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Posted by DEF
on August 27, 2009, 5:27 pm, in reply to "Re: School from Which You Get Your MBA & How It Affects Your Career"
Hi, Kaveh --
I don't think anything is "guaranteed" anymore, including a $250K starting salary. But if you want to succeed in business, an MBA from a top-ranked school can't hurt. The advantage of a top school probably comes as much from the connections as from the knowledge.
I would call a few of the top B-schools and ask them for salary distribution data; they should be able to provide you with something. Ask them about graduating debt load distributions, too.
As for a high GMAT, I would think it would be necessary for admission to a top school, but maybe not sufficient in and of itself. Again, the schools can advise.
For all kinds of MBA education information, BusinessWeek maintains an "MBA Insider" section at http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/mbainsider/
Good luck!
Doug
--Previous Message--
: 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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