Case2010 wrote:
hypermeganet wrote:
Total (1/2 tuition).
680 GMAT
3.85 GPA in hard science from Ivy League Univ.
3 years in asset mgmt firm. 1 year in consulting group.
Finance focus.
Thanx hypermagnet. Pretty strong creds! I got into Olin too. What are your thots about the program? I am interested in gen management from a consulting angle... Any thots? Can you compare btw Olin and Kelley?
Yeah, I actually hoped for a bit more money since I was at their average for GMAT and my GPA was way over their average. Oh well!
I'd say I was fairly impressed with their program, but the main reason I applied was because it was free and pretty well regarded in most rankings. I've since learned that it's super regional, somewhat strong in general management, and has a really poor career services dept. It has gone from a ~640 average GMAT to a 680 in only like a 4 year span - this leads me to believe they offer huge $$$ to people with high GMAT scores (gaming the rankings).
The program is small, it doesn't have a ton of recruiter presence, and most of its students go into finance/accounting jobs in the manufacturing industry. The reported average salary is high, though. And it's probably the 4th best school in the midwest, after Chicago, Northwestern, and (arguably) Notre Dame.
Kelly is a good school, too. Probably has a better rep with recruiters but it's also far more remote than Olin so quality of life is likely worse for two years. Kelly is one of those schools (like ND or Purdue) that would likely be much higher in the rankings if it weren't in a country town super far from a metro.