WP Carey (Full Ride+Stipend) VS Goizueta Emory (50% tuition waiver)

WP Carey is really is known as one of the powerhouses for SCM.

Although you do not have location preferences, It would not be wise to trap yourself in a schools that does not offer what you want. I think you must have preliminary goal in your life. What did you write in your goal essay for both schools? What is you short term goal. This is a good starting point, even if you change later.

Thank you for pointing out the obvious thing I missed - 50% scholarship at Emory. $60K is much better than $120K.

The only thing I can add to my original post/suggestion and to your clarification is a bit of demystification - there is the chicken and the egg question that many have - do HBS folks find great jobs because they went to HBS or is it because HBS admits only the best of the best who would not have issues finding those jobs in the first place?

When someone says "School X" has great placement into MBB or Finance, that often means, that the applicants it attracts are drawn to those industries, and are natural candidates. For example, would Wells Fargo hire someone without any Finance Experience but from Emory or someone with 4 years of Finance roles but from WP Carey? I probably don't need to answer that question. The school's value and brand matters mostly for the first job you are getting - the top 10 have a great on-campus recruiting machine and resources, in part due to the candidates they attract, not due to the professors they have or something amazing they teach (you are not going to use much of the theory you will learn in bscool at work - your job will likely rely and be done better using your bschool knowledge but you get so much and so many things crammed in BSchool that you can't use all of them. It is mostly about the basics - being professional, delivery good presentations, team work, and sharp mind. It is not about knowing the valuation strategies or accounting principles in GAAP that you will use on the job.

So I am going to get to my point as I have to run an errand - unless a school offers on campus recruiting events/opportunities that many students take part in, you are out there on your own - you will be bugging alums, sending in resumes, and cold-calling recruiters. You may click with someone from Emory right away or you may click with someone from ASU - it is a toss up..... The two schools are very close in rankings and selectivity.... Unless Emory can give you something more than ASU, in the long run, you won't have that much of a difference between the two programs besides you will likely go west from ASU and be more on the east coast/south with Emory.... that's the retrospect years after getting an MBA.

That is a lot of money to turn down at Carey but Emory will provide you more career flexibility. Not to live in the past but it really helps to have a picture of what industry/career you are targeting post-MBA before applying for this specific reason. I would spend some time now, thinking through a short list of career options to determine whats most realistic. It does not need to be final but certainly needs to guide you a bit otherwise it will be hard for you to make an informed decision.

Money is the only real defining criteria in this decision and Carey is winning for me based on that.

Good luck!

I think it would be great if you can get some clarity on your goals. I agree that WP specializes in Supply Chain and most of its students pick job in this function. However, the diversity and the class it offers is incomparable. The acceptance rate is at par with a top few schools and since I have a few friends there who are currently studying at WP, I see that they are very happy with what the school has to offer. Also, you have the chance to intern and may be earn a full time in California ( a lot of people go to Cali from ASU) So, if you want to work in California, ASU can be a much better place to be at.