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20 Mar 2024, 14:55
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Hi,
I would love to have your help on a tough MBA decision for me.
A. My profile:
+ Female from a lower-income Southeast Asian country
+ 6 YOE in CPG Marketing (Local big name, not a well-known global brand)
+ Looking to switch to consulting. I’m open to do consulting in any geography actually, whether it’s US, Europe, Middle East or Southeast Asia (SEA). But eventually I want to come back to SEA
B. My current MBA admits:
1) IESE: 50% scholarship with a named award (opportunities to network)
2) Emory: 80ish % scholarship (merit-based)
3) Owen Vanderbilt: 100% scholarship with a named award (opportunities to network)
=> With Emory having higher rankings and better consulting placement than Owen, I think I have to choose between: IESE and Emory
C. My Analysis on 2 schools
1) Consulting Placement:
+ Both have their best regions: IESE in Europe / Middle East, Emory in the US
+ In my long-term geography Southeast-Asia or my country, both have weak networks there
2) Reputation: Both have low reputations in SEA/my country with respective perceptions:
+ IESE: A top 5/ top 3 business school in the world by Financial Times if actively searching for it. If not searching, then IESE is basically nobody
+ Emory: An US MBA - US / UK education is perceived as superior in my country compared to Spain/Europe. But again, it’s if they actively searching
3) Alumni network in SEA: Both are kinda weak
+ IESE: One BCG partner and a few consultants in SEA. But I’m not sure a partner could really help in recruiting scenarios (I heard that mostly consultants do the job of recommendation)
+ Emory: A few consultants in SEA
4) Financial investment: Kinda the same with $80K the rest of tuition + living fee. Emory gives more in scholarship but the cost of living is also higher
5) Other recruitment POV: Emory in Atlanta has big CPG companies (i.g. Coca Cola) so it might help if I can’t secure a consulting offer
I really want to have a few thoughts on this aspect because it’s really a hard choice for me. Thank you in advance
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I would love to have your help on a tough MBA decision for me.
A. My profile:
+ Female from a lower-income Southeast Asian country
+ 6 YOE in CPG Marketing (Local big name, not a well-known global brand)
+ Looking to switch to consulting. I’m open to do consulting in any geography actually, whether it’s US, Europe, Middle East or Southeast Asia (SEA). But eventually I want to come back to SEA
B. My current MBA admits:
1) IESE: 50% scholarship with a named award (opportunities to network)
2) Emory: 80ish % scholarship (merit-based)
3) Owen Vanderbilt: 100% scholarship with a named award (opportunities to network)
=> With Emory having higher rankings and better consulting placement than Owen, I think I have to choose between: IESE and Emory
C. My Analysis on 2 schools
1) Consulting Placement:
+ Both have their best regions: IESE in Europe / Middle East, Emory in the US
+ In my long-term geography Southeast-Asia or my country, both have weak networks there
2) Reputation: Both have low reputations in SEA/my country with respective perceptions:
+ IESE: A top 5/ top 3 business school in the world by Financial Times if actively searching for it. If not searching, then IESE is basically nobody
+ Emory: An US MBA - US / UK education is perceived as superior in my country compared to Spain/Europe. But again, it’s if they actively searching
3) Alumni network in SEA: Both are kinda weak
+ IESE: One BCG partner and a few consultants in SEA. But I’m not sure a partner could really help in recruiting scenarios (I heard that mostly consultants do the job of recommendation)
+ Emory: A few consultants in SEA
4) Financial investment: Kinda the same with $80K the rest of tuition + living fee. Emory gives more in scholarship but the cost of living is also higher
5) Other recruitment POV: Emory in Atlanta has big CPG companies (i.g. Coca Cola) so it might help if I can’t secure a consulting offer
I really want to have a few thoughts on this aspect because it’s really a hard choice for me. Thank you in advance
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10 Apr 2024, 13:36
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Hi. CPG recruiting for international candidates is a challenge in the US. Not many CPG companies sponsor. And the ones that recruit usually don’t pay really well.
I don’t think it’s worth extra 80,000 to go to Emory. If you’re choosing between Emory and Owen, I would pick Owen.
On the other hand, IESC will help you quite a bit in preparing for a consulting career with the case method. I feel the caliber of students would also be higher than Owen or Emery. But this is a whole different country with different outcomes and visa rules. I could be wrong but I see US market as superior to European in terms of opportunities and compensation but maybe that’s me looking at it from the US side.
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I don’t think it’s worth extra 80,000 to go to Emory. If you’re choosing between Emory and Owen, I would pick Owen.
On the other hand, IESC will help you quite a bit in preparing for a consulting career with the case method. I feel the caliber of students would also be higher than Owen or Emery. But this is a whole different country with different outcomes and visa rules. I could be wrong but I see US market as superior to European in terms of opportunities and compensation but maybe that’s me looking at it from the US side.
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