Rotman vs Broad vs Fisher

Choices I have -> Rotman,Tepper and Fisher.All of them are fabulous B-schools.(Notice I haven't included Broad)It boils down to these 4 categories-->


Category 1--> "Sheer Brand Value" :-
Rotman => The Best Canadian program.
Are Tepper or fisher the best MBA program in the US? Nopes.
Preference -> ROTMAN>>>>>>>>>Tepper>>>Fisher

Personal exercise recommended => Imagine yourself having a drink with one of recruiting managers of your dream job.What you would rather tell him?
I did my MBA from the best freaking MBA program in Canada.
OR I did my MBA from Tepper/fisher.Both of which are fairly regional schools.I am not sure people outside the US would recognise Fisher.


Category 2 -->"Chances of landing into my Dream position"
Speaking strictly from Supply chain and logistics standpoint => Fisher is fabulous.However,You say you don't want to close doors onto MBB and are interested in Supply chain too.
I am not sure that Fisher will be help you do that.
Tepper on the other hand will be definitely helpful for MBB goals but with supply chain and logistics I am not sure.Plus it is pretty expensive (more on this later)
On the other hand we have a MBA program which fulfils both the purposes.
Rotman -> Being the best MBA program it is a recruiting Powerhouse in MBB and pretty much every post MBA trajectory.


Preference =>Rotman>>>>>Fisher >Tepper

Category 3) --> "Money/Financial aid"-->
There is nothing great than graduating debt free.Or if I were sure to live in the US => I would not look beyond Fisher.
Preference => Fisher >>Rotman>>>>>>Tepper


Category 4)-->" ROI"-->
This would have been probably the most important category for me.

H1-B in the US is in a BIG BIG mess.
MBA isn't classified under stem(apart from a few MBA's)
So we are only allowed an OPT of 12 months after which we need a visa to stay and work in the US.
Ask yourself -> Do you really want to spend 2 years in the US and make a huge investment only to return with a huge debt and the worst thing would be paying that debt in your Brazilian currency.
And we are not even taking into account the time it would take to find that dream Job in your own country.

You might argue that Fisher is costing you no money.
Fair enough.
If you were a entrepreneur not looking to work in the US I would have said Fisher without even thinking for a split second.
The point is you are not.
You are looking to work in the country where you would be doing your MBA .
So the "Job prospects are extremely important to you.

So what are current Tepper students saying about the whole H1-B mess?

Here is a quote from one of the GMAT-clubbers( https://gmatclub.com/forum/members/member-317322.html ) who is currently studying at Tepper-->






Do yourself a favour -> Read this entire thread=--> https://gmatclub.com/forum/h-1b-visa-ch ... 84-20.html

After trump has taken over => A lot of companies are on a "HIRING FREEZE" until the situation normalises again.Although I must confess, nobody knows what normal is anymore.
On the other hand Canada's policies are known to welcome immigrants.
These links weren't to scare you off or anything.But as I said -> You are someone who has an option.
The option of going to the Best Canadian MBA program.
Why would you look otherwise.


So I am sorry to CMU --> But between much secured Canadian ROI prospects, I am very happy to dish you off.

Preference ==> ROTMAN>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Fisher>>>>>>>Tepper