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27 Jan 2020, 16:17
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Hi all!
Trying to decide and it's coming down to the wire so I figured I'll crowd source opinions. I'm deciding between a full-ride at Anderson vs. about a 50% scholarship at Kellogg. Overall cost differential is probably going to be around $80K.
My goal is to:
- Stay in LA: UCLA has the clear advantage here, much stronger network + the connections I make in the program will go a long way as most of Anderson students also stay on the West Coast (~45% took jobs in LA vs. 3% from Kellogg)
- Go into management consulting: Kellogg is a definite feeder into MBB. HOWEVER, my understanding is that the LA offices are much smaller and therefore, it's less of a consideration as opposed to if I were recruiting for, e.g. Chicago which would take many more people from Kellogg and Booth.
- My back up plan is likely to do some kind of LDP, my preferred industries are media/entertainment and potentially tech.
There is obviously also the consideration of 'brand name' - but to be honest I am not sure how much more Kellogg's prestige will matter in the long-run. I have not heard of people being turned down for roles just because they went to a T15 vs. M7 but I'm curious to know what others think.
Trying to decide and it's coming down to the wire so I figured I'll crowd source opinions. I'm deciding between a full-ride at Anderson vs. about a 50% scholarship at Kellogg. Overall cost differential is probably going to be around $80K.
My goal is to:
- Stay in LA: UCLA has the clear advantage here, much stronger network + the connections I make in the program will go a long way as most of Anderson students also stay on the West Coast (~45% took jobs in LA vs. 3% from Kellogg)
- Go into management consulting: Kellogg is a definite feeder into MBB. HOWEVER, my understanding is that the LA offices are much smaller and therefore, it's less of a consideration as opposed to if I were recruiting for, e.g. Chicago which would take many more people from Kellogg and Booth.
- My back up plan is likely to do some kind of LDP, my preferred industries are media/entertainment and potentially tech.
There is obviously also the consideration of 'brand name' - but to be honest I am not sure how much more Kellogg's prestige will matter in the long-run. I have not heard of people being turned down for roles just because they went to a T15 vs. M7 but I'm curious to know what others think.
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I think this comes down to how you value the different things you consider relative to each other. Of the things you listed, which of those is the most important? Is it LA and a smaller loan bill? Then UCLA is the winner.
If it’s your specific career goals Kellogg wins hands down in both of those industries.
I think the lack of alums in LA is mostly because students here don’t really want to go to LA not because they can’t get there. It’s not a popular location for grads like SF, Seattle, or Chicago. I know a couple of classmates who really wanted to be in LA and they had no problem making that happen.
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If it’s your specific career goals Kellogg wins hands down in both of those industries.
I think the lack of alums in LA is mostly because students here don’t really want to go to LA not because they can’t get there. It’s not a popular location for grads like SF, Seattle, or Chicago. I know a couple of classmates who really wanted to be in LA and they had no problem making that happen.
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