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Some Questions... Updated on: 25 Nov 2009, 20:09
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Hello Alex,

I’ve been a silent observer of your posts for some time and have come to admire your straightforwardness. Here are some questions I've been mulling for a while:

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Looking forward to your candid remarks. Many thanks.
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To answer your questions:

(1) Stick to the GMAT. It's the test designed for b-schools. You're overthinking this too much.

(2) The MS programs are geared towards real estate development (i.e. working as a developer or for a property development company), whereas the MBA programs are geared towards real estate finance (working at a bank or a fund that invests in real estate). Of course there's overlap, but that's the main difference.
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Some Questions... Updated on: 27 Nov 2009, 11:32
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For Europe, it depends on what your career goals are.

For management consulting and investment banking, it's more or less the same as the US in terms of the top programs (plus INSEAD and LBS). For industry, it's more hit and miss and also varies by country. The UK seems to be pretty familiar with MBA graduates (as that is where the majority of MBA grads in Europe will cluster anyhow - in London, as that is where a lot or even most of the MBA job opportunities will be).

Keep in mind that the MBA is an American-driven phenomenon, and when you're talking about European industry/business, there's already a self-perpetuating system of prestige and patronage that is centuries old. For example, in France there's the Grande Ecoles (which tends to self-select the rich and privileged - who then end up taking up the plum jobs in France). Or even the UK with Oxford and Cambridge (not their MBA programs, but their colleges) which also traditionally self-select the rich and privileged who then end up taking the plum positions across many industries.
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Thanks Alex. You're great at what you do.