Kelley vs Foster
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26 Mar 2023, 12:14
I have been accepted into both programs as a Forté Fellow. I have received a 70% scholarship from Kelley + insurance and about 60% from Foster.
A little about my background - I am a chartered accountant (CPA equivalent) and I have worked in audit for 3 years and as a management consultant in finance for 3.3 years both the experiences are with Big 4 accounting firms.
I plan to pivot to FP&A and my industry of preference would be CPG and my backup would be strategy consulting in MBB.
I quite like Kelley's program overall, but the only issue is the location. I know Kelley places a lot of students in Chicago and has a lot of good CPG recruiters but International student Visa sponsorship may be an issue in this industry and there would be some amount of competition with good B schools in the area such as Chicago Booth and Ross. On the other hand Foster's program would give me access to a host of companies in Seattle but majorly in the tech space.
Given my background and aspirations, I'm not sure which one to go ahead with and it would be great if I could get a few suggestions around this.
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