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darkrise0987
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Joined: 16 Nov 2021
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Location: Brazil
Schools: Fisher (A) Simon '24 (A) McDonough '24 (WL) Kenan-Flagler '24 (A) Fuqua '24 (D) Tepper '24 (WL) Owen '24 (A) Ross '24 (WL)
GRE 1: Q160 V155
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Schools: Fisher (A) Simon '24 (A) McDonough '24 (WL) Kenan-Flagler '24 (A) Fuqua '24 (D) Tepper '24 (WL) Owen '24 (A) Ross '24 (WL)
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23 Mar 2022, 12:19
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Current post-mba goal: PM tech or tech operations (mostly supply chain/program management execution)
Current background: engineer at manufacturing; system implementation background; PMP certification
I have been admitted to UNC Kenan-Flagler (no scholarship), Vanderbilt Owen (40k scholarship - prospanica fellowship) and Rochester Simon (80k scholarship)
I am assessing these three schools outcomes and trying to identify what would be the best given my post-MBA goals.
Location is not a huge factor but I’m moving with my SO and would prefer a more vibrant city.
Simon is a T30 school but has great outcomes (Average TC 155k) and places where I want to be post MBA (MSFT/Amazon).
Owen seems that I would need to self navigate the Tech track, but places well at Amazon (Nashville HQ/Seattle) and I saw some folks at Microsoft.
KF places ok in tech (saw some folks at Meta/Google), but it would depend on how successful I’d be in negotiation scholarship. Kinda worried about paying sticker there as an international.
In summary:
Simon T30 - 80k scholarship
Owen T25 - 40k scholarship
Kenan-Flagler T20 - sticker
What would you recommend?
Current background: engineer at manufacturing; system implementation background; PMP certification
I have been admitted to UNC Kenan-Flagler (no scholarship), Vanderbilt Owen (40k scholarship - prospanica fellowship) and Rochester Simon (80k scholarship)
I am assessing these three schools outcomes and trying to identify what would be the best given my post-MBA goals.
Location is not a huge factor but I’m moving with my SO and would prefer a more vibrant city.
Simon is a T30 school but has great outcomes (Average TC 155k) and places where I want to be post MBA (MSFT/Amazon).
Owen seems that I would need to self navigate the Tech track, but places well at Amazon (Nashville HQ/Seattle) and I saw some folks at Microsoft.
KF places ok in tech (saw some folks at Meta/Google), but it would depend on how successful I’d be in negotiation scholarship. Kinda worried about paying sticker there as an international.
In summary:
Simon T30 - 80k scholarship
Owen T25 - 40k scholarship
Kenan-Flagler T20 - sticker
What would you recommend?
23 Mar 2022, 12:31
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Congratulations on your admits!
Not looking at things like quality of life, I almost feel like it’s a choice between Simon and UNC.
You and see has a stronger brand than Vanderbilt and Simon is a better value than Vanderbilt…
For supply chain management, this is not a sexy track, which is great because it reduces competition for the jobs and logistics and supply chain are becoming more and more important. Good market all you want but if you don’t have a product to sell, what’s the point. Supply chain also has its own set of rankings and kind of relationships that is different from the overall more sexy US news rankings. What I would want to know, is how much the program helps you get your foot in the door and if they have existing recruiting programs into Amazon and places like that. If there is an existing placement program then it’s awesome. At the same time, if it’s just people getting into Amazon by their own wits, that it’s not a complement to the program really and you could get in by your own words from any other… Plus get additional benefits. Unfortunately I do not know these facts about Simon. I’m not sure if you have heard anything from talking to current students.
I would also say that you will see a lot of glowing employment reports from every business school in the next few months. Employment market has been tight as you are aware and employers have been hiring people from all kinds of business schools. Some thing that was unthinkable a few years ago, now seems to be happening at the top 30 program. As long as there’s a labor shortage, this trend will continue and will almost negate the value of the brand. The brand value really shines during the contraction and recession when jobs a few especially the good ones are hard to find, that is when the brand comes in to play more.
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Not looking at things like quality of life, I almost feel like it’s a choice between Simon and UNC.
You and see has a stronger brand than Vanderbilt and Simon is a better value than Vanderbilt…
For supply chain management, this is not a sexy track, which is great because it reduces competition for the jobs and logistics and supply chain are becoming more and more important. Good market all you want but if you don’t have a product to sell, what’s the point. Supply chain also has its own set of rankings and kind of relationships that is different from the overall more sexy US news rankings. What I would want to know, is how much the program helps you get your foot in the door and if they have existing recruiting programs into Amazon and places like that. If there is an existing placement program then it’s awesome. At the same time, if it’s just people getting into Amazon by their own wits, that it’s not a complement to the program really and you could get in by your own words from any other… Plus get additional benefits. Unfortunately I do not know these facts about Simon. I’m not sure if you have heard anything from talking to current students.
I would also say that you will see a lot of glowing employment reports from every business school in the next few months. Employment market has been tight as you are aware and employers have been hiring people from all kinds of business schools. Some thing that was unthinkable a few years ago, now seems to be happening at the top 30 program. As long as there’s a labor shortage, this trend will continue and will almost negate the value of the brand. The brand value really shines during the contraction and recession when jobs a few especially the good ones are hard to find, that is when the brand comes in to play more.
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