Cornell MBA - S&T recruiting? Ithaca experiences?
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considering applying to johnson as a safety. looks like they have a pretty good emphasis on S&T/IM in the program, with the $13M AUM hedge fund and such. Their web page says they're recruited by all the BB firms, but you can only trust their web page so much. anyone have exp?
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also, for anyone from the ny region or that went to cornell ug/mba, how was your ithaca experience?
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How the hell is a cornell
How the hell is a cornell MBA a safety?
Its outside top 10; It is a potential safety for me.
Its outside top 10; It is a potential safety for me.
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Because it blows and isn't as hard to get into.
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Because it blows and isn't as hard to get into.
Agreed.
Look at the credentials of the class... ~3.3/3.4 GPA and 680 GMAT. You obviously don't need to be a rockstar to get in.
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Because it blows and isn't as hard to get into.
Agreed.
Look at the credentials of the class... ~3.3/3.4 GPA and 680 GMAT. You obviously don't need to be a rockstar to get in.
seems like they still get recruited by BB for IB/IM/S&T. weird.
gotta say, the change in reporting salary as yearly to reporting salary as weekly from '08 to '09, respectively, is pretty suspect, heh
Salary data not suspect
The change in reporting salary as weekly for 2009 reflects that the data represents internships while 2008 reflects full time.
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They don’t “suck.” 680 GMAT is probably the 89th percentile. 710 (avg for top 5) is 92.
People always make uninformed comments about MBA programs. Maybe it sucks for PE, but it seems like a solid (not great) finance program.
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considering applying to johnson as a safety. looks like they have a pretty good emphasis on S&T/IM in the program, with the $13M AUM hedge fund and such. Their web page says they're recruited by all the BB firms, but you can only trust their web page so much. anyone have exp?
finance club testimonial - http://forum.johnson.cornell.edu/students/orgs/ezr...
also, for anyone from the ny region or that went to cornell ug/mba, how was your ithaca experience?
thanks
yea great offend the people who would actually respond to this thread, that works
seems like they still get recruited by BB for IB/IM/S&T. weird.
gotta say, the change in reporting salary as yearly to reporting salary as weekly from '08 to '09, respectively, is pretty suspect, heh
you seriously cannot be that stupid...
You do realize that 680 GMAT
You do realize that 680 GMAT while not a superstar score is a very good score.
For all of you that have not taken the GMAT think of this when you start comparing your wonderful SAT % ranking to the GMAT:
MUCH FEWER people take the GMAT. And most people that take the GMAT have already done well as an undergraduate and strongly believe they have a chance at business school (which is why they shell out $250 for an exam). So it is harder be in the 90th % in the GMAT than it is in the SAT.
Also, business school is A LOT more than you GPA, heck the GMAT probably matters more than the GPA. Business experience plays a huge role into whether or not you are accepted into business school. Essays also play a much larger role than they did as an undergraduate.
Stanford has probably the highest GMAT avg in the country and it is still only around 720-730.
I would never count Cornell as a safety school, in this economy all top 20 schools are a crapshoot.
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considering applying to johnson as a safety.
yea great offend the people who would actually respond to this thread, that works
i didn't mean to denigrate johnson. it looks like a great program and i would be happy to attend. i consider it a safety because i really do not want to live in ithaca. i also do not want to live in chicago or boston, and as such any school not in nyc is, in my circumstance, a safety.
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You do realize that 680 GMAT while not a superstar score is a very good score.
For all of you that have not taken the GMAT think of this when you start comparing your wonderful SAT % ranking to the GMAT:
MUCH FEWER people take the GMAT. And most people that take the GMAT have already done well as an undergraduate and strongly believe they have a chance at business school (which is why they shell out $250 for an exam). So it is harder be in the 90th % in the GMAT than it is in the SAT.
Also, business school is A LOT more than you GPA, heck the GMAT probably matters more than the GPA. Business experience plays a huge role into whether or not you are accepted into business school. Essays also play a much larger role than they did as an undergraduate.
Stanford has probably the highest GMAT avg in the country and it is still only around 720-730.
I would never count Cornell as a safety school, in this economy all top 20 schools are a crapshoot.
It's a safety.
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For me it’s a safety. As a CFA, I see no value added unless I go to a big time program. I'm aiming for top 10. I wouldn't consider a school outside the top 20. As a 3.8/710 guy with solid exp, I would put Cornell in the "strong safety" category. ATL - you make a good point, though. For most people, Cornell is an excellent option.
Safety
For most people who have worked on Wall Street, or at a top consulting firm, or a solid F500, Cornell will be a definite safety.
You have to look beyond the average GMAT and GPA stuff. For example: Yale has a higher average GMAT than Chicago, MIT, and Kellogg. However, indisuptably, the latter 3 have higher caliber students than Yale.
UC Berkeley has a higher average GPA than Wharton, but indisputably, Wharton has higher quality students.
Class profiles and academic stats are a small part of the equation. Having quality work experience and a stacked resume is much more unique and harder to achieve than a good GMAT score. It is also a better correlation of where you'll go in your career and where you'll get a job post-MBA. The GMAT only predicts success in your first year of your MBA... once you cross a certain threshhold it does not matter anymore.
If you are interested in seeing whether a school is a safety, target, or stretch -- simply go look at the actual student profiles. Go browse around their Facebook groups for the Johnson School Class of 2011, Chicago Booth Class of 2011, or the Wharton MBA Class of 2011, and google those kids. You'll see the difference very quickly.
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