NEW HERE? LEARN MORE

close

gmatclub

Unanswered Active Topics

It is currently 19 Apr 2024, 23:29

Register

GMAT Focus Tests

Decision Tracker

My Rewards

New posts

New comers' posts

GMAT Club Daily Prep

Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.

Go to My Error Log Learn more

Request Expert Reply

Confirm Cancel

CBS vs. Booth

rmoulik

Intern

Joined: 13 Dec 2010

Posts: 15

Location: Japan

Concentration: Finance

Schools: HBS '14 (D) Wharton '14 (WL) CBS '14 (A$) Stanford '14 (D)

GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V45

GPA: 3.76

WE:Asset Management (Mutual Funds and Brokerage)

CBS vs. Booth [#permalink]

06 Dec 2011, 20:00

Hi folks, I am waiting for the final decisions from CBS/Wharton and also just starting my R2 apps for Stanford. I'm seriously debating whether I should also apply to Booth given all the chatter I have heard about CBS vs. Booth MBA experience/value. This even came up during my CBS interview!

Has anyone tried to force rank CBS and Booth without caring too much about published rankings? USNews, FT, WSJ, etc are all over the map and the rankings are so opaque. I work in investment management and will remain in this field. To me, it made more sense to go to school in NY and take classes from CBS' Value Investing program. Talking to Booth alums, however, made me ponder if I should be more openminded about learning and go to a school like Booth where I can take wider range/number of electives. One Booth alum, who is also from NY, said that CBS feels like a commuter school. Obviously CBS alums would disagree with that view.

Anyone care to share their opinions on this? Should I post this question on another board? Thanks!

dalillama

Manager

Joined: 28 May 2010

Posts: 156

Location: Brazil

Concentration: Finance, Entrepreneurship

Schools: Booth '13 (M$) Sloan '13 (A) Kellogg '13 (A$) Wharton '13 (WL)

GMAT 1: 710 Q41 V46

GMAT 2: 740 Q47 V45

GPA: 3

Re: CBS vs. Booth [#permalink]

11 Dec 2011, 21:32

1

Kudos

My opinion: Visit the school. Seriously. I can't understate how important that is. Booth has a good day-visit program. And you should do the same for Stanford (if you haven't already). I could write pages about my thoughts on this, but they wouldn't hold a candle to what the epiphany you get when you're on campus.

I know it's not easy to find the time to do it, and I'm well aware I'm talking about a plane ticket and a hotel stay. Having said that, I've lost count of how many people I've met that said that they were for school X over Y until they visited school Y. Don't just rely on alums. Talk to current students and breathe in the campus.

scorpionz

Senior Manager

Joined: 07 Feb 2011

Posts: 388

Location: United States

Concentration: Strategy, Technology

Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2014

GMAT 1: 760 Q51 V41

WE:Project Management (Computer Software)

Re: CBS vs. Booth [#permalink]

06 Dec 2011, 21:07

Moved to the appropriate forum..

rmoulik

Intern

Joined: 13 Dec 2010

Posts: 15

Location: Japan

Concentration: Finance

Schools: HBS '14 (D) Wharton '14 (WL) CBS '14 (A$) Stanford '14 (D)

GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V45

GPA: 3.76

WE:Asset Management (Mutual Funds and Brokerage)

Re: CBS vs. Booth [#permalink]

20 Dec 2011, 18:59

Thank you for the response! I am still indecisive so I will submit my R2 application and visit both Stanford/Booth when I am in the US in February. Cheers!

TheBot

Intern

Joined: 31 Jul 2009

Posts: 29

Location: Washington, D.C.

Schools:Columbia (accepted), Sloan (waitlisted), Yale (R2, interview), Booth (R2, interview), Kellogg (R2)

WE 1: 2 years public accounting/consulting

WE 2: 2 years nonprofit

Re: CBS vs. Booth [#permalink]

08 Feb 2013, 13:32

CBS is NOT a commuter school. I'm a current student and we have a harder time of maintaining relationships with friends outside of the program because we spend so much time together. The community here is amazing. If you really want to stay in investment management, I don't think there's a better choice for you than CBS' value investing program.

mbaer2012

Manager

Joined: 27 Jul 2011

Posts: 182

Location: United States (NY)

Concentration: Finance, Economics

Schools: CBS '14 (A)

GMAT 1: 720 Q46 V44

GPA: 3.74

WE:Accounting (Investment Banking)

Re: CBS vs. Booth [#permalink]

04 Mar 2013, 20:25

TheBot wrote:

CBS is NOT a commuter school. I'm a current student and we have a harder time of maintaining relationships with friends outside of the program because we spend so much time together. The community here is amazing. If you really want to stay in investment management, I don't think there's a better choice for you than CBS' value investing program.

Also a current student at CBS, definitely not a commuter school. Not even close. While I did not visit Booth nor considered it during my applications, the classmates that I have talked to that have visited both schools have told me that the atmospheres at the schools are very different, enough that it will be tough to like both equally. I def suggest visiting all schools you are considering. If you get admitted and are still undecided, go to the admitted student events which will give you a better feel for what your potential classmates will be like.