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01 Jun 2014, 19:33
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I have admits from the CBS FT program and the Haas PT program. I am based in Silicon Valley, so Haas has the advantage of location.
I am not interested in a finance career post-MBA, but am definitely interested in exploring consulting and other international careers. Haas does provide part-time students with the same recruitment opportunities as FT students. But Columbia defly has a bigger brand-name, and possibly a wider network.
Inputs much appreciated.
I am not interested in a finance career post-MBA, but am definitely interested in exploring consulting and other international careers. Haas does provide part-time students with the same recruitment opportunities as FT students. But Columbia defly has a bigger brand-name, and possibly a wider network.
Inputs much appreciated.
02 Jun 2014, 07:48
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If you want to switch into Consulting, Columbia will be best as it's much easier for career switchers to get into consulting from Full-time programs. That said, of the Top-10 schools, Columbia is weakest in Consulting (or 2nd weakest, after Stern), and is still very much a finance school. If you want to stay in tech, Haas makes the most sense.
PT and FT life-style is MUCH different, as is the recruiting (even if you have access to the same resources...in actuality things turn out much different). So really decide whether you want 2 years of HUGE debt, but a more relaxed and fun experience, with higher salary increase. Or 3 years of a ton of stress and less shot at top jobs, but substantially less debt. Also, on average, the PT people have GMAT scores ~50 lower and much higher acceptance rates, so keep that in mind from a network perspective (at most programs there is minimal interactions between FT and PT people).
Personally, I'd never do a PT program because I wouldn't want to deal with 3 years of both work and school, and I want the traditional B-school experience (trips, EC's, not working for 2 years, formalized recruiting, etc). Your values may be different, there's no right and wrong answer, and it's something you need to decide for yourself.
PT and FT life-style is MUCH different, as is the recruiting (even if you have access to the same resources...in actuality things turn out much different). So really decide whether you want 2 years of HUGE debt, but a more relaxed and fun experience, with higher salary increase. Or 3 years of a ton of stress and less shot at top jobs, but substantially less debt. Also, on average, the PT people have GMAT scores ~50 lower and much higher acceptance rates, so keep that in mind from a network perspective (at most programs there is minimal interactions between FT and PT people).
Personally, I'd never do a PT program because I wouldn't want to deal with 3 years of both work and school, and I want the traditional B-school experience (trips, EC's, not working for 2 years, formalized recruiting, etc). Your values may be different, there's no right and wrong answer, and it's something you need to decide for yourself.
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I've been deciding between CBS FT and CBS EMBA (PT) for over 4 months, so I can definitely give you some feedback. Also today (June 2) is the deadline for CBS' second deposit.
I'm based in Philly and I've talked to 20+ FT students and 10+ EMBA students and attended a couple of class visits/admitted student events/happy hours/student organized conference, basically did my research. I'm also not interested in finance/investment, my career path has been in digital marketing/automotive and I'm also interested in consulting. I'm currently making about $120k so it was a tough decision for me.
I think if you are "interested in exploring consulting and other international careers", a full time program is a must. mgg234 explained the situation really nicely and it is a personal choice you have to make, to add a few more points that have not been brought up yet:
FT:
- meet amazing people from all over the world. In PT it's tough because it's mostly regional people. (For CBS it is mostly NYC finance type)
- must for job switchers into consulting/banking. (industries with clear recruiting structure)
PT:
- can still switch jobs but needs tons more individual efforts. But I've talked to many CBS EMBAs who switched into MBB/Google/Amazon. They are in the different track though.
- can still hang out with FT students if you have the time to be on campus a lot, most people don't.
- the percentage of your classmates who are not as committed as you is higher than FT.
- people are generally more tired/stressed.
- lots of people are sponsored.
I was extremely close to switch to EMBA (have all documents ready) but eventually thought/hope the FT experience would be worth the time/money investment. Best of luck and hope to see you on campus this August.
I'm based in Philly and I've talked to 20+ FT students and 10+ EMBA students and attended a couple of class visits/admitted student events/happy hours/student organized conference, basically did my research. I'm also not interested in finance/investment, my career path has been in digital marketing/automotive and I'm also interested in consulting. I'm currently making about $120k so it was a tough decision for me.
I think if you are "interested in exploring consulting and other international careers", a full time program is a must. mgg234 explained the situation really nicely and it is a personal choice you have to make, to add a few more points that have not been brought up yet:
FT:
- meet amazing people from all over the world. In PT it's tough because it's mostly regional people. (For CBS it is mostly NYC finance type)
- must for job switchers into consulting/banking. (industries with clear recruiting structure)
PT:
- can still switch jobs but needs tons more individual efforts. But I've talked to many CBS EMBAs who switched into MBB/Google/Amazon. They are in the different track though.
- can still hang out with FT students if you have the time to be on campus a lot, most people don't.
- the percentage of your classmates who are not as committed as you is higher than FT.
- people are generally more tired/stressed.
- lots of people are sponsored.
I was extremely close to switch to EMBA (have all documents ready) but eventually thought/hope the FT experience would be worth the time/money investment. Best of luck and hope to see you on campus this August.
