Anderson with 70k$ or Sloan without $

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Hello,

this is my first post and i need your help! I'm an International student with a strong background in Entrepreuneurship and a good background in technology. dream work: VC or/and business dev. in technology start ups in a early stage (Silicon Valley would be the best for the location) I'm really hesitating and not only for the money. I had a gd feeling with Anderson, and ...there is the money also! But sloan is Sloan! What would you do?

asimov · Answer

It’s a very tough choice, given what you want to do. Sloan is second to Stanford (maybe Haas) for what you want to do. It has great classes focusing on entrepreneurial, great start up competitions to get your ideas noticed, etc. While it prepares your well for the start up world, it also will saddle you with a huge debt, which will make it difficult for you to start your own business in the short term.

The two “dream work” in VC and bizdev in tech, will be hard at both schools. My opinion is that VC values relevant experience more than education. So it’ll be difficult to break in to a good VC with any meaningful work initial from both schools. For early stage tech start up in SV, I think the “recruiting” is a relationship business, since before funding, the start up are too strapped for cash to do anything else. While your odds of exposure to early stage tech start up is higher at Sloan, you might also have to work for equity. Given that $70K is making you think, I’m guessing you may not be in the financial situation to work for little or no pay.

Because of this, Anderson with $70K and Sloan are almost equal proposition for your goal.

Micah · Answer

UCLA has a strong reputation west coast and I would say the money plus wanting to work in CA would probably sway towards Anderson, especially if you had a good impression. You can't go wrong with either though.

finalist2 · Answer

Thank you for the answer!

hailmary · Answer

that "dream work" will be hard from either schools, even harder because you are an international applicant and start ups and VC firms don't have the resources to hire an international student (visa issues). Sloan is a much better school, domestically and internationally, so I think you got to go there.

Micah · Answer

I would say Haas wins against both, at least on the west coast. Just my opinion.

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urarunner2 · Answer

First off, congrats!

My first reaction about B-School choices is to always choose the best school, especially if the rankings aren't even close...regardless of $. That's because prestige/brand/alumni networks are very important. Companies/recruiters/the wider professional world will look at you differently based on what school you choose. Sorry but it's just how it is.

However, I understand that as a international student, funding is very important. With that in mind, you can negotiate with Admissions boards for more $. I know this sounds nerve racking but understand that the ball is in your court and schools are very protective about their yield. They WANT you to come to their school, so the power dynamic has definitely switched. Have a professional but frank conversation with Admissions then wait. Hopefully they should get back to you shortly.

Anderson with 70k$ or Sloan without $

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