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13 Jan 2015, 10:11
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Hi everyone,
My background is 6 years at a major oil company with Liberal Arts undergrad going to be a sort of career switcher aiming towards marketing/brand management at a CPG post MBA. During that wait time between submitting applications for R1 and decision time I continued to talk with schools specifically European schools and got a lot of interest from UCD Dublin, the MBA admissions manager has followed up with a lot sent me links to things I am interested outside of education and work that I could do in Ireland. I had a meeting with the MBA admissions manager and an alum to talk about the school. If the school was in the US I probably would not have had a second thought about it as its rankings aren't great, and has very little if any reputation in the US. I have no experience in Europe and this might be my last opportunity to get that. My grandmother is from Ireland so that gives Dublin a sort of draw but I am not sure if it is worth giving up what I could get from a big name school in the US.
To sum it up:
Johnson: Highly ranked, great alumni network, marketing specialty, name recognition but no scholarship
Smurfit: Triple Accredited, top 100 in the world although much lower ranked than Johnson, offering a potential full scholarship
I have the ability to get Irish citizenship through my grandmother so visa requirements for living/working in Ireland are not an issue.
Let me know your thoughts.
My background is 6 years at a major oil company with Liberal Arts undergrad going to be a sort of career switcher aiming towards marketing/brand management at a CPG post MBA. During that wait time between submitting applications for R1 and decision time I continued to talk with schools specifically European schools and got a lot of interest from UCD Dublin, the MBA admissions manager has followed up with a lot sent me links to things I am interested outside of education and work that I could do in Ireland. I had a meeting with the MBA admissions manager and an alum to talk about the school. If the school was in the US I probably would not have had a second thought about it as its rankings aren't great, and has very little if any reputation in the US. I have no experience in Europe and this might be my last opportunity to get that. My grandmother is from Ireland so that gives Dublin a sort of draw but I am not sure if it is worth giving up what I could get from a big name school in the US.
To sum it up:
Johnson: Highly ranked, great alumni network, marketing specialty, name recognition but no scholarship
Smurfit: Triple Accredited, top 100 in the world although much lower ranked than Johnson, offering a potential full scholarship
I have the ability to get Irish citizenship through my grandmother so visa requirements for living/working in Ireland are not an issue.
Let me know your thoughts.
13 Jan 2015, 10:35
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UCD is a solid university but its not a powerhouse business school.
Its going to be of limited support if you are looking to work across Europe outside of Ireland - Smurfit MBA is little known in the UK etc. Classmates will be of a more interesting background at Johnson - look at average GMAT scores and the cost of the program (its probably about half the cost at Smurfit even before scholarships indicating the level of demand)
The two year program at Johnson will also let you do internships in marketing/brand management - given your a career switcher that could be incredibly important which you wouldn't get at Smurfit.
If you can get citizenship then an Ivy league school on your CV will be great, you wouldn't have too much difficulty finding work in Europe with that background. If you find a way to afford Johnson, then definitely worth taking that.
Its going to be of limited support if you are looking to work across Europe outside of Ireland - Smurfit MBA is little known in the UK etc. Classmates will be of a more interesting background at Johnson - look at average GMAT scores and the cost of the program (its probably about half the cost at Smurfit even before scholarships indicating the level of demand)
The two year program at Johnson will also let you do internships in marketing/brand management - given your a career switcher that could be incredibly important which you wouldn't get at Smurfit.
If you can get citizenship then an Ivy league school on your CV will be great, you wouldn't have too much difficulty finding work in Europe with that background. If you find a way to afford Johnson, then definitely worth taking that.
13 Jan 2015, 11:20
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Thanks. The prestige of Smurfit is definitely a concern. Glad to hear a European prospective as I did not know how UCD was viewed outside of US and Ireland.
