Emory ($60,000 scholarship) vs Michigan

jeffreyqian

Cash is the king

yorkzhong

Hi - I vote for Emory, if you are a bit short of money, like me.

I believe M will give you more opportunity, but it also depending on yourself to find a job. Currently the working in US is good, and Emory can also ensure you a decent job. Also, after 1-2 years graduation, your boss won't care which school are you from.

Anyway, M is still not H/S/W, no point to give up that much money for it, unless you are too rich.

rakesun

一旦工作以后，你是哪个学校的还那么重要吗？

现在在国内工作过2年以上再去找工作的，哪家老板在乎他是哪个学校的？只在乎你是否有相关工作经验，你在过去的公司里业绩是否出色。不会因为你是北大清华的就高看一眼。

eeyupyup

A higher ranked school provides a better network, no doubt about that, but never a better job. And if money is actually a major constraint to you, Emory cant be a bad choice.

littlewoman

如果不在乎钱，我会选择michigan。偶去过emory，觉得那里机会不多，外地的公司很少去，因为南方只有一所好学校，而且项目又小，公司去一趟不划算

zdcgy

I would like to share my personal experiences.

I had to choose among Michigan (no scholarship), Emory (Full tuition waiver), and several other schools, and ended up attending a second-tier program providing full tuition waiver and all living allowances. Being risk-averse, I knew that personally, I would not be interested in MC and IB jobs. Now, two years later, I have just accepted an offer from the leadership program of a fourtune500 financial service firm with six-figure salary. (There are several Michigan MBAs in this program too.) I think I made a right decision because I guess I would end up with similar job offers even if I had attended Michigan. Of course, this applies to my own situation only, as many people are enthusiastic about MC and IB.

In your case, if you are determined for MC and IB jobs, then you should definitely choose Michigan, since virtually all top firms recruit there (though Emory is gradually begining to attract some of them). But if you are not interested in extremely busy life style and looking for decent corporate positions, then Emory (with full scholarship) may be a good choice, as each second-tier program does have some top firms recruiting on campus. And since you have the qualifications to be admitted by top 10 schools, you should be confident that you will not be at a disadvantage when competing with them for these positions.

Another piece of advice: Whichever you finally choose, do not regret in the future. Good luck!

ring_cheng

In your case, if you are determined for MC and IB jobs, then you should definitely choose Michigan,

thanks for your insight! however, i was told that Emory is also strong in MC field. So I am wondering for what you think the MC "fans" should DEFINITELY go to Michigan rather than Emory.

nickt

My 2 cents:

建议还是回到最基本的问题:对你个人而言,why MBA? how do you expect MBA to bridge the gap between 你现在的工作经历及自我意识 and 对于将来职业目标?

triumph_tt

brilliant

携隐

以下是引用rakesun在2006-2-28 23:23:00的发言：

一旦工作以后，你是哪个学校的还那么重要吗？

现在在国内工作过2年以上再去找工作的，哪家老板在乎他是哪个学校的？只在乎你是否有相关工作经验，你在过去的公司里业绩是否出色。不会因为你是北大清华的就高看一眼。

关键是，学校关系到毕业后的第一份工作啊……