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Posted by Nathan
on August 23, 2009, 9:00 pm, in reply to "School from Which You Get Your MBA & How It Affects Your Career"
There are a number of very excellent MBA programs but I believe that if you are fortunate enough to get into a prestigious school (i.e. Wharton, Harvard Business Schoo, etc.) you will get an advantage through the contacts that you will make. You will have internship opportunities that other schools may not provide. You will find yourself in competition with the best and the brightest. I'm not sure you'll get an entry level position that compensates at the level you mentioned.
Best of luck.
--Previous Message--
: I'm a Boston University graduate (B.A.,
: English) with a poor GPA - hair above a 2.0.
:
: About a year ago, I entertained the
: possibility of going to law school, took the
: LSAT and hit a score in the high 170s,
: whereupon I learned I could get admitted to
: virtually any school, on the following
: grounds:
:
: Law Schools are fastidiously concerned with
: their standing in US News' Top Schools
: publication. A major portion of the ranking
: a school receives is, naturally, related to
: its incoming class' academic profile.
:
: Now I would have thought Academic Profile
: comprised GPA averaged, or somehow balanced,
: with LSAT score.
:
: This is not the case, however. Law schools
: report to US News either a student's GPA or
: LSAT, based on which is higher. There is no
: averaging, and consequently a well-rounded
: student with a 4.0 and 160-something LSAT
: would, under normal circumstances, be
: trumped by a student with a 4.7 GPA and a
: low LSAT, or a student with a low GPA and
: near-perfect LSAT.
:
: I almost applied to top-tier law schools but
: had a change of heart as I very seriously
: don't want to pursue law.
:
: II.
:
: Right now I'm entertaining the idea of
: getting my MBA.
:
: I want to know if a high GMAT score will get
: me into a Top 10 school.
:
: Secondly, I'm desirous to know if graduating
: from a Top 10 school will dramatically
: benefit my career.
:
: It's unfortunate that titles count for so
: much in the job market; I wish it were a
: true meritocracy here, but it isn't. Several
: ultra-bright friends of mine with MBAs from
: BU are getting paid much less than their
: counterparts who came from top-ranked
: schools.
:
: Apparently, graduating with a business
: degree from a Top 10 guarantees you a job
: starting at circa 250k first year.
:
: III.
:
: What do you guys think about what I've
: written? What are your experiences? Is what
: I'm saying right or wrong?
:
: I need any and all feedback at this time!
:
: Thanks in Advance,
:
: Kaveh
:
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