B-Schools for Product Management

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Hello Experts,

I did some research and prepared below list of colleges which are good for Product Management and can help in landing big IT MNCs(Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple etc). List is in decreasing value. (PS: I haven't considered top 10 US schools)

INSEAD
London Business School (LBS)
Yale University - Yale School of Management
University of Washington (Seattle) - Foster School of Business
University of Oxford - Said Business School - But minimum package is quite low here.
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Bloomington
IESE Business School

Below lies in almost same category
Cambridge Judge Business School
HEC Paris
National University of Singapore
Ivey Business School at Western University
ESADE Business & Law School
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

Please provide your input about the list. Is the order correct? Should some school not be in the list? Should I add more to the list?(I am looking at the total expense below US $120000). Any kind of help to make this list full and accurate is appreciated.

Thanks,
Rajesh

StratusDonna · Answer

aim780 · Answer

Thanks a lot Donna for the link and reply. Also, special thanks for appreciation.

Actually I have just given the GMAT(670-Q49V33) and was looking for options as per my score and interest but I found I need to improve my GMAT score first. So, I want to see what exactly do I need to land up in my dream job. I need to know what Schools am I targeting to prepare for them, hence the research.

I will definitely seek your guidance once I start my application process but right now I am preparing for retaking GMAT, since it is first stepping stone. If you feel I should invest more time in research right now then let me know I will be happy to have discussion with you. (But I think you guys will provide free session only once

and I want to save that for more serious time

)

Thanks,
Rajesh

and I want to save that for more serious time

) Thanks, Rajesh

CriticalSquare · Answer

Hi there!

Best of luck on preparing the GMAT. I think it's always good to consider all of the variables at play before sharing any guidance. My first question is, why aren't you considering top 10 schools? All of your target firms recruit there, so why have you excluded them? Before ruling them out, it would be good to get a sense of where your profile stands. If money is the limiting factor, you may want to reconsider the full ROI of a top tier education, especially if it's just going to be marginally more than your original budget.

I definitely think you should focus on retaking the GMAT first. Once that hurdle is cleared, you can then think about the different aspects of your profile and assess where you make the best fit. Feel free to sign up for a free consultation below after you take your test, and we'd be happy to discuss your candidacy in depth and look at school selection to find the best school for your post MBA goals. Best of luck!

aim780 · Answer

Thanks for your reply. Yes money is the only criteria for ruling out top 10 Schools, since loan is the main option for me to arrange fee. In addition to this, I also feel that I can not crack them because I belong to Indian-IT-Male-Engineer and do not have any client side experience, exceptional fast promotions in my organisation, NGO experience. Only positives about me are brand of my college(BE), my current organisation and GMAT(yet to come). Further, I think top 10 Schools are good for everything.

I will contact you after GMAT.

Thanks,
Rajesh

AugustAcademy · Answer

Hi Rajesh,

Well thought out post - you can add Anderson to the list.

Regards,
Karthik

aim780 · Answer

Thank you Karthik for your input.

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