报2个offer: UNC w/o $ vs Rice w/75% fellowship (没折了，请教大家)

Yunjie

Houston的那些石油巨头，比如ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhilips， 都是不要外国人的。目前还欠着美国政府钱的银行，比如Citi, BOA, AMEX，现在也不要外国人。可能不论UNC还是RICE都不能帮助楼主进入美国的Energy。小公司方面，Houston肯定占优势，本身就是大城市啊，所以今年Rice得就业率比较好。

至于有钱没钱，我认为应该向前看。今天我们觉得这是很大一笔钱，可能过几年就会觉这些钱也不算很多了。我和我老板谈这件事的时候，我老板说千万不能给自己的Education打折，而且这可能是我们这辈子最后一次学校教育。

Vote for UNC

dingxiang

谢谢大家。
看来大家都还是觉得UNC比较靠谱些哈。

五月十三

我觉得纠结的主要原因就是75%的scholarship的问题。想象一下，如果没有奖，还会这么犹豫嘛？

那LZ考虑的问题就是UNC毕业后，在后半生能否给你带来多余或等于价值6万刀的value。

frankwyf

Vote for Rice!! Coz Houston is your target, location location location!

Royluo23

UNC is a state college, which MBA program ranked very high among public schools. But it's not considered one of the "elite" schools. (I'm sorry to say that.)

So the top 20 rank would not give UNC a big advantage over Rice, which by the way, is a private school.

UNC and Rice are both considered regional influencial in the US. So the location factor comes in play. I currently live in North Carolina, which has 7 million population state wide, not comparable with the population of metro Houston, the 4th largest metropolis of the US.

LZ knows well about Houston's location advantage in her industry. While North Carolina also has employment opportunities from banking industry in Charlotte and high-tech companies in RTP, only miles away from UNC (Lenovo US headquarter is located here), UNC MBAs face a strong competitor next door - Duke. Rice is the king in Houston though.

Seeking employment, you always have more advantage with your old background. Houston and Rice sound like better plays for you.

If Rice can't guarantee you a job with big US energy companies because of your visa status, neither can UNC. So this factor canceled itself. If you think deep, it actually becomes a more basic question: should you come to the US for an MBA at this time. I think LZ has already determined on that.

With 75% fellowship, Rice helped you decide: it's almost a free ride! Your ROI is a lot higher with Rice.

Just my humble 2 cents.

doctortt

UNC is a state college, which MBA program ranked very high among public schools. But it's not considered one of the "elite" schools. (I'm sorry to say that.)

So the top 20 rank would not give UNC a big advantage over Rice, which by the way, is a private school.

UNC and Rice are both considered regional influencial in the US. So the location factor comes in play. I currently live in North Carolina, which has 7 million population state wide, not comparable with the population of metro Houston, the 4th largest metropolis of the US.

LZ knows well about Houston's location advantage in her industry. While North Carolina also has employment opportunities from banking industry in Charlotte and high-tech companies in RTP, only miles away from UNC (Lenovo US headquarter is located here), UNC MBAs face a strong competitor next door - Duke. Rice is the king in Houston though.

Seeking employment, you always have more advantage with your old background. Houston and Rice sound like better plays for you.

If Rice can't guarantee you a job with big US energy companies because of your visa status, neither can UNC. So this factor canceled itself. If you think deep, it actually becomes a more basic question: should you come to the US for an MBA at this time. I think LZ has already determined on that.

With 75% fellowship, Rice helped you decide: it's almost a free ride! Your ROI is a lot higher with Rice.

Just my humble 2 cents.

-- by 会员 Royluo23 (2010/3/10 5:55:51)

Agree

逸水

i think UNC is not a 'state school'. Checked with several Amerians. they all say: everyone knows UNC and it's a very strong brand in US.

doctortt

i think UNC is not a 'state school'. Checked with several Amerians. they all say: everyone knows UNC and it's a very strong brand in US.

-- by 会员 逸水 (2010/3/10 11:44:56)

Yes, UNC is a state, public institution, very reputable in the US (in terms of the undergraduate program and the history of US)

(Also, UNC's Tar Heels are 10x times better than Duke's Blue Devils in NCAA!!!!!!)

逸水

I got you point. But the audience I checked is not only 'people' in US.  I was trying to make a point that the KF MBA program will broaden LZ's future career opportunities.

i think UNC is not a 'state school'. Checked with several Amerians. they all say: everyone knows UNC and it's a very strong brand in US.

-- by 会员 逸水 (2010/3/10 11:44:56)

Yes, UNC is a state, public institution, very reputable in the US (in terms of the undergraduate program and the history of US)

(Also, UNC's Tar Heels are 10x times better than Duke's Blue Devils in NCAA!!!!!!)

-- by 会员 doctortt (2010/3/10 11:46:41)

Royluo23

(Also, UNC's Tar Heels are 10x times better than Duke's Blue Devils in NCAA!!!!!!)

-- by 会员 doctortt (2010/3/10 11:46:41)

I don't know about that... UNC just lost to Duke last month.

But it's part of history that MJ is from UNC. And he is a bigger brand than UNC.

If lz chooses UNC, the soundest remark she can make about her school to people in China: Michael Jordan.
People who don't know about UNC should know MJ.

Lz might as well switch to sports management in UNC. That will be more marketable if she returns to China.

J/k