MBS vs UT Dallas

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Hello All,

I have received admit from MBS(Mancheter business school) and UT Dallas, but unable to decide which one to join.

MBS:
Pros: Good curriculum. Great alumni network. Good in Finance.
Cons: high tuitions. Post-study work visa is just three months, so difficult to find a good job, even though you find one, employers are not ready to sponsor you cuz of strict visa norms for non-eu immigrants (yes, students are considered as immigrants in UK...very unwelcoming)

https://www.businessbecause.com/news/mba ... ng-jobs-uk

UT Dallas:
Pros: 16 months(including internship period). Small class size (about 60 students). Low tuition.Location in the fourth largest metro area in the U.S.
Cons: Relatively new. Doubt the placement statics.

Unable to decide between two....Please help.

daviesj · Answer

It will be of great help if you just select from two options, the one that you think is the wisest choice.

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gcb09173 · Answer

This is a really tough one for anyone to recommend between as both are less known globally.

You would probably be better choosing location - Texas in the US or the UK.

Visas will likely be a hurdle to clear in both. Final point - Manchester can get quite chilly - I voted MBS but you might prefer the warmth in Dallas.

daviesj · Answer

Thanks for the reply....but m still confused as to which one to choose

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daviesj · Answer

anyone?

dontquixote · Answer

I think you should go to Manchester..

My reasons are different though.

The amount of life experience you will learn at manchester is going to help you and influence you in the ways that is not possible from going to a program in Texas.

You will grow as a person and gain new perspectives. for that I think you should go to Manchester

nave · Answer

Hey, have you made up your mind yet? Sorry I am late to the discussion (been busy with internship apps, exams etc).

I don't know anything about UT so my advice would be a bit biased, but I would recommend Manchester mainly because of its strong industry links and also it's programme structure: you will work for 3 different industry clients as a MBA consultant, all as part of the MBA programme + internship + potential exchange (has some good partner schools to choose from).

Just to give you a flavour of my journey so far at MBS - I worked for NHS last term, now I have just started working for KPMG on a finance related project and then I will be spending my summer in Canary Wharf at Citi. (FYI, my background is not finance, I was an engineer prior to mba)

Hope this helps. If you decide to come to Manchester, see you here in a few months time.

Cheers

p.s. regarding UK visa regulations 
- They do not really matter much if you get a job in any of the big organisations (there are a few exceptions such as Pharma companies who don't sponsor work visas). Most of my classmates who are interning this summer in London are from outside EU and these MBA internships convert to full time with visa sponsored for you. 
- Your student visa allows you to do an internship, and even if the internship does not convert to a full time offer, you can leverage that as UK experience when you hunt for full time jobs after MBA.
- The main issue for you will be that you can't target some of the boutique firms who won't sponsor work visa mainly because they don't understand the visa regulations (i.e. they usually don't have the HR and legal resources to allocate to deal with visa issues). Having said that, you can try to convince some of these boutiques to help you (I know one of my classmate from Egypt got an internship, which potentially converts to full time offer, at a boutique consulting firm)

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