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Learn what truly sets the UC Riverside MBA apart and how it helps in your professional growth
martie11
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Concentration: Strategy, Entrepreneurship
Schools: Fuqua '14 (M)
13 Oct 2010, 11:14
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Hello,
I'd like to put this out there...what is more important in advancing your career, the strength of a schoool's reputation or the 'strength' of the alumni network?
(For those that will rip this question apart, assume that "strength of the alumni network" refers to the % of alumni that contribute back to the school post graduation).
For example, comparing Tuck and Kellogg/Booth/etc. (put aside "personal fit"), which do you think would be better for your career? Where, Kellogg is (generally) accepted as > reptuation, but Tuck is (generally) accepted as > in strength of alumni network.
Interestd in your viewpoints...cheers.
[ Yes, I know that Kellogg/Booth/etc have a greater Alumni base, but that isn't the questoin
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I'd like to put this out there...what is more important in advancing your career, the strength of a schoool's reputation or the 'strength' of the alumni network?
(For those that will rip this question apart, assume that "strength of the alumni network" refers to the % of alumni that contribute back to the school post graduation).
For example, comparing Tuck and Kellogg/Booth/etc. (put aside "personal fit"), which do you think would be better for your career? Where, Kellogg is (generally) accepted as > reptuation, but Tuck is (generally) accepted as > in strength of alumni network.
Interestd in your viewpoints...cheers.
[ Yes, I know that Kellogg/Booth/etc have a greater Alumni base, but that isn't the questoin
] 
13 Oct 2010, 16:10
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It depends on the industry you want to go in. In general, the school's reputation in a certain industry will depend on the strength of the alumni network in it in terms of how many people are there and how organized they are in pushing for their school. Chicago has sent many people into finance, who then push for their school before HR come recruiting season - that's how a school becomes a 'core' for recruiting. I would say that the difference between Tuck and Kellogg in terms of reputation is minimal when it comes to advancing your career. The same goes for the strength of the alumni networks. I just think you should look at the difference in alumni networks between these schools more in terms of people who are in your target industry rather than overall strength.
14 Oct 2010, 06:32
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The alumni connection is a strange one - if it really works well, it is great. It operates way beyond the time that anyone truly cares that you have an MBA.
That said, I don't think any alumni networks are as strong as claimed.
That said, I don't think any alumni networks are as strong as claimed.
