KFG wrote:
My humble opinion:
If you're from SoCal, like SoCal and "plan to eventually settle" in SoCal, the diplomas and networks of the other schools you mentioned are not going to be as helpful to you as Marshall. The only other schools I'd consider in such a situation are Stanford, Anderson and Haas.
BTW, data from 2010 US News rankings:
UT: 3.45 GPA, 681 GMAT, 68.6% employed at grad
SC: 3.30 GPA, 690 GMAT, 65.9% employed at grad
Disclaimer: I'm attending the Marshall EMBA next year.
I agree with the above re: your long term goals and enjoyment of SoCal. Both of those are the exact reason I am going to McCombs (live in TX, want to work in TX, plan to be in TX). With respect to the GMAT, the OP was using the part-time numbers.