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falleninadream
Joined: 11 Apr 2013
Last visit: 03 May 2015
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Location: France
Concentration: General Management, Entrepreneurship
GMAT 1: 670 Q46 V36
GPA: 3.16
WE:Information Technology (Insurance)
07 Aug 2013, 06:53
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Hello Everybody,
After I went through the whole "lets get an mba" application process, i now find myself at the crucial choice moment and i would love to get some objective insights !
I was recently accepted to HEC, IE and Imperial for their international MBA's, I am a French/Lebanese/Moroccan IT engineer, I studied and worked in Paris, and my goal is to create a start up that will provide marketing services through web platforms.
While i have already crossed-off the imperial college, i have been been changing my mind a LOT between HEC and IE (I also regularly ask myself if an MBA is a good thing). I now only have a few more days to decide and i am trying to make the most rational choice. Some help would be greatly appreciated !
To sum up, here are the pros and cons i have weighted until now:
HEC paris:
- duration of 16 months, so a bit more time to ingest all the new knowledge
- Bigger campus and smaller class size (200) but located in Jouy en Josas so not really in Paris
- Great for marketing
- New mba curriculum since last year developed following the intervention of Bain & co
- Strong network in France
IE :
- duration of 13 months
- Great location in Madrid, but smaller campus and bigger class size (more than 400)
- Great for entrepreneurship
- Rankings usually place it higher
- Could learn a new language and gain perspective from spending over a year in a different country
In terms of diversity, both seem to be quite good. I know its a lot of data but i keep on changing my mind, so i though the objective point of view that you might have could help !
Thanx a lot
After I went through the whole "lets get an mba" application process, i now find myself at the crucial choice moment and i would love to get some objective insights !
I was recently accepted to HEC, IE and Imperial for their international MBA's, I am a French/Lebanese/Moroccan IT engineer, I studied and worked in Paris, and my goal is to create a start up that will provide marketing services through web platforms.
While i have already crossed-off the imperial college, i have been been changing my mind a LOT between HEC and IE (I also regularly ask myself if an MBA is a good thing). I now only have a few more days to decide and i am trying to make the most rational choice. Some help would be greatly appreciated !
To sum up, here are the pros and cons i have weighted until now:
HEC paris:
- duration of 16 months, so a bit more time to ingest all the new knowledge
- Bigger campus and smaller class size (200) but located in Jouy en Josas so not really in Paris
- Great for marketing
- New mba curriculum since last year developed following the intervention of Bain & co
- Strong network in France
IE :
- duration of 13 months
- Great location in Madrid, but smaller campus and bigger class size (more than 400)
- Great for entrepreneurship
- Rankings usually place it higher
- Could learn a new language and gain perspective from spending over a year in a different country
In terms of diversity, both seem to be quite good. I know its a lot of data but i keep on changing my mind, so i though the objective point of view that you might have could help !
Thanx a lot
09 Aug 2013, 10:50
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Hi, falleninadream.
I earned a MSc degree at HEC, but it was common knowledge at the time (2010) that the MBA students were experiencing some difficulty finding employment. HEC's reputation primarely comes from the Grand Ecole program, as well as the Finance-focused degrees. The MBA program, at least a few years ago, was still a work in progress. Perhaps the new curriculum, which you mentioned, has made a difference.
An HEC MBA is (arguably) comparable to a Spanish MBA, so it might make more sense to stick with a French degree in your case, as your personal history, work experience, and network are France-related. It's always good to expand one's network and cultural exposure, of course, and you can accompish that with any of the Spanish MBA programs, but I'm not sure whether that plays to your strengths at this stage of your career.
Hope this helps!
I earned a MSc degree at HEC, but it was common knowledge at the time (2010) that the MBA students were experiencing some difficulty finding employment. HEC's reputation primarely comes from the Grand Ecole program, as well as the Finance-focused degrees. The MBA program, at least a few years ago, was still a work in progress. Perhaps the new curriculum, which you mentioned, has made a difference.
An HEC MBA is (arguably) comparable to a Spanish MBA, so it might make more sense to stick with a French degree in your case, as your personal history, work experience, and network are France-related. It's always good to expand one's network and cultural exposure, of course, and you can accompish that with any of the Spanish MBA programs, but I'm not sure whether that plays to your strengths at this stage of your career.
Hope this helps!
falleninadream
Joined: 11 Apr 2013
Last visit: 03 May 2015
Posts: 8
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Location: France
Concentration: General Management, Entrepreneurship
GMAT 1: 670 Q46 V36
GPA: 3.16
WE:Information Technology (Insurance)
09 Aug 2013, 15:43
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Hi BM,
Of course it helps ! I'm grateful for any insights
So to sum up, HEC's MBA is not that well considered but you would still go for it ?
Of course it helps ! I'm grateful for any insights
So to sum up, HEC's MBA is not that well considered but you would still go for it ?
