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Can you elaborate on the rational you have picked on ?

Mate, can you please substantiate your claim?

I have spoken to a lot students (both alumni and current students) and all of them have nothing but good things to say. In the last 6 to 7 months of me doing some extensive research abt merage program, this is the first bad review I have come across..

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Interesting discussion. While I agree to the fact that it's little difficult at tier 2/3 schools to find a job after graduation in comparison with top schools, employment scenario might not be as grave as stated in the first post. You say in your original post (attached below) that no any company recruits on school's campus and that alumni network is almost non existent. If this were true then it would certainly have reflected in the employment rate of school. What we can learn from stats is that Merage's post MBA employment rate (82% employed within three months of graduation) is almost similar to that of many other schools of the same category.

It would be great if asphalt (Our former forum moderator and Merage alumnus) can chime in. He has written very decent review for the school. https://gmatclub.com/reviews/business_school/merage-44

I would add that based on staring at numbers on US News, the recruiting department was not so glorious in 2014 as only 56% of grads had a job offer at graduation. Their chances are much much better, however, 3 months out with 82% reporting jobs (that's an indicator that they most likely got them on their own). 82% is a very decent number for a top 50 school.

However, average salaries are somewhat on the low side - $85K average (Good for TX and midwest but not great for So Cal)....

If you are a prospective applicant to this or any top 40+ rated MBA, be prepared for lackluster recruiting on campus, and having to win your battles for internships and jobs on your own.

I seriously doubt the points made in this post. I am a Merage Alum and know Alums from 2010 to 2016 and have never heard such opinion. The school prides by calling it a small knit community and you will be amazed to see how Alums help you as a mentor. Decent number of companies come on campus for recruitment. Last Year Amazon made Merage their core recruiting school. My group mates all bagged package 90k to 130k + other benefits. It all depends on what you want to do. Some students look for carrier change and are okay to be paid less to get the foot on the door. School never pushes to run behind salary rather to do something you really want to do. Financial times shows salary after 3 years of grad and it shows the worth you get from your MBA.

The school recruits top talent, a diverse class, and does a good job at improving your outlook (linkedIn profile, interview prep, top notch faculty, subjects etc.). The school gave me the opportunity to work with CEO of a company for Experiential Learning, Professor from MIT on Sustainability and tonnes of knowledge which is very critical for my job now.

However there are times when its tough to get a job and it can happen with any student who does MBA in any B-School. Key is to Utlize alum network, on campus hiring, career fair and never give up attitude.