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Hi All,
Currently deciding between UT and UNC for MBA. Was admitted to both with no scholarship and open to relocate to either region. Leaning to UT because of Austin and family close by. Not entirely sure about industry I want to pursue after.
Any comments/opinions about the programs, your thoughts on the direction/brand of the programs or anything else would be greatly appreciated. I have seen quite a few negative posts about UNC career services. Is there any basis for these claims? UNC and UT employments reports look pretty similar. Need to decide in the next week or so. Thanks!
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Originally posted by MMDB on 01 Apr 2018, 09:00.
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MMDB wrote: Hi All,
Currently deciding between UT and UNC for MBA. Was admitted to both with no scholarship and open to relocated to either region. Leaning to UT because of Austin and family close by. Not entirely sure about industry I want to pursue after.
Any comments/opinions about the programs, your thoughts on the direction/brand of the programs or anything else would be greatly appreciated. I have seen quite a few negative posts about UNC career services. Is there any basis for these claims? UNC and UT employments reports look pretty similar. Need to decide in the next week or so. Thanks!
M UT Austin should be the easy pick here-better place to live in, better rankings, better reputation and brand of the program.
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hey MMDB , Congratulations for the two great admits. I would prefer picking McCombs here considering the close proximity to your family. Just a quick question: What are your post MBA goals? I have also heard similar things about UNC career services. So, I would prefer to remain as far as possible. Finally, Austin is an awesome place to live in. All the best 
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abhimahna : could you please provide sources where you read negative posts regarding UNCs career services. I am also deciding between UNC and McCombs. If for you McCombs is the choice, then, apart from family, what other factors play a role here? Any advice would be much appreciated. TIA
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UT Austin is more reputed than UNC. Also you'll have to do a lot of leg work at UNC as school is not proactive in providing opportunities via CMC.
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BadgerNeeraj wrote: abhimahna : could you please provide sources where you read negative posts regarding UNCs career services. I am also deciding between UNC and McCombs. If for you McCombs is the choice, then, apart from family, what other factors play a role here? Any advice would be much appreciated. TIA Hey BadgerNeeraj , Before I answer that question, could you please tell us more about your current profile and your short term and long tern goals. I cannot directly support McCombs over UNC without any facts. Thanks
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Hi BadgerNeerajI was the original poster of this thread. Nice to see the thoughts of others weighing the same options. I recently decided on UT. For me strength of program's specializations (UT ranks in top 20 for many specializations while UNC does not), job placement (for a regional school they send a lot of people out to Cali, which is a potential destination), new state of the art MBA building, and family swayed my decision in the direction of McCombs. Good luck on your decision! M
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abhimahna wrote: BadgerNeeraj wrote: abhimahna : could you please provide sources where you read negative posts regarding UNCs career services. I am also deciding between UNC and McCombs. If for you McCombs is the choice, then, apart from family, what other factors play a role here? Any advice would be much appreciated. TIA Hey BadgerNeeraj , Before I answer that question, could you please tell us more about your current profile and your short term and long tern goals. I cannot directly support McCombs over UNC without any facts. Thanks Hey abhimanha .. i am an Indian male engineer with nearly 7.5 years of exp in quasi-consulting, market research and analytics roles. Predominantly in market research and analytics. Have 4 years of international work exp. Now I am planning to transition into the management consulting side but I am open to Tech as well. That is why I am evaluating both UNC and McCombs.
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MMDB wrote: Hi BadgerNeerajI was the original poster of this thread. Nice to see the thoughts of others weighing the same options. I recently decided on UT. For me strength of program's specializations (UT ranks in top 20 for many specializations while UNC does not), job placement (for a regional school they send a lot of people out to Cali, which is a potential destination), new state of the art MBA building, and family swayed my decision in the direction of McCombs. Good luck on your decision! M Congarts for your decision. Actually, I would recommend McCombs as you did. One of the important is your network or family's connections. It maybe a good investment and could help in recruitment. So you have big school with high reputation and your network  Good luck
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BadgerNeeraj wrote: Hey abhimanha .. i am an Indian male engineer with nearly 7.5 years of exp in quasi-consulting, market research and analytics roles. Predominantly in market research and analytics. Have 4 years of international work exp. Now I am planning to transition into the management consulting side but I am open to Tech as well. That is why I am evaluating both UNC and McCombs. Hey BadgerNeeraj , Considering your goals and the kind of work ex you have, I would prefer McCombs over UNC for following reasons: 1. It is highly tech oriented. So, you will have more options for your Plan B in McCombs. 2. I believe McCombs has better consulting options due to its location maybe? 3. Austin is a beautiful place to live in. 4. I heard that CMC of UNC is not much supportive. So, again McCombs outweighs this point. Take your decision real quick and enjoy your Pre MBA life.  All the best
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I was accepted to both programs with money, my impression is that McCombs is a definite step up. I wasn't too impressed by UNC when I visited, and UT is a legitimate force in Texas since it is the best ranked program in a far more prosperous state than NC. That said I did not visit McCombs campus so I can't speak to that, but in your shoes I would take UT and it's not close IMO.
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