UM ross rank

tupo

UM ross 27 in FT ranking

11 in USNEWS

what happened ?  any comments please

cgcg

    

There are many factors there.  One that makes sense is
the new building construction.  It boosted Ross's ranking a while ago, but
now the construction itself posted many side effects.  e.g. Recruiters
often had to schedule presentations outside of bschool, which hurt attendance,
especially in cold winter days.

        

One interesting story is about FT's comment on Ross students being
arrogant.  The comments originated from a Toyota executive, who later was
found never recruited at Ross.  The dean
has filed an investigation on this matter. 
But at the same time, as the school gets better and better, students got
more offers at hand to choose among.  Those employers who get rejected
will for sure become resentful. And their opinions count more in FT
rankings.  I guess what matters to you as
a prospective is that judging from number of applicants and recruiting results,
the student body is getting better and better.

    

So the moral of the story is that once again, one should
take rankings with a grain of salt. 
There for sure will be truthfulness in the rankings, but in the meantime
it’s so subjective that no one bears the same standard, even among different
rankings themselves. 

    

My suggestion to you is to talk to as many current students
as possible, so you have a good sense who you’ll spend your precious 2 years of
time with.  Will you become good friends?  Will you have a good time together?  Will they help you 10 years down the road,
etc etc?  Hope this helps.

IceCo

Ranking is really just a reference. FT ranks Harvard lower than
Columbia, Kellog lower than HK Business School, UC Berkeley lower than
Duke....

On the other hand, Wall Street Journey ranks Ross #1
MBA in US... well, Ross is a good business school, but I don't think it
will ever be better than schools like Harvard & Wharton.

BusinessWeek
ranking is a good start if your goal is to get a good job. They rank
schools purely based on employers' feedbacks on MBA graduates'
perforamnce at work. In that regard, Ross is ranked #5.

[此贴子已经被作者于2008-2-19 2:07:49编辑过]

tupo

以下是引用cgcg在2008-2-18 23:43:00的发言：

 

There are many factors there.  One that makes sense is
the new building construction.  It boosted Ross's ranking a while ago, but
now the construction itself posted many side effects.  e.g. Recruiters
often had to schedule presentations outside of bschool, which hurt attendance,
especially in cold winter days.

  

One interesting story is about FT's comment on Ross students being
arrogant.  The comments originated from a Toyota executive, who later was
found never recruited at Ross.  The dean
has filed an investigation on this matter. 
But at the same time, as the school gets better and better, students got
more offers at hand to choose among.  Those employers who get rejected
will for sure become resentful. And their opinions count more in FT
rankings.  I guess what matters to you as
a prospective is that judging from number of applicants and recruiting results,
the student body is getting better and better.

 

So the moral of the story is that once again, one should
take rankings with a grain of salt. 
There for sure will be truthfulness in the rankings, but in the meantime
it’s so subjective that no one bears the same standard, even among different
rankings themselves. 

 

My suggestion to you is to talk to as many current students
as possible, so you have a good sense who you’ll spend your precious 2 years of
time with.  Will you become good friends?  Will you have a good time together?  Will they help you 10 years down the road,
etc etc?  Hope this helps.

good comments, thanks heaps, buddy

tupo

以下是引用IceCo在2008-2-19 2:06:00的发言：
Ranking is really just a reference. FT ranks Harvard lower than
Columbia, Kellog lower than HK Business School, UC Berkeley lower than
Duke....

On the other hand, Wall Street Journey ranks Ross #1
MBA in US... well, Ross is a good business school, but I don't think it
will ever be better than schools like Harvard & Wharton.

BusinessWeek
ranking is a good start if your goal is to get a good job. They rank
schools purely based on employers' feedbacks on MBA graduates'
perforamnce at work. In that regard, Ross is ranked #5.

That is what I thought... thanks