helg wrote:
rhyme wrote:
Now if you want to talk dilemma - what if Kellogg and Chicago both accepted? Now THATS a hard one.
How comes? I have applied to both and if (IF) am admitted to both I would definitely pick GSB. What are your reasons for going to K instead of GSB?
When were talking about #1 or #3 on rankings, I don't think were talking a big difference here in terms of prestige.
There are a couple of reasons the decision would be tricky:
1) GSB, cut it however you want to, is more of a quantative school. Kellogg is far less so. I know the GSB goes a long way to dispell this myth, and to an extent I believe them, but I still think thats it more of a quant school, and I've never, nor never will be a strong quantatative individual.
2) I know Kellogg well, and have strong connections with several professors there. I would have a distinct advantage of knowing the school, the culture, and being close enough to a few professors that I could possibly become involved in certain things there that I might not at the GSB (i.e. co-authoring a paper) - at least not as easily. It's hard to consider all the possibilities here - but having powerful and famous individuals in their fields as contacts could serve me very well for both my internship and for my eventual job placement.
3) From a cultural standpoint, I've always thought Kellogg was filled with more down to earth people than GSB. My experiences at Fall Preview made me think otherwise, but I honestly dont know.
4) Generally speaking Kellogg is considered stronger in Marketing and Entreprenuership - two of my interests.
5) Location - I'd rather live on the north side of chicago and commute to evanston than live on the south side and commute to hyde park.
On the other hand, Kellogg looses in some respects too:
1) It's facilities are a trailer park compared to GSB. Truly, there is no comparison.
2) Their curriculum is not flexible and I'd be stuck taking classes I might not want to take. This is a pretty big one.
3) Knowing the school as well as I do means that its got a bit of a "meh" feel to it - there's nothing new to me there, and there's a bit of a feel like I'm not trying something that I don't already know if I go to Kellogg.
4) My professional network in Chicago is made up of a lot of GSB grads and few Kellogg grads. I'd come out of the GSB with an established network of alumni who are in the field I'm already interested in. There's at least an argument to be made that I could pick up the phone and say: "Hey Tom, It's me. Listen, I need an internship." and I've have one in a week. I don't know if that would change with my going to Kellogg, but as a GSB student, with an established GSB network, I'd likely have a stronger shot at pulling tricks like that.
5) GSB does not disclose grades. Kellogg does.