BWeek released their MBA rankings on the 12th of Oct. We all know that. But since I have got access to the print magazine (thanks to CA), I read into the rankings in a little more detail than I otherwise would. Some stuff I found surprising or interesting (primarily drawn out of this chart - http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/06/mba_main.asp)
+ Students rate Wharton's teaching quality at B (after A+ and A) - and Thomas Caleel had made me think that they had one of the best faculty in the world (I actually still believe Thomas)
+ Stanford and Michigan get a B too!
+ Recruiters rate MIT a B in both communication and teamwork.
+ Fuqua gets an A+ in all 5 categories, but check out this description - "Students on "Team Fuqua" enjoy the collaborative learning experience. Good for the hand-holding types but some would like more debate and conflict."
+ Recruiters give Harvard grads a B in teamwork.
+ Among the top 10 schools, Stanford had the lowest acceptance rate and Fuqua the highest.
+ Among the top 10 schools, Stanford had the highest number of internationals (at 43%) while Wharton and Columbia were close second at 42% (I had always thought that this percentage hovers around 30, but I guess I have the incorrect definition of what "Internationals" are)
Krannert Purdue had 45% internationals, and Rochester Simon has 48%!
+ Harvard is the costliest school to study in, followed by Wharton and Stanford. Is that why people consider them the top 3 schools irrespective of what the rankings say?
+ Kellogg ranked 23rd in intellectual capital, while UCLA Anderson was rank 1.
+ The average cost of the Harvard MBA is $345,401 and it takes 14.44 years to break even.
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14.44 yrs to break even :O
Kellogg did go in on the last day a few hours before the deadline :)
Hows it turning out for you.. hope you are going pretty strong !
14.44 yrs to break even :O
Boy !! Am I going to even work that long.
BTW how are the apps coming out for you ? Am going to start of with my long R2 now . Long means almost 4 schools.
Heyyy! Welcome back to the blogosphere! :)
I guess most of the info in that chart was as expected, except the %age of internationals - I guess if you include Canadians as internationals, you might arrive @ that figure!
MIT n Tepper getting a B in communication - is that 'cuz they take in a lot of engineers? ;)
And HBS getting a B in teamwork - fits in well with the overly competitive image it has.
UNC has the highest acceptance rate among the top 20 - explains y I got in last yr :D
How are your apps progressing? Best of luck! :)
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