joto wrote:
Many pros and cons have been listed and discussed and they all make sense.
However, If you can walk with your MBA and 100K in the bank. That is the savings from the scholarship at Kelley, then you have to analyse that.
Kelley is also a top 10 school.
You have to ask yourself, How good Am I? , because once you get that first job that opens the doors then you are going to be judge by how good you are.
If you are good and and can proof it after that first job the you have 100K in the bank and a degree from a top 10 MBA program.
Indiana may take some explaninig and education for many people to understand how good it is.
I met a professor at Berkeley, who told me that the big consulting firms like Mckenzie, Bain and the Wall Street M& A firms do prefer the bigger names Stamford, Harvard MIT etc.. The second tier for those houses will be Ross, UCLA and may be Kelley.
Will you make more money with a UCLA or Ross Degree vs Kelley to justify the 100K? What is the pay back?
Can you get a degree on the West Coast with a Mid-West degree?
Once again, if you are agressive and confident you do not need the UCLA crutch to be able to get that first job. You can sell yourself and the Kelly School of business while relocating to LA with 100K in the bank or with no debt to pay $3,000/month for a lousy 1 BR apartment in Santa Monica.
Ultimately, the world is about the connections you make and your ability to agressively pursue opportunities. I have seen very smart people from "unknown" MBA programs like Santa Clara University become millionares. At the end of the day, you want to enjoy what you do, make money and contribute to the betterment of our society by donating and getting involve into a social issue of your choice.
Go Kelly!
Thanks for the inputs... However, do check the original post date... Jan 2014... I guess the person who put the original post is about to graduate soon...
Though your inputs may be useful for a person who finds himself/herself in a similar position and needs views/ counterviews...