Post-MBA goals are to work in Energy IB:
Stretch Schools - Columbia, Booth, Stern (possibly)
Fair chance Schools - McCombs, Duke (possibly), UCLA, Cornell, Ross, Darden
Now I think I'm going to apply for 4-5 schools for Fall2014 but I just need to decide which schools.
I'd be open to go to school on any one of the coasts but it has to be in a major city, NY/LA/Chi/SF preferably and in that order.
Which schools not known for Energy would still provide me opportunitiies for Texas IB recruiting?
I know McCombs kills it in recruiting and so does Rice to a lesser extent but with UCLA being highly ranked would that fact at the very least put me on a level playing field with McCombs and Rice?
Also, the OCR at say UCLA would be geared towards IB in Cali, that seems like a huge disadvantage to me for a person looking to work in Texas...would you agree?
If you know you want to work in Energy IB, McCombs or Booth would be your best bet.
If you need to narrow it down I would say Booth, McCombs, Ross, and Darden, with Booth being the leader by a wide margin and McCombs coming in second because of the energy focus.
I understand Booth being the top choice but McCombs over Columbia? You don't think Columbia would place well in Houston? What about Stern?
Also - there is very little pipeline from Stern/CBS to Houston. There just aren't many alumni. There are some from Booth (not as much as McCombs).
For Energy IB:
1) Booth 2) McCombs
The rest
I think Ross or Darden would give you a better shot than UCLA. I'd put them last, unless you truly want to work in LA, regardless of the coverage. But, even still, I'd take Booth over UCLA for LA IB. Just my opinion.
You say the school must be in a major city, yet you list several schools not in a major city. I'm not sure whether you haven't done any research on location, or whether you're not 100% clear on your criteria.
Yeah. Booth, McCombs, Columbia, Stern and UCLA are all in major cities and are my top choices the rest are not. I chose the different schools to see how well certain schools place Energy. Probably should have been more clear.
Austin is a major city now? Don't get me wrong, it is large and a great city, but it's far, far smaller than Chicago, LA or NYC.
If you want to do energy IB, Mccombs sends the most, then Rice, then Booth.
If you 100% know you want energy IB, I would possibly say McCombs. If you are 90% sure, i'd say Booth for the better brand.
The fact of the matter is, I want to get away from Texas for 2 years then come back and get a killer IB job in Houston. I guess what I was wanting to hear was, yeah go ahead and go to UCLA and party it up in LA you'll be fine OR yeah go ahead and go to Stern and party it up in NYC for a few years and you'll be fine.
lol yeah I figured I wasn't going to hear that. You made some good points, I gave you an SB. I think I'm going make McCombs (because of the Energy IB) and Columbia (because it's Columbia) my main priorities. I'm on the fence about Booth only because it might be tough to get in for me but I might go ahead and apply. I'll apply to UCLA and Stern just in case I change my mind about being in Energy long term and I'll apply to Rice as a my safety.
Qui quis perspiciatis corrupti. Nobis at officia quis fugit sunt ea vel voluptatum.
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