帮忙给给意见：Michigan, CMU, Georgetown, or Oxford

nettalker

chasedream藏龙卧虎，牛牛众多，进入申请后期，请各位帮我出出参考意见。

本人研究生毕业，电信行业八年工作经验，现在上海。长远来说希望回上海发展。毕业去向希望先在海外工作两年，然后继续在电信行业或在咨询业做电信类的工作。请牛牛们帮我做做选择：michigan, cmu, georgetown, or oxford。

michigan 排名最高，Ann Arbor地方很漂亮，但在电信方面似乎一般，且ann arbor周围电信业或相关咨询工作似乎也不发达；cmu在IT和operation management方面是非常强的，较适合我的IT背景，但我是做研发出身的管理人员，不想搞供应链之类的东西，且pittsburg是老工业基地，地方不太好；我在美国的朋友都说georgetown较好,地方最好,学生都是东部的trendy yuppie, 易于在东部发达地区找工作，而且还有20000的scholarship，但其国际认知度不够; Oxford名头实在太响了，当然其mba比较年轻，但前年我sponsor别人读的oxford mba,说那边硬件一流，学校很支持，因此上升势头很快，今年financial times上已经窜到世界24了，且其只有一年，对于我这种上年纪，想镀金的时间成本较合算。

mba费用对我不是一个问题，因此我最关心的是如何最有利于我的发展。另外目前我最大的不足是口语差，作文能力也较弱。请大家多提提意见，谢谢

另外，若去美国的话，什么时侯签证，何时动身较好？谢谢

dianarose

IMHO, location is the most important factor for international students to choose among b-schools in similar tiers.

flyafly

the brandname of Georgetown is more famous than CMU, both in America and internationally. both MBA programs are not well-known.

If you are not confident in your spoken english, choose the school wioth less Case study workload. One reminder: bad speken english can not guarantee you a decent position in decent consulting company. Even you are from Harvard Business School.

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maerge

If you worried about your age, Oxford is the best one for you! But surely you will come back to China!

If you want to work abroad, I think Georgetown is not a bad choice. The location is very important for the placement.

If you want to work outside US, say Hong Kong, Michigan is the best one.

So my suggestion is "depends". You should think carefully what you want before you make the final decision.

Good luck!

xxxyear

If i were u, I will prefer go back to a China's telecom company but who has an intention to expand to overseas market.As your background, plus a first rate overseas MBA, I think its better off to develop myself towards an overseas top management position from a China's domestic leading telecom company first and then go back to the corp office in mainland and then head towards more senior positions like VP,COO,CEO.....then get retired at ur later fourty or early fifty to enjoy life with your family.

So back to your original question,oxford maybe is a better choice considering its overwhelming reputation and influence in European countries,where is the market with more potential clients for China's telecom company.

pls note I am not senior guys from ur area,my idea is just for ur reference.

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GU-YWQ

if i were you, i would choose michigan; however, if you finally decide to go to Goergetown, im glad to be your classmate.

Good Luck!

flyingty

For your case, I think Oxford is a better choice.  One year, brand name, and cheaper.

But UMBS is a better choice if you want to study in USA. (UMBS is very strong in general management and consulting)

nettalker

Thank you for your helpful advice.  seems that I should choose UMBS.  don't know whether the workload there is too hard.

funnytiger

no doubt that UMBS is the best. I am not sure UK school will give you a chance to stay in UK for two years.

don't worry about the school location if you are going to Top10, a lot of top companies will fly into your small town and look for people. I knew at least 20 UMBS people(8 of them are international students), I have never heard anybody complaining about the location

dianarose

i never doubt your statement. my job-offer-awaiting friends at UMBS complained of nothing except the market, although they knew the market was actually taking off... while the Chinese students in CBS/NYU gave two thumbs up upon their advantageous location after nearly all of them went to top PE/IB/MC this year.

1. ranking - esp. overall b-school ranking - sucks, just stick to how the school performs in your target major and interests;

2. get close to your potential partners and employers, dont expect too much on your future "prestigious" alumni, esp. when you are an international and absolutely when you're aiming for careers in China;

3. Michigan may own a bit more reputation in China than Georgetown does, but never much - it can never be on par with H/S/W or even Yale, Berkeley and UCLA in terms of brand name recognition.