Applicants don't want to hear this but it's extremely important. Being cheap can fatally jeopardize your purpose for the MBA in the first place.
A lot of people are attracted to one year MBA programs for the cost but fail to recognize how vital it is to be part of a summer associate program/pipeline.
This is an absolute requirement for getting into investment banking, along with most other finance functions.
And I am going to say that your odds of pivoting into consulting are pretty dim in today's market without first being a summer associate. These are the words of a former client who is an MBB Principal.
Please keep this in mind when you apply to IMD, INSEAD August intake, Oxford, Cambridge, IE, HKUST and Ivey.
The most expensive program is the one that handicaps your chances of getting the job you wanted in the first place.