thebdouglas wrote:
Thanks for the response. A big part of the issue for me is the post grad career prospects. I would like to move into consulting while exploring entrepreneurial ventures. The GSB offers an unparalleled entrepreneurial focus, but will also allow me to transition into a consulting position at a top notch company and thus continue my learning and growth while there.
Anderson obviously does not have as much access to the top consulting firms but does place grads there....for me it comes down to whether I feel my career prospects will be hurt enough to counteract the $$$ (btw it is $60K). I feel the GSB would more than make up the difference $$, but also leave me in a position to really pursue my passion. Sloan and Haas are both great. Sloan has a great focus on entrepreneurship and Haas has a great setup for picking up great consulting skills, but with what I am looking at doing it is difficult to say if either will suit me better (the GSB is the only one I have fallen love with).
The tipping point for me may be location...love California and would like to work there afterwards, so building my network in California while in school does appeal to me.
I will still pursue all the WL schools, but also want to have an idea of what I could be getting into @ Anderson vs other schools I am still considering. Another peril of the B school process.
Wow 60k is good
.... But you can recover 60k with GSB is no time. Since GSB is your dream school, you should definitely go ahead and join. Do not bother scholarships.
Anderson with 60k and haas without $$ is a tough choice. Unless you are not financially weak, you should consider the school with better post grad value.
In my case I would have chosen anderson over haas, because of financial problems. But if u can manage fee and you think Haas can provide u better future- go ahead. You do not want to end up in a situation in which u study at anderson but your heart lies somewhere else.
I think your priority LIST is GSB, Haas, Sloan, Anderson. But the scholarship made the anderson's place unstable.