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Calling all USC Marshall Fall 2008 Applicants 08 Nov 2007, 13:07
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I couldn't find a thread for USC Marshall, so....here it is! :-D

Anyone else out there applying to Marshall? R1 deadline is coming up (December 1).
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Calling all USC Marshall Fall 2008 Applicants 08 Nov 2007, 18:19
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Did you do any school visits???...What program are you looking for at USC?
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i'm applying to their full time 2-year MBA program. no, i haven't visited the school. not sure if i will have time to do so before the R1 deadline. i am scheduled for a phone interview with a student ambassador next week though.

how about you? are you applying to marshall as well? if so, what program?
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Calling all USC Marshall Fall 2008 Applicants 09 Nov 2007, 11:59
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graduated from USC - took some mba courses at Marshall...

Their real estate program is very good.. rest all are so so.. if u r planningto go into general management, its a good school...

if u r concentrating in finance, entrepreneurship, VC.. not the school to choose...

gets overlooked by most companies...

the school also has too much of the usc football brand image thrust upon it..
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graduated from USC - took some mba courses at Marshall...

Their real estate program is very good.. rest all are so so.. if u r planningto go into general management, its a good school...

if u r concentrating in finance, entrepreneurship, VC.. not the school to choose...

gets overlooked by most companies...

the school also has too much of the usc football brand image thrust upon it..
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So you wouldn't recommend it for people who want to go into IB/MC right?

Just curious, what do you mean by the football thing?
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No..
IB/MC companies do not come to USC.. max. 1 - 2 companies show up.. so I would not recommend you to pursue USC if finance is your end goal.

the school's football program, being a top selling point..the same attitude is thrust by the b-school..

instead of stressing on the b-school's program..more focus is put on usc in general and the belief that the brand name usc is enuf to land u a job....

holds good for LA/OC and southern california region....not anywhere else
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IB/MC companies do not come to USC.. max. 1 - 2 companies show up.. so I would not recommend you to pursue USC if finance is your end goal.

the school's football program, being a top selling point..the same attitude is thrust by the b-school..

instead of stressing on the b-school's program..more focus is put on usc in general and the belief that the brand name usc is enuf to land u a job....

holds good for LA/OC and southern california region....not anywhere else
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very interesting....wow coming from a alum too...i was gonna apply to SC as backup, but probably not. I figured there's just no guarantee that I can land a good paying job out of there.
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I figured there's just no guarantee that I can land a good paying job out of there.
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There's no guarantee of getting a job out of any school. Just different probabilities, that's all.
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I figured there's just no guarantee that I can land a good paying job out of there.

There's no guarantee of getting a job out of any school. Just different probabilities, that's all.
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I don't really agree with that. At the top schools a high-paying job is pretty much guaranteed.
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Not sure if anyone else has heard anything yet, but I just got an invite for an interview this afternoon from USC! They said they will be interviewing candidates on campus Monday through Friday beginning this week. I submitted my application October 31st for the Early Round. Hopefully more invites are going out as we speak! Best of luck!
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Not sure if anyone else has heard anything yet, but I just got an invite for an interview this afternoon from USC! They said they will be interviewing candidates on campus Monday through Friday beginning this week. I submitted my application October 31st for the Early Round. Hopefully more invites are going out as we speak! Best of luck!
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congrats and good luck red!! i was going to shoot for R1, but i got too busy preparing for other interviews and apps. now i'm going for R2. please let us know how your interview goes! :)
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I don't really agree with that. At the top schools a high-paying job is pretty much guaranteed.
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I don't feel that way. Although I'd have to wait until next year to have some first-hand knowledge of how it turned out.

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congrats red_s4! you're just getting the love from the SoCal schools eh?

When is your UCLA interview?

Anyway, I was thinking of USC, but the lack of international/national recognition and it's weakness in entrepreneurship kind of turned me off.
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I don't really agree with that. At the top schools a high-paying job is pretty much guaranteed.

I don't feel that way. Although I'd have to wait until next year to have some first-hand knowledge of how it turned out.

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Well, we can agree to disagree. I'd say 99% of the people out there will agree with me tho. There is a reason people want to go to the top schools.
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I would probably have to agree with aceman and the others here. If you graduate from an M7, especially H/S/W, unless you are extremely picky yourself, or want to get into a field that's very obscure, you pretty much have a guaranteed good job. This is, of course, assuming that you did work somewhat hard and made all the connections/networking necessary and didn't just tank the interviews. :)
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Calling all USC Marshall Fall 2008 Applicants Updated on: 06 Dec 2007, 13:49
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congrats red_s4! you're just getting the love from the SoCal schools eh?

When is your UCLA interview?

Anyway, I was thinking of USC, but the lack of international/national recognition and it's weakness in entrepreneurship kind of turned me off.
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My UCLA interview is actually this Thursday so hopefully it will go well. As for USC, I had/have some concerns as well. It is my "safety school" for now because it just doesn't seem to open the same doors that a top school does.
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I will interview next Tuesday, giving me this weekend to prepare (been on business travel all week so far). I hope it goes well, and I'm just praying UCLA gives us a decision before Xmas!
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Calling all USC Marshall Fall 2008 Applicants 10 Dec 2007, 16:51
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Am I retarded or something? I can't seem to locate the essay questions for USC. I signed up for the application and I searched through the whole thing and I can't find the questions!!! Does anyone know where they are?
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Am I retarded or something? I can't seem to locate the essay questions for USC. I signed up for the application and I searched through the whole thing and I can't find the questions!!! Does anyone know where they are?
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Kat,

If you are in the application, go to downloadable forms, then Essays:Marshall MBA Program


You applying for Rd2?

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Question: Marshall's hard copy rec form is a generic one for all their graduate programs, is that correct?

Thanks.
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