sajal09 wrote:
This means whatever opportunity you would like to pursue in Consulting/Finance post MBA should be equally available with an NYU degree. I personally don't see how Wharton MBA could be worth an extra $130k+ (ignoring time value of money) over an NYU degree. So, my vote is for NYU.
I respectfully disagree with this. In fact, I think I can say better than most people here (non-Stern MBAs) that NYU Stern MBA isn't quite Wharton MBA. (I am NYU Stern undergrad alum and there are lots of Stern alum activities that we HAVE to mingle with MBAs whether we like it or not. i.e. - Stern Alumni Ballroom Dance)
Let me explain how a Wharton degree is worth more than 130k difference mentioned above:
1) Wharton alumni network has 81,000+ members in 142 countries around the world. There are eighty-two alumni clubs providing support to the School. In addition to the annual campus-based Wharton reunion, Wharton partners with its alumni clubs to mount three annual Global Alumni Forums around the world. =
PRICELESS2) Wharton alums are industry leaders, titans, and legends. The best part of Wharton network is the willingness of all Wharton alums to “take the call.” Wharton alums have an instant connection and a mutual respect unlike any other. Opportunity to talk to individuals listed below? =
PRICELESSNotable Alums:
* Michael Adler, CFO, Expedia
* Arthur D. Collins, Jr, Chairman and CEO, Medtronic
* Robert Crandall, Chairman and CEO, American Airlines
* Donny Deutsch, Chairman and CEO, Deutsch Inc and DHL
* Mike Eskew, Chairman and CEO, UPS
* Richard Fain, Chairman and CEO, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
* Chip Goodyear, CEO, BHP Billiton
* Jon Huntsman, Sr., Founder, Chairman and CEO, Huntsman Corporation
* Gerard Kleisterlee, CEO and President, Philips
* Yotaro Kobayashi, Chairman and Co-CEO, Fuji Xerox
* Terry Leahy, CEO, Tesco
* Alan Miller, Founder and CEO, Universal Health Services
* Aditya Mittal, President and CFO, Mittal Steel Company
* Nelson Peltz, CEO of Triarc Cos.(Snapple, Arby's, TJ Cinnamon and Pasta Connection)
* Lewis E. Platt, Chairman and CEO, Boeing
* Edmund T. Pratt, Jr., CEO and Chairman Emeritus, Pfizer
* Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and CEO, Comcast Corporation
* John Sculley, Former CEO, Pepsi
* James S. Tisch, CEO, Loews Corporation
* Gary L. Wilson, Chairman and CEO, Northwest Airlines
* William Wrigley Jr, CEO, Wm. Wrigley Jr.
* Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
* Steven A. Cohen, Founder, SAC Capital Partners
* C. Robert Henrikson, Chairman, President and CEO, MetLife
* Vernon Hill, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Commerce Bank
* Peter Lynch, Vice Chairman, Fidelity
* Michael Milken, Inventor of the junk bond market
* Bill Miller, CEO, Legg Mason Capital Management
* Michael Moritz, Sequoia Capital
* John Neff, Chairman, Wellington Management
* Ronald Perelman, American investor and businessman.
* Frank Quattrone, Credit Suisse First Boston Technology Group
* Robert Wolf, President and CEO, UBS Investment Bank Americas
* Len Bosack, Co-founder, Cisco Systems
* Safra Catz, President and CFO, Oracle Corporation
* Elon Musk, Founder and CEO, Paypal
* Peter M. Nicholas, Founder, CEO and Chairman, Boston Scientific
* Lewis E. Platt, Former Chairman and CEO, Hewlett Packard
* James L. Vincent, Chairman and CEO of Biogen
* Harold W. McGraw III, Chairman and CEO, The McGraw-Hill Companies
* Donald Trump, Founder and CEO, Trump Organization
* J.D. Power III, Founder of marketing research firm J.D. Power & Associates.
$130K? A chance to speak with Warren Buffet? People pay more than that to his charity to have lunch with him every yr! I think I proved my point....(patting myself on the back)