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Stanford MSx vs Kelley part-time MBA

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Kelley part-time MBA vs Stanford MSx Updated on: 24 Apr 2018, 20:36
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$128,400 tuition for a one-year program?!?! HOLY **** that is expensive. Stanford, you're great and all, but WTF?
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Kelley part-time MBA vs Stanford MSx Updated on: 19 Jun 2019, 08:52
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$128,400 tuition for a one-year program?!?! HOLY **** that is expensive. Stanford, you're great and all, but WTF?

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I would do a LinkedIn search for MSx grads and see how many are in VC. If there are hardly any, I would not do the program. Stanford MBA is highly affiliated with VC, but I don't know if the same is true for MSx. VC is very hard to break into full-time, and putting $180k towards it without a reasonable shot is not worth it.

As for Kelly, you're right that you could probably land an internship with enough hustle but it's rare that those turn into full-time offers. I don't see that experience being more beneficial to your resume than your current angel investing.

You should be considering a third option, neither school and focus on breaking in organically through networking.

Full disclosure, I work in PE not VC but GMAT Club doesn't have that as a WE option.
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I know personally at least one VC person from the former Sloan program that became MSx. I have a feeling it was a very attractive program for Bay Area VC folks looking to do a bit of soul searching and looking to take their career to the next level. My data is a bit dated but should be pretty accurate.

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I know personally at least one VC person from the former Sloan program that became MSx. I have a feeling it was a very attractive program for Bay Area VC folks looking to do a bit of soul searching and looking to take their career to the next level. My data is a bit dated but should be pretty accurate.

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bb makes a good point that I forgot to mention with the LinkedIn search. You also need to determine if the MSx folks in VC came from VC prior to the program. If that's the case, then it likely isn't a good option for breaking into VC.
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I know personally at least one VC person from the former Sloan program that became MSx. I have a feeling it was a very attractive program for Bay Area VC folks looking to do a bit of soul searching and looking to take their career to the next level. My data is a bit dated but should be pretty accurate.

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bb makes a good point that I forgot to mention with the LinkedIn search. You also need to determine if the MSx folks in VC came from VC prior to the program. If that's the case, then it likely isn't a good option for breaking into VC.
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I just looked up the person who I know was and still is after the program in the VC world but his LinkedIn profile gives nothing away that he is in VC, just his firm's name, so the LinkedIn approach may not be helpful looking by industry, instead I would recommend looking for companies based in Menlo Park.