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23 Apr 2005, 09:30
thanks Truthringer for your feedback; i really appreciate it.
yeah, it's really funny that people spend time+money on applications without being sure whether they will accept it. however, my reason was very simple: I was 80% sure that I would go to school. even now I need another 20% of confidence to make up the final decision.
the school that I talk about is Georgia Tech. the quality of classes is really high and the faculty is great, so i don't have any doubts about the skills that i may get.
the only thing Georgia Tech b-school lacks however is the nationally recognized brand name. employers do pay attention to brand names; it's especially important for me as for international.
moreover it's ranking fluctuates: even though it has 32 rank this year comparing to 42 and 52 on previous two years (good job), i've heard that several years ago they hold 28 rank and then dropped to 40th.
sure, I'm checking the employment experience of graduates. some of them work with grads from top 20. big 4 come to campus.
however, students here have to work hard to get their offers.