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Rice vs Simon vs Vanderbilt 18 Jan 2024, 03:17
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Hello all,

I am an international student, who has 5 years of experience working in sales and marketing (pharmaceutical industry).

After R1, I received offer from:
- Rice (60k scholarship): COA will be 140k
- Simon (57k scholarship): COA will be 100k
- Vanderbilt (34k scholarship): COA will be 170k

Which school should I choose? I would like to have a job in the US post MBA, ideally in Consulting.
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Rice vs Simon vs Vanderbilt 18 Jan 2024, 16:21
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What are the tuition fees across all three schools?

In my opinion, I will go with the school with the highest funding since they are not M7 to T15 schools.

Furthermore, since your preferred post-MBA industry is consulting, I would recommend that you consider Rice University. It is renowned as one of the best in the South, with a robust alumni network. You would also want to consider Texas because of the renaissance ongoing in Austin regarding consulting and tech companies opening regional offices there. Additionally, I know a few people who secured internships there. But, like I said, it is my own opinion.

I am aware that Vanderbilt is strong in operations around CPG and health, while Simon is known for finance and is also the first STEM-MBA-certified business school.

That said, keep in mind that these schools aren't typically target schools for MBB (McKinsey, Bain, and Boston Consulting Group).