gmat 730, tofel 630, two year working experience in foreign bank in shanghai.gpa: 3.6(bachlor),3.5(master).
i can say my background is so so,what really count are essays and interview.and those offers are not from top school. however, i cherish them--it is not easy to get for a young lady with only 2 year work experience.
good luck to all!
Congratulations! You have only two years w/e? Are you general staff or management trainee in the foreign banks?
According to my experience, your scholarship package offered by Smith will be 10 grand dollars less than that offered by Carlson. If money stuff matters to you, pls keep this in mind.
What's more, Carlson can provide you with a lot of opportunities getting in corporate finance with Fortune 500 companies, such as 3M, General Mills, Best Buy, Target, etc. As for Finance Service or Investment Bank industry, Carlson maybe not a good choice. Neither Smith. Second-tier BS will help little in entering the Fincance industry.
In my opinion, Carlson cares much more about its students than Smith does. Twin Cities is awesome, even though not so big as DC. Anyway, know more about the replacement situations of Chinese students in these two schools and select one that fits you better.
just to mention that you'd better be prepared for the cold and cold winter if you decide to go to Carlson. You can't imagine once your feeling once you graduate and especially move to southern california, of course I'm still talking about the weather, =).
DC's weather is relatively mild though this is not the major factor when selecting MBA program.Did you see leobear's message about a new professor coming to Maryland just from Duke's MBA? Leobear said that professor is a big guy in finance.Markting should talk about location, location and location. East coast especially northeast region should be a very good place.Ranking should not play too much role here between these two schools though Maryland was among top 30 by BW while Carlson was not at least in 2004. Just for your reference.