Hey Vanilla Gorilla,
Krannert like most schools has a few rounds of applications and during each round, prospective students may be selected to interview at Purdue. Usually you'll interview with someone from admissions and sometimes a current MBA student may interview you also. If you interview on-site, usually you'll be invited to go to a few classes to see what it's like.
For those that get admitted, sometimes they are offered a graduate assistantship of some sort in the admission letter and the GA you end up getting is usually based on to some degree your work experience. A lot of students interview for their graduate assistantships during Krannert weekend, which is around late April and it's a weekend where admitted students get to go to classes, meet current MBA students, network, etc. It's a good time and very informative!
I can't provide you details about scholarships since I don't have a lot of experience in this area. However you might find some information about them on Krannert's website.
As for the program, it's very diverse with a whole range of experiences. Classes are around 30-40 students and the case method is generally used for teaching. Everyone is very friendly and you'll get to meet a lot of unique people! Krannert also has daily coffee hours in the morning so it's a great time to network with your classmates and professors.
Purdue University's campus is pretty awesome in my opinion. They have a wide variety of facilities for students, a lot of nearby restaurants and bars and Purdue Sporting events are a lot of fun to attend.
As you know, Purdue is very well known for its Supply Chain and Operations bit and so if that's what you're coming in for, you'll be very happy.
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Hey Vivek,
If I had to make a guess on assistantships... I'd guess maybe a third or fourth of the class has a GA, but you may want to ask admissions for a better number.
West Lafayette is pretty cheap for the most part. My rent for a single was $593 for 600+ square feet and I was less than a mile away. If you visit my website
Krannert MBA, in one of the posts, I try to break down a Krannert student's expected expenses.
Placement at Krannert in my opinion is very good. Graduate Career Services does everything in its power to help you secure an internship. Obviously your success is contingent on your effort but GCS is very good in providing you the resources necessary to be competitive when trying to get an internship. For your focus in SCM, the placement is very good as we have some major employers who come recruit for SCM. In my first year, there were a lot of on-campus interviewers for SCM and Operations.
I don't agree with the sentiment that foreign residents have a harder time securing internships compared to US citizens. There were plenty of foreign residents in my class that secured internships with great companies. It's really just about how much effort you put in your search. The biggest factor I think is that students need to be patient and be willing to persevere through a lot of rejection since it can take awhile before you get an internship but if you are persistent, you'll be rewarded.
I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions.
