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ISB vs GWU with $$ vs Penn state Smeal with $ 21 Apr 2016, 22:55
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Hi,

I have offers from ISB with no scholarship, Penn state with 15k USD and GWU with 60K USD.
I am an Indian and looking for marketing careers.

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ISB vs GWU with $$ vs Penn state Smeal with $ 21 Apr 2016, 23:13
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Hi,

I have offers from ISB with no scholarship, Penn state with 15k USD and GWU with 60K USD.
I am an Indian and looking for marketing careers.

Please guide.
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Hi ashishr151,

ISB session has already started right? If that is so and you have joined ISB, it might be wasting a lot of money if you leave ISB and I would not recommend that.
On the other hand if you have still not joined, then read on.

Which school to chose depends on your long term and short term career goals and also on the geography in which you want to settle in.
The class size can also be one of the considerations. ISB has a huge batch size of 800.
Apart from this, the finances always play a part. I am pretty sure that even after the scholarships, ISB will be much cheaper.

ISB is a top notch school in India and can surely get you good companies to interview with.
Penn state and GWU on the other hand are not that highly ranked in the US, so you might have a hard time in recruiting for your desired company.
However, having said that, I would recommend you to have a look at the placement reports of the schools and see if the companies you want to work with recruit from there.
You might also want to have a look at the feasibility of a career change in case you are a looking for a change.