Hey Guys,
I have been reading and searching through every thread on WSO and business school ranking online. I see people saying that not top 10 MBAs or MAFs are pointless and others saying not. For my situation, coming from an ultra non-target private liberal arts college where I was able to get an internal audit internship at a top Management Consulting firm as my final summer internship, I personally think anything can benefit me. To be honest due to my lack of experience in the actual fields I am unsure of exactly what I want to do, S&T, ER, and Corp Fin seem to stand out to me the most. IB is also a favorite of mine but I don't know if I would be able to do the life style.
I have a 3.86 GPA with a major in Econ and minors in Math and Finance. For personal reasons the school must be in the tri-state area or close. For other personal reasons I would prefer it not be the most expensive school, although if it is that good and I can get in, I would probably go.I scored average on SAT with no studying / I did not give a shit in high school which is what set me back so much, so I think I will be able to score well on the GMAT. With this being said my options seem to be;
MBAs:
Rutgers
Baruch (Zicklin)
University of Delaware (Lerner)
Temple (Fox)
Masters:
Rutgers - Masters of Financial Analysis
Baruch (Zicklin) - Masters of Finance
Temple (Fox) - Masters of Investment Management
University of Delaware (Lerner) - Masters of Finance
My reach applications will be NYU, possibly even Columbia.
I left Fordham and Pace out because I heard they were just as good as Rutgers / Baruch, just more expensive.
I plan to attempt to work for at least 2-3 years whether it be operations or something else and unless I network my way to something I can stand and love, after that i will apply.
Are there any of these that I should not consider, or any others that I should consider? And I know to the average person here these are less than ideal, but they seem to be what I have to work with from my research.
Thanks Guys!