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Hey all - I’m trying to decide between the MSx program at Stanford (one year full time) vs. Dartmouth vs. full ride at UCLA. I’m a male, early 30s, bringing a partner but no family. Have 10 years’ experience in finance and am looking to make a transition into tech or PE/VC, as well as grow my network.
I think I’m a bit old for the MBA and would be recruiting for relatively junior roles, but I also don’t know how the MSx degree is perceived/thought of in the market. Have been told it’s similar to MBA but not sure how true that is or how successful people have been in using the degree to transition careers. Also very expensive (almost as much as sticker price of 2-year programs).
Tuck has a very solid, tight-knit culture with great alumni support. Don’t know much about Anderson but I do love free. Not sure how realistic PE/VC recruitment is out of these two programs. Curious to hear any thoughts.
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I think I’m a bit old for the MBA and would be recruiting for relatively junior roles, but I also don’t know how the MSx degree is perceived/thought of in the market. Have been told it’s similar to MBA but not sure how true that is or how successful people have been in using the degree to transition careers. Also very expensive (almost as much as sticker price of 2-year programs).
Tuck has a very solid, tight-knit culture with great alumni support. Don’t know much about Anderson but I do love free. Not sure how realistic PE/VC recruitment is out of these two programs. Curious to hear any thoughts.
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What do you have described in terms of your goals and where you want to go and get it, very well fits the Stanford MSX program. By the way, over the years, this program attracted the number of venture capital people in bay area who wanted to take a break or revisit their career or take it to the next level with Stanford‘s name. You will definitely get a strong net work and access to a solid number of VC alums. The program is not perfect however, there was a rare outburst of frustration among the students during the pandemic. They have highlighted some of the challenges that may have been improved since but still worth noting, and setting your expectations correctly. The two main ones, were access to the full-time MBA classes. The MSX folks have their curriculum and classes and we’re not getting access to the standard full-time options. This may have been relaxed since. However, Berkeley has the same challenge and issues, they limit their evening and part time MBA students from attending full-time classes. second complaint was access to recruiting events. MS six is not a typical program and that it has older cohort and doesn’t really have a lot or seems like almost any on campus recruiting. A lot of it is done off campus on your own by connecting with alums.
My suggestion for you would be to do your networking now. You can already test the strength of the MSX net work and reach out to a number of MSX alums and get their take on the program. Right now is a perfect time to make introductions, meet them, and get them to respond to your messages. It’s very safe and easy for them to do. However, this will start establishing your network for contacting them again sometime in September or October about recruiting. karroty and the few other MSx students have been active on GMAT Club, but I would look around LinkedIn and contact five or 10 VC and PE folks. I’m not sure how much PE actually is driving the network. This will give you a pretty clear idea about the value of the network, the opportunities and hopefully some potential recruiting options. I would not be shy to ask the question of how real do you feel for someone like me to transition into PE or VC during those calls… if you want to be successful, you have to start recruiting basically now.
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What do you have described in terms of your goals and where you want to go and get it, very well fits the Stanford MSX program. By the way, over the years, this program attracted the number of venture capital people in bay area who wanted to take a break or revisit their career or take it to the next level with Stanford‘s name. You will definitely get a strong net work and access to a solid number of VC alums. The program is not perfect however, there was a rare outburst of frustration among the students during the pandemic. They have highlighted some of the challenges that may have been improved since but still worth noting, and setting your expectations correctly. The two main ones, were access to the full-time MBA classes. The MSX folks have their curriculum and classes and we’re not getting access to the standard full-time options. This may have been relaxed since. However, Berkeley has the same challenge and issues, they limit their evening and part time MBA students from attending full-time classes. second complaint was access to recruiting events. MS six is not a typical program and that it has older cohort and doesn’t really have a lot or seems like almost any on campus recruiting. A lot of it is done off campus on your own by connecting with alums.
My suggestion for you would be to do your networking now. You can already test the strength of the MSX net work and reach out to a number of MSX alums and get their take on the program. Right now is a perfect time to make introductions, meet them, and get them to respond to your messages. It’s very safe and easy for them to do. However, this will start establishing your network for contacting them again sometime in September or October about recruiting. karroty and the few other MSx students have been active on GMAT Club, but I would look around LinkedIn and contact five or 10 VC and PE folks. I’m not sure how much PE actually is driving the network. This will give you a pretty clear idea about the value of the network, the opportunities and hopefully some potential recruiting options. I would not be shy to ask the question of how real do you feel for someone like me to transition into PE or VC during those calls… if you want to be successful, you have to start recruiting basically now.
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17 Apr 2023, 07:21
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Also, the city of potential expectations and experience, things do get a little tricky for recruiting more experience candidates. Here’s one story from a few years ago. https://gmatclub.com/forum/mba-after-30 ... 00397.html
This person also had their family with them.
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This person also had their family with them.
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