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Re: [BENCHMARKING] Corporate Sponsorship [#permalink]
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I know sponsorships that range from far worse than yours, to people who get 100% paid, living stipends, 30% raise when they rejoin, executive mentor, and 2-3 year post grad commitment.

Obviously you should negotiate if possible. Also who knows what the economy will hold, so having a sure job post grad is a great thing. I would say see if they will pay all for a 3 year commitment, important with this is to get a repayment schedule...if you last 2.5 years you dont want to owe them 100% back.

Get it all legal and signed, along with a range for post grad jobs, possible locations, and the date they have to give you the fulltime offer. I know a few people whose companies when the economy went south didn't give fulltime offers and tried to bail on deals. WIth a signed contract one of my friends walked away with no student loans and didn't have to go back to his company because they failed to meet certain dates for a fulltime offer. Another was at a smaller boutique firm and got screwed second year because it was a handshake deal. Without a date for them to provide a fulltime offer you could miss all recruiting if something goes wrong.
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Re: [BENCHMARKING] Corporate Sponsorship [#permalink]
I think this is a a good offer considering what your end goals are few years down the line.

Couple of things to note in your offer -
1. You still get to go to UCLA (of course, assuming you get admitted). Even if my current company sponsored me 100%, I won't be able to do MBA at any of my dream schools because of my current location.
2. Don't be overconfident that you 'll be able to land that consulting job. There will be lot of bright students in your class and perhaps 50% will apply to the same big5 consulting.
3. Few years at the consulting company may open other doors for you early on and you don't know where that may catapult you later in your career. But, of course, there are lot of what ifs in this last statement.

Whatever you decide, you 'll make the right decision.

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Re: [BENCHMARKING] Corporate Sponsorship [#permalink]
My 2 cents is that you need to find out whether you can take the deal and back out. It would be great to have the hospitality job as a safety net.

At my company, they will sponsor and reimburse you over 3 years if/when you return to the job. It's a great opportunity -- I can apply for sponsorship and have a safety net, but if I get a job that I prefer I can throw the offer to the wind and follow the dream.

If that's possible at your company, then why not?
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Re: [BENCHMARKING] Corporate Sponsorship [#permalink]
For consulting firms, they offer full tuition and a small living stipend (~$30-50K depending on firms I think?), in return for a two-year commitment. You'd come back as a consultant so your salary is a given. You can also back out before graduating (though that's not going to win you points).

Agree with everyone else--would be best to check if you could back out, and if so, what are the clauses for backing out. Good to have an offer in hand!
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