本人背景：big 4 (4years)+financial advisor (2years), top university bachelor in China. average G, T and GPA. 想今年出国，不想再考。
今后打算：准备向finance, IB或者资产管理等方面发展，并且在适当的时候想出来创业。
两个学校的排名：Kelley VS USC:24和21(USNews 2008)。Kelley VS USC:18和21(BusinessWeeks 2006)。纵观这几年的排名Kelley是老牌MBA一直在各大排行榜上稳定在20名左右。USC则多在20名至30名徘徊。
两个学校的优劣分析（其他的不说，只说不同点）：
Kelley:最大的好处就是便宜。应该是20名以内最便宜的学校吧，相信这个对很多人都是比较有吸引力的。最大的劣势就是地理位置，mba虽然是学知识，但也是交朋友，混关系的好时机，各人感觉kelley的地理位置制约了其晋升顶级mba的道路，这个劣势将一直延续下去，并且很难改观。
USC:最大好处就是地理位置好，想想加州那么好的地方，真不舍得放弃阿。学校是好学校，但周围的UCLA, UC-berkeley及Stanford很难超越，竞争激烈。据说来学校招聘的大投行不是很多，前几年据说工作不是很好找。另外，学费加生活费大大的高。
目前都不知道有没有奖学金，以上是我对学校的一些研究。希望大家帮我参谋一下，特别是Kelley和USC的校友。谢了先。
good analysis
Vote for USC if there is no scholarship from both.
Attending business school is for sure a big investment; however, an MBA from a decent school also means a strong return on investment throughout your career.
费用：
USC据说是一年59,000刀（学费杂费48,000+生活费11,000）。那么两年118,000刀，即944,000RMB（汇率暂按8:1)。
Kelley一年43,965刀(学费杂费33,965+生活费10,000）。那么两年87,930刀，即703,440RMB（汇率暂按8:1）。
差24万大元人民币呢。去USC值不值呢？
Hi, LZ. Have you got the official package from Kelley? Any scholarship?
I also get Kelley's admission and my interest is in finance.
In addition, we are both from Renmin U. Haha.
USC sounds better.....Location, location, location.....plus its strong alum net work as a private school and brand name in Asia.
Thinking about it: what does it mean if the location is better but ranking is not?
The one who has no good location must have something else sepcial, and it may be what you want.
Thinking about it: what does it mean if the location is better but ranking is not?
The one who has no good location must have something else sepcial, and it may be what you want.
What is the big deal in slight difference of ranking? If Kelly ranks in top 10 while USC stays in 20s, I will call a difference. I am not from USC, but I am sure if you talk to those Americans, private schools still mean a lot. When I first came to this country six years ago, I was really surprised to see people here only care about local public schools and those well-known private schools. Internationals know (or care) more about rankings than those americans.
As for B-schools, it is hard to deny the fact that location would add more values as long as the ranking difference is not that huge.
Either location or reputation is one consideration. But what means much to us? Every one will get different answer because each has different career goal. Even though two people both want to enter I/B or consulting, their goals are not the same. So lz, our suggestions and feeling of a school are only from personal perspective, no one should know your goal more clearer than yourself. What means much to your career? Location, network, background, reputation, ranking ...... ? Or a combination of these reasons.
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