Blueman wrote:
Ivan91 wrote:
Slightly off topic, a very good and wealthy female friend of mine was sent to boarding high school in Switzerland by her demanding parents and she said she pretty felt like being in a medieval high school
So if IMD is like this .. :D
Honestly I think IMD is extremely far from the Swiss Boarding School type. What is said above about the lady and the watch is from someone who 1. got dinged and 2. was there for the interview day, which is quite busy and people don't know the campus >>> so it makes sense to have someone there making sure everyone gets back on time at the right place for the following interview sessions. Furthermore, the average age at IMD is 31/32. How the hell can one think that these guys needs to be monitored ... come on - that's just silly.
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If anyone is really hesitant about his choice, I think it means that he just does not know much about what want to do with his mba.
Blueman, thank you for your feedback, although it raises many objections and comments!
Age thing. With all due respect, you told the story that the IMD itself likes to tell. However the numbers (and I believe in numbers much more than the hype) tell a different story:
IMD MBA Average age (Businessweek):
INSEAD:
* Median age of entering class: 28
* Mean age of entering class: 29
LBS:
* Median age of entering class: 28
* Mean age of entering class: 28
IMD:
* Median age of entering class: 30
* Mean age of entering class: 30
So, slightly older applicants. But "different life/career cycles" - yeah, not sure...
Another thing:
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If anyone is really hesitant about his choice, I think it means that he just does not know much about what want to do with his mba.
Well I'm hesitant. Why?
Because we base our decision on:
- Web-sites of business schools - a lot of adverts and hype and success all around.
- Blogs - a lot of hype again from people who were happy to get away from their everyday (boring) jobs and got into a live atmosphere of a school. And those people have interest in making this buzz positive. Should I believe them 100%? And remember, they cannot compare schools, since they only experience one of them..
- Stats from rankings, which is purely subjective especially in such factors as "satisfaction" data
I wonder if there's anyone using logic, rather than heart for making decisions may at all be 100% convinced. There's no even example lectures on youtube of many of the schools (although yes, IMD has some).
It's like buying something very complex like a car. It looks good from outside, your neighbor does not seem to have had any problems with it for like 5 years. But is it good for your
very very particular demands and goals? Does it have all the advertised safety, innovation, reliability and whatever built in? And above all, is it better than the other make that state the same key points in the commercial?
And the last bit:
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Furthermore, the average age at IMD is 31/32. How the hell can one think that these guys needs to be monitored ... come on - that's just silly.
How come this is NOT silly even on the first day? The people are on their interview day (i.e. one of the most important days of their life). Above all they will be organized. And even if they are not, is timing with a clock not silly anyway? Show directions - yes, make announcements - yes, timing with a clock - NO!