adiace wrote:
Hey gang,
Need some advice. I am an international student from India (730/5yrs WEx - Marketing) and have received $$$ from both IU Kelley and ND. I also have admits from UT McCombs and UVA Darden but without any schol.
ND has given me a better scholarship package than Kelley (~10K/yr more). I know that IU Kelley is the better school, but as an international student, I know its going to be a struggle regardless of where I go and maybe reducing my debt should be the priority.
I know the basic advantages of both schools..
ND -
Closer to Chicago
Tight network
A recent big endowment (makes it easier to get more $$, once admission season is over)
IU-
Strong Marketing program (but Marketing jobs are not easy to bag for international students)
Better Ranking / Recognition
Strong clout in Indianapolis
Please let me know what you guys think...
I think it is debatable that Kelley is really the better school. Obviously, from your list UVA is top dog in the business world (though primarily for consulting); however once you get outside of the circle of people who stare at the business school rankings, ND and UT have the best name recognition of the group - by far. Also "tight network" doesn't do it for ND; their alumni network is one of the 5 strongest in the world, along with the likes of Harvard, Princeton, Yale... IU's recognition is in no way superior to ND; save perhaps in some marketing circles. My opinion would be that unless you want to work in Indy, IU is not worth 10k a year more than ND. But, congrats on having such a difficult (yet good) choice to make.