 am

Hi,
I am preparing the GMAT test right now, and I have some questions regarding the MBA schools and my admission as well. I read multiple different articles about picking the right B-school for the MBA, and I found two major points from majority of those articles:

1. If you are not picking (going to) the top 10 (or 15) B-school for your MBA, the investment (both time and money) are not worth it.

I am in San Francisco (Bay Area), there are two top 10 B-School around here (UC Berkeley and Stanford), they are very hard to get in, because my GPA is only 3.0, and I have 4-5 years of experiences.

2. Full time MBA almost a must when compare with part-time, because it is all about the relationship you build in school, and the stuff you learn from full time are not the same as the part-time.

I can only adjust my work hours for the full time (if the full time course are all in the morning), and the part-time school are 3 years, if I have to pick the top 10 B-School, then UCB is my only choice. I am thinking about the part-time MBA program for either UC Davis (in bay area) or Santa Clara University, they both around rank 35 on the 2010 US news part-time mba program ranking. Anybody know which one is better? (I know both of them are not good, but if I need to pick one, which one?)

Also, I need to keep my job for living, therefore, I rather take part-time if I have choices.

3. Now I already missed the Round 2 for almost all the school (because I am planning to take the GMAT by the end of this month), and I heard a lot of information about applying Round 1 next year is way better than applying Round 3 (more chances to get in) Should I wait and apply for the 2012 school?

I would like to heard more opinion from you guys, also from the experts as well.

Thanks.

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Tani: Legendary Member; Posts: 1255; Joined: Fri Nov 07, 2008 2:08 pmFollowed by: 90 members; Location: St. Louis; Thanked: 312 times

by Tani » Tue Jan 11, 2011 2:40 pm

Don't believe everything you read.

First, If the only worthwhile schools were the top 15, the rest would be out of business. If you are only interested in the "label", then of course the top schools matter. If you are interested in learning skills that will prepare you for a successful career, there are many fine "worthwhile" schools.

Second, good MBA programs recognize the value of student interactions and design their programs to encourage building networks. In fact, if you are looking to continue working in San Francisco, you might find more connections through a school the graduates of which are planning to stay in the Bay area.

Third, good schools have the same faculty for full and part time programs. It is illogical to think that a good professor will do a great job in the daytime class and a crummy job in the evening. Of course, some schools use different faculty for day and evening courses, but you can check out the professors and compare.

You cannot go to a full-time program and work full time. The school will strongly discourage it and you would jeopardize your learning and that of the rest of the class by trying to do both.

Speculating on schools is less than productive before you take the GMAT. Your eventual score will be a major factor in where you can gain acceptance. Also, you have said nothing about your work experience, recommendations and other crucial factors.

Round three generally has a lower acceptance rate than the prior two rounds. That hurts your chances.

You need to clarify your own goals and requirements before you put together applications strong enough to gain the attention of a top-rated school.

Good luck,

Tani Wolff

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dreamworlds: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 2; Joined: Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:57 am

by dreamworlds » Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:14 am

thank you for your reply.

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Tani: Legendary Member; Posts: 1255; Joined: Fri Nov 07, 2008 2:08 pmFollowed by: 90 members; Location: St. Louis; Thanked: 312 times

by Tani » Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:24 am

You're welcome. I hope it was helpful.

Tani Wolff

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