atlmba2009 wrote:
ninkorn wrote:
If this is the case, why not go to Ross, Booth, or Kellogg? How is it better going to B-Level school like Wisconsin?
I think they are trying to make the point that people who may not be able to gain admission to Ross, Booth, Kellogg, or top b-schools in general, are not faring as badly now, relative to those who are graduating from top schools. I think most people would agree, all things being equal (expenses, career goals, regional preference, etc.), you are still better off going to the more prestigious schools.
The way I interpreted the article was more that people who attend top schools are more likely to want to go into banking or consulting, so the economy is making people rethink those plans. People who go to Rice or UW weren't expecting that dream job at Goldman or McKinsey, so there's been less disruption. From the article:
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Not that M.B.A. holders from the name-brand schools are going without work. With their first-choice jobs gone, they're finding there are plenty of smaller employers eager to hire them. They're just not starting careers as rich or as glamorous as they once expected. They're going to places they wouldn't have taken a second look at in the past.
It's not that the article is saying it's better to be at a tier 2 school than a tier 1 school, just that people from tier 2 schools are still getting jobs. I'm fairly sure if you go to Kellogg you will have no problem competing against the UW students for that brand management job at P&G or General Mills.