Pratt3103 wrote:
Hey!
I feel you have disregarded ESCP too easily. You said you aren't sure where you wish to work after grad, I feel ESCP would be great in this regard as it has campuses in 6 cities spread across Europe. You can make use of the career centers of all these campuses(99% placement within 3 months after grad).
Countries of employment:
58% France
10% United Kingdom
10% Germany
7% Asia Pacific
5% Europe
4% Italy
4% Americas
2% Africa/Middle East
And about the Dual Degrees, I agree Yale isn't on the list. But MIT Sloan and Cornell are.
Also, you said you are an Entrepreneur guy. Have you checked out Jean Baptiste Say Institute and the Blue Factory Startup Incubators? ESCP has specializations in tandem with these.
I see you are interested in Bocconi. Have you checked out how the employability is in Italy? And what about Italian? Are you well versed in it / plan on learning it?
Just a few more thing I feel you should consider before deciding.
Hi Pratt! You’re right and I thank you for your very helpful advice!
The issue with ESCP is more a “cultural” thing. As a south french, ESCP is well below regarded face to HEC, ESSEC and even LSE or some others, but this is only my point of view!
Secondly, ESCP students told me that the MIT double degree has 1 slot only for the best student and, even if I have been first in my bachelor I am not sure if I will make it at ESCP and that’s a risk I cannot bear unfortunately as I really value a good double degree...
ESCP is a wonderful school with a lot of opportunities thanks to its campuses and has a good entrepreneurship mindset but it doesn’t completely have what I am looking for.. I am almost sure that I want to work in the US and try this country for the beginning of my career so Yale is really a better option (if I don’t have MIT DD) as ESCP/Bocconi are not really well known there.
Well, that is said, you’re right about ESCP and it would be a pretty good choice honestly but it is also lacking this « prestige » (even if it is one of the most prestigious in this area and that a lot of people in those forums value ESCP) in MY point of view regarding how I have « grew up » in the business area, what I have heard and how my surroundings see ESCP comparing to the others.
I will not work in Italy directly after grad so the employability is not my concern and as I want to make a DD at St Gallen for my second year, I would also have the opportunity to work in Switz in case the US don’t fit with me (I need a better German Speaking fist haha)
Honestly, your point is clearly good, helpful and, regarding my undecided working situation, would be a good choice. But I cannot consider this school as I have Bocconi/LSE/ESSEC in my decision list which have more weight than ESCP. And a bunch of different factors put the others schools in a better position in my list.
I thank you a lot a lot for your help!!
Maybe a bunch of ESCP students/alum would not agree and that’s comprehensible but this is only my point of view!
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22 Jan 2021, 17:55
