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03 Dec 2014, 05:37
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Hi All,
I'm planning to enroll to INSEAD class of Sept '16 (first choice)
But eventually I think of a plan B
Being European I'm not really looking into doing an MBA in Europe, while US schools for me are just out of league (at least the good ones)
So I naturally thought of Asia (HK and Singapore)
But eventually I recently thought also of Canada, even though there is no School with a quite good ranking.
Is Rotman an interesting option?
Please share your thoughts!
I'm planning to enroll to INSEAD class of Sept '16 (first choice)
But eventually I think of a plan B
Being European I'm not really looking into doing an MBA in Europe, while US schools for me are just out of league (at least the good ones)
So I naturally thought of Asia (HK and Singapore)
But eventually I recently thought also of Canada, even though there is no School with a quite good ranking.
Is Rotman an interesting option?
Please share your thoughts!
revul
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03 Dec 2014, 10:42
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INSEAD is a great school with a stellar reputation. Are you looking at strategic mgmt/consulting?
Careers from a HK school are a bit of a challenge given the language barrier and back home has the potential to be tricky (unless you spin it as 'I know china, hire me for your Chinese facing business'). It's no longer the case that Asian companies fall over themselves to hire a Caucasian educated in their region - they prefer native speakers who were educated overseas from what I've read. No first hand experience so take this with a grain of salt. CEIBs and HUKST have videos about this somewhere on their website or Youtube. I know nothing about Singaporean schools but did look at the whole China gig for myself and decided no.
Canadian schools are, in my opinion, somewhat 'meh' unless you're staying here after. If you do want to stay in Canada after then definitely look at them seriously and ignore the rankings (weak Canadian dollar vs. the USD is partially to blame, Canadian salaries are slightly lower as well which affects rankings, etc.).
Choices? I have spoken to 3 people about Schulich who spoke with mixed feelings about the program and interviewed a Schulich grad for my company and was unimpressed. There are people that rave about it but I just haven't met them. Rotman is predominately a 'finance school' but has a strong presence in Toronto... not so much outside of Canada. Ivey, Queen's, and Sauder are other good programs - in that order. One big strongpoint is the visa situation after FT school here, the downside is that for hyper competitive industries, firms will take a rank 15 and better US MBA grad looking to come back home over a Rotman/Schulich etc. grad... I've heard about this a lot for IB and Consulting to a lesser extent.
US 'mid top tier' such as Duke, Ross, Darden...basically Tepper and up in terms of rankings, might be options for you if you feel not competitive at the top US schools (M7+Tuck).
hope this opinion share helps.
03 Dec 2014, 11:24
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So, I have been a consultant for 4+ years now, so eventually I would look into a Strategy/Business Development position outside consultancy (I'm not keen on paying myself a MBA to then join McKinsey/BCG/Bain)
Thanks for the feedback on HK. I'm actually more and more convinced is not a good fit (also coming from Energy backgroun, HK is more finance related).
In terms of Canada I wouldn't mind staying there, but definetly I'm not 110% sure, from your email it seems it's kinda going to NUS, which eventually has a way better rank than any Canadian school... so easy choice for me.
US Schools are all too expensive for me,... and really don't see the advantage over NUS/NTU
Thanks for the feedback on HK. I'm actually more and more convinced is not a good fit (also coming from Energy backgroun, HK is more finance related).
In terms of Canada I wouldn't mind staying there, but definetly I'm not 110% sure, from your email it seems it's kinda going to NUS, which eventually has a way better rank than any Canadian school... so easy choice for me.
US Schools are all too expensive for me,... and really don't see the advantage over NUS/NTU
revul
