Part-time Kellogg vs FT Kelley with Full Consortium $$$

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I had thought I had made up my mind on business school, as I got a full fellowship from the consortium for Kelley covering all tuition, but I just found out that I also got into the part time MBA program at Kellogg.

1. I signed a lease in Bloomington and agreed to go with both Kelley and the Consortium, but have paid money to neither
2. Kellogg would probably take me 5 years vs. 2 at Kelley. I am 28.
3. I am okay with my job, but I work nonprofit and want to switch industries. They are will to pay half tuition, up to $4,000 a year, but that means that the rest would come out of pocket for me. I do not want to stay at this job long term and have a long commute back and forth to the city. 
4. I am marketing now and will be in school as well.

aalba005 · Answer

Go with the full ride to Kelley. Their job placement rates are quite good https://poetsandquants.com/2013/12/06/be ... acement/4/ with 95% of students with job offers 3 months after graduation. 5 years is a long long time to work in a job you do not want to stay at long term. Studies also show long frequent commutes are detrimental to your physical and mental health. NYT article https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/2 ... blogs&_r=0 half tuition up to $4,000 a year is not much. 5 years in that's $20,000 with remaining $80,000 of tuition out of your pocket. Going to Kelley with a full ride then graduating and getting the MBA pay bump post MBA will be a significant ROI improvement. By the time you graduate from Kellogg PT you would be 3 years out at Kelley and most likely been promoted once or twice already. Kelley also has been getting great reviews from students rated #1 for student satisfaction. https://poetsandquants.com/2013/12/20/ho ... isfaction/ Good luck on your decision.

mgg234 · Answer

I'm probably the biggest Kellogg fan-boy on this site, but I took think you should do Kelley. Quicker, cheaper, and will make career transition easier...really no reason to choose Kellogg in your case.

VoyagerII · Answer

Kellog is great as the guys have said, but 5 years is just too long. Even though Kellog is sweet, i think you should move forward with Kelley, cheaper and faster, plus as the guys said, its placement rates are very very nice.

I would say choose Kellog if you didn't want to change industries or if family issues prevented you from going to school full time. Why we don't like 5 years is that 1. expensive, 2. things a more likely to change in 5 years.

bloomaces · Answer

I went to Kellogg's admit night and I now know I am going to Kelley for sure. Thanks for the insights.

seekingmba123 · Answer

Why is that? What did you find out during admit night?

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bloomaces · Answer

Even their current students seemed to think Kelley, with a full scholarship, was a better idea. They were like, "that's a good school. That's a lot to give up."

Also, most traditional part-timers take 3.5-4 years, which for me just seems like a really long time.

I was also struck by the amazing jobs people already had starting their MBA and how supportive their employers sounded. Their situations just seemed night and day compared with mine.

So I'm good with my choice.

Part-time Kellogg vs FT Kelley with Full Consortium $$$

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