Krannert or Kelley?

reno

Hi, I got admission from both of them. Which one should I choose?
Most of my working experience is about operation management in
high-tech industry, and I was planning to work at the same field after
my MBA, that is why I applied for Krannert(Purdue). For operation
management, Kelley is not as good as krannert, but it is ranked higher
in almost all other concentrations. If  I join Kelley, I will
choose marketing as my major, which is kelley's strength. But I'm a
little bit worrried about if I can find a job in USA after graducation,
because I don't have much marketing working experience.  

Please offer some suggestions to help me make this decision, I really appreciated. Thanks.

ghyzhy

I suggest you to go for Krannert. (I assume Kelley did not grant you GA or scholarship

Reasons:

1) Krannert is very strong in Operation and is backed up by Purdue's solid tech foundation

2) Unlike IU, Purdue is a big name in US

3) It is very easy to find GA after you landing in Purdue

tulipmontreal

what is the meaning of GA?

SmileFM

If you want to go operation management, Purdue is better.

Besides career consideration, try to find out whether you fit the culture or atmosphere of this school. During your interaction with the adcom, alumni and current students, you could feel some difference and make sure you like it.

I didn't apply Purdue, but I have a very good impression of Kelley. Their responses are always quick and helpful. If you know some current students, directly ask them this question and see what their analysis.

飞雪

I would go for Purdue if I were you according to your background and interest. Kelley is only a little bit better ranked than Purdue and both are not good in location, while Purdue has much better reputation in Operations than Kelley. Besides, I'd say that it's not easy to act as a career changer at moment, especially on marketing concentration, don't know what the situation will be after your graduation.

I applied for Purdue, so I know the admission office is quite supportive as well. While, I can't feel the passion of the admits or current students, so I'm not sure about its alumni network although the University itsself is Chinese friendly.