Choice of school?

Question

Hey Hjort,

I am currently in the process of selecting schools that I want to apply to. At this point in time, I want to get into Strategy consulting but that may change. 
Questions:

1. Do I need to decide before getting into B school what I want to specialise in?
2. Where do I find out info about what school specialises in what?

Thanks

Hjort · Answer

1. You do not need to decide what you want to specialize in before applying. However, it can help in narrowing down your choice of school and writing effective essays. 

2. It depends on the cluster. The ultra elite/Top Cluster Europe schools are generally strong across the board although some are better known in some fields than others. The elite cluster schools are pretty similar. In the next clusters there tends to be more specialization. A good starting point is the rankings by domain.

lonewolf · Answer

I am more or less on the same page here. I am looking into management or strategy consulting and is currently looking at different schools. I was wondering if there are any specialization/concentration that would help if you are looking to go into consulting?

Thanks in advance

Thanks in advance

JumpShot · Answer

Shadows,

I get what you're saying, but if presumably the school with the stronger specialization program has better contacts within that field, wouldn't you be better off in your career if you went to that school? Especially in industries where starting salaries are going to be about the same, regardless of the MBA school

What about when scholarships are considered? Or does the brand name on your resume supersede all of the above?

I think in prestige industries, like management consulting or IB, the school you go to matters because the elite companies only recruit at certain schools, but for a specialization like marketing, if you work for the same CPG, does your education really come into play beyond getting you that first job? Or can you make your own way from there?

icandy · Answer

I am looking for answer for number 2 from the OP.

Is there a thread any where on GC that lists schools and the specializations they are famous for? I know some on top of my head but want to know whether some one has already done some work in that direction.

Business school rankings might be a good place to start but It would be easier to see all in one place together.

Cristinijames · Answer

Hello friends

If you want to searching the school of business management or any else. then there is lost of schools which is famousi know the Australia Sydney management school which is in Sydney Australia. it's provide many facility and teaching. and other many. just search for schools of management in search engine. you will find many more or joint the Google alert group for getting all info about schools or colleges.

Wolf · Answer

that's a good school in australia

BusinessBecause · Answer

We've just launched an MBA Comparison table on BusinessBeacause.com -  https://www.businessbecause.com/compare-mba  - where you can compare schools by various rankings, average gmats, class size etc... You can also view stories about life at different top international schools. Please please do send us feedback if you have any as we're keen to improve and add new data over the next few weeks.

Pavle · Answer

I think it depends on your study duration

1. One year MBA you should know what you going to do after finishing
2. Two year MBA will help you to decide what you want to do

nuyawca · Answer

Former editor-in-chief of Businessweek.com launched this website, https://poetsandquants.com/. Very interesting articles for anyone researching top MBA schools. Check out the article, 'Turning the Tables: Ranking the MBA Rankings'. Enjoy.

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