Bergeron wrote:
No need to dispute what I am saying. Just ask around. Also search Google and the forums about employment in Switzerland. Recently they reduced the amount of visas they are giving to foreigners for work in order to help the native Swiss. I would rather go to a school that is recognized around the world rather than regionally when spending that kind of money. Just my opinion. Also research how many people are interviewed versus how many are accepted. IMD is one of the few schools that doesn't interview outside of their school. INSEAD and others will have alumni interview you in YOUR region. IMD has no problem to bring you there for an interview so long as it's on your dime. Right?
Evgeny, Israel. : Do a Google search for the climate in Switzerland in regards to immigrants. Tell me what you find. THEN tell me you still want to go there.
Bergeron, it really hard to say anything about your opinion because it is SO disconnected from the reality....
1. IMD doesn't offer employment only in Switzerland, but in all over Europe (and US if you REALLY want it).
2. IMD is as recognized around the globe as INSEAD (who's brand it not too much known, compared to HBS, MIT, Oxford, Standford, Yale.....)
3. The acceptance rate after the interview in IMD is about the same as in other schools (~50%)
4. They don't interview out of campus because they don't interview at all. They invite you for a one FULL day session with several "tests" and not only an 30 minutes interview (like other schools). I think it shows how much do they invest in selecting a team. BTW, if you consider a cost per hour of a ad-com member, you will see that IMD invests ALLOT of money in these sessions (about 7 people from the ad-com and the faculty)
5. If you are willing to invest ~$150K in an MBA, spending ~$1K more wont hurt you.
6. The climate regarding the immigrants isn't good in any country and maybe even worth in Switzerland, but who cares? You come there for 1 year, you're life is around IMD (as you don't have time for anything else) and than you leave to any other place you whish......
I'm not trying to say that IMD is the best school, but it's for sure as good as the other top 5 schools, and in specific things it's the 1st one...