Question regarding College selection

Hey Ketaki--

MIT's high overall ranking indicates that it is a more competitive program - which we assume is why you're not considering it as part of your application strategy. Assuming that you're looking at the lower-ranked schools because you feel that it will be easier to get an offer from them, then MIT shouldn't be on your list (we're not saying that you should not go for a top-ranked program - we can't say that without knowing more about your profile - we're just reacting to what you've written in your post).

All bschools offer coursework (and many offer specializations or concentrations) in marketing, so you should go to the best-ranked program that you can. Some schools are more known for marketing, like Kellogg, but you can likely get a GREAT education in marketing at any number of very good schools.

We've wrote an article about rankings recently which may help:

https://essaysnark.blocked/2011/10/ ... -trap.html

Basically, rankings aren't the most important tool to use to determine which schools to apply to. Yes, it can help you understand which level of school you may have better luck at, based on where your profile is strong or weak, and what the averages are for accepted students (GPA/GMAT particularly). The lower-ranked programs are more flexible in terms of who they're able to accept. But ranking alone doesn't actually tell you if you'll be happy there! There are many other factors to consider, too - and for marketing, you have LOTS of options!!

Hope this helps - if you have other questions, just let us know!
EssaySnark

Hi,

Thanks for the input. However, the essayshark link you've given me doesn't work. I was very keen on reading the article.

Ketaki

We just clicked it and it worked for us - maybe try clicking again or hit refresh on the page?