ksharma12 wrote:
Hello all,
I have recently been accepted into the USC and Tepper program and am debating between the two. I currently live in so cal so a transition to USC would be somewhat seemless as compared to Tepper.
My question is WITHOUT regard to location and money, and solely focusing on post grad opportunity, salary, network, and brand- which would be the better school?
Tepper has a higher ranking granted, but USC has a phenomenal network on the westcoast.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
I went to USC for undergrad and know a number of people that have done their MBA at USC or are currently pursuing one there.
When it comes to network, you cannot beat the USC Trojan Family. From my first year at USC as an undergrad, alumns are always eager to connect and help you out. Despite the massive size of the school, it's surprisingly close knit.
I can't speak to Tepper's network or brand really, but I know that USC's are incredibly strong in California as a whole.
While you didn't ask about this, I think you should look at "fit" and student life. You're going to be spending 2 years and a lot of money. You might as well enjoy it in the process if you're thinking it's going to be a toss-up post-graduation. USC hosts a lot of events for its MBAs and they appear to be a close-knit group that has a lot of fun. I've also taken a couple business classes while in undergrad, and the professors were top notch. I still keep in touch with some of them to this day. Plus, the facilities for the business school are great.
That said, they're both great schools, and I think you'll be fine whatever you decide. I think fit will be a more important deciding factor.
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