AngelitaMund wrote:
Hi everyone,
2) Does anyone have thoughts or opinions on the English vs. Spanish MBA program? I applied for the English program, although I am Colombian and speak Spanish perfectly. I am a bit torn here because on the one hand, I want to work in LATAM afterwards and feel I would miss out on building a good network with people from Latin America in the English track, but on the other hand, I would think many people, even native Spanish speakers, would also take the English MBA. Any one in a similar situation?
Are there any major differences between the two programs that I should be aware of?
Thank you!
I'm a Spaniard and, all due respect, would never consider the Spanish track. The level is lower. I do not know if the teachers teach at both tracks, maybe, but the level of the students is completely different and many of them are Spaniards.
Take this as a clue, I believe that in the Spanish track hardly anyone took the GMAT and many do not even speak English. I know you did not take the GMAT but most of the English track cohort will have done so and that's a guarantee of their quality in comparison with other schools.
See the statistics of the class composition of the Spanish track
https://www.imba-es.ie.edu/pdf/Internati ... le2010.pdfOn the other hand, some of the alumni of the Spanish track could have way far more important jobs that the peers of the English one, due to the fact that speaking English is not compulsory for many many jobs in Spain.