arun@crackverbal wrote:Hi Viraj,
Consulting requires general business skills + very high IQ + long hours. So what the consulting companies figure is that they are better off placing their bets on a top ranked school. IMO you are always better off going for a higher ranked school than any which "specializes" in consulting.
For example:
Stanford >> Duke
Or, Harvard >> UCLA
etc.
Arun
Hi, I'd like to add on to Arun's point about going for higher ranked schools. It's important that you enrol in a recognized and respected school - companies and prospective employers do pay mind to the type of school that you got your MBA from. The curriculum may differ from school to school, but in a nutshell, most MBA programs will equip you with these core knowledge that will come in useful for a career in consulting - business strategy, strategic marketing, organisational management.
Here are several useful sources where you can check business school rankings:
MBA Rankings in the Asia Pacific
https://www.topmba.com/mba-rankings/glob ... egion/asia
Financial Times List
https://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolra ... kings-2012
Forbes List
https://www.forbes.com/lists/2011/95/bes ... _rank.html
The 'specialisation' that you want to be in for consulting - strategy and management - are pretty much the most general definition, perhaps you can be more specific about the industry in which you want to do strategic and managerial consulting in - then you'd be able to better decide if a related graduate business degree would be better for you instead -
Master of Accountancy
Master of Commerce
Master of Economics
Master of Enterprise
Master of Bioscience Enterprise
Master of Finance
Master of Health Administration
Master of International Business
Master of Management
Master of Science in Management
Master of Marketing Research
Master of Nonprofit Organizations
Master of Public Administration
Master of Social Science
Master of Project Management
Masters of Management
Master in Sustainable Business
Master of Real Estate
It'll also help significantly if you read up more about MBAs and what they're for too. Here's a helpful article that provides an overview for would be MBA students -
https://www.coursesinsg.com/2012/06/mba- ... about.html . Its good to have a clear objective of what you'd like to achieve prior to commiting yourself to a school, it's cost a lot of money and time.
Judging by your specifications, I think that most of the business school would be able to satisfy your requirements. Just one last heads up - the name of the modules is sometimes not an adequate indicator of the subjects that you might want to learn - it would be wise to look at the schools book list for a better idea of their curriculum.
I hope this is helpful for you. Do let me know your thoughts
