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18 Apr 2023, 01:38
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Hi, I am a Data Science Engineer based out of India. I work in a telecom company building ML/AI models for various use cases.
I got admitted to Georgetown McDonough with no scholarship and SMU Cox with $92k in scholarships. I tried negotiating with Georgetown but it didn't workout.
Post MBA I would like to transition into Tech consulting or Consulting roles.
I have been waitlisted by various other schools such as Owen, Rice, and Tepper but I am not so optimistic about those being converted.
I can finance SMU Cox with my own savings but for Georgetown, I will have to take a loan.
Is going to Georgetown worth the extra cost?
I am in a dilemma.
I got admitted to Georgetown McDonough with no scholarship and SMU Cox with $92k in scholarships. I tried negotiating with Georgetown but it didn't workout.
Post MBA I would like to transition into Tech consulting or Consulting roles.
I have been waitlisted by various other schools such as Owen, Rice, and Tepper but I am not so optimistic about those being converted.
I can finance SMU Cox with my own savings but for Georgetown, I will have to take a loan.
Is going to Georgetown worth the extra cost?
I am in a dilemma.
18 Apr 2023, 08:26
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Hi. Congrats on your admits!
So the school brand really matters when you graduate and the recruiting that happens on Campus.
McDonough is not a huge powerhouse but it does place 25-30% of reporting folks from a class of 250 into consulting which is very helpful. This means there is a lot of attention, focus, and infrastructure to prepare you for that process (interview prep, case prep, etc). Reference the 2021 employment report: https://issuu.com/georgetownmcdonough/d ... ent_report and 2022 employment report https://issuu.com/georgetownmcdonough/d ... 2022_final
SMU had a 23% Consulting placement out of 100 students https://www.smu.edu/-/media/Site/Cox/Ce ... .pdf?la=en
So it would seem the best/most capable 25% of both programs have managed to get into consulting of some kind of role. I am sure there are also differences and placement and role differences depending on the office/clients served but a foot in the door is what you are looking for anyway at this point.
Despite a lower rank, Cox seems to actually be able to place a similar % or rather attract enough students to make it the main placement industry. That's impressive for them to do. Not easy when you are not ranked a Top 10 or even Top 20.
I think ultimately both schools have infrastructure to help you get to a consulting interview (and support for the interview process as well). The main differences are size and volume as well as roles/offices available to both but taking into consideration that only 1 in 3 gets through consulting and it is more challenging for international applicants to get through the interview and recruiting process, I would take the money at Cox.
So the school brand really matters when you graduate and the recruiting that happens on Campus.
McDonough is not a huge powerhouse but it does place 25-30% of reporting folks from a class of 250 into consulting which is very helpful. This means there is a lot of attention, focus, and infrastructure to prepare you for that process (interview prep, case prep, etc). Reference the 2021 employment report: https://issuu.com/georgetownmcdonough/d ... ent_report and 2022 employment report https://issuu.com/georgetownmcdonough/d ... 2022_final
SMU had a 23% Consulting placement out of 100 students https://www.smu.edu/-/media/Site/Cox/Ce ... .pdf?la=en
So it would seem the best/most capable 25% of both programs have managed to get into consulting of some kind of role. I am sure there are also differences and placement and role differences depending on the office/clients served but a foot in the door is what you are looking for anyway at this point.
Despite a lower rank, Cox seems to actually be able to place a similar % or rather attract enough students to make it the main placement industry. That's impressive for them to do. Not easy when you are not ranked a Top 10 or even Top 20.
I think ultimately both schools have infrastructure to help you get to a consulting interview (and support for the interview process as well). The main differences are size and volume as well as roles/offices available to both but taking into consideration that only 1 in 3 gets through consulting and it is more challenging for international applicants to get through the interview and recruiting process, I would take the money at Cox.
