INSEAD vs Oxford vs NYU (part time) vs Kellog/Booth (Part time)
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on 9/27/10 at 2:41am
I'm a little hard pressed on time and by the time I start my MBA I will be 28 hence my inclination towards 1 yr MBA (INSEAD, OXFORD) or part time program. 2 yr seem awfully long.
INSEAD (1 yr program, But unsure if it will help me get a placement in US)
Oxford (1 yr Program and mostly rely on the brand name)
NYU (Good location but one notch below Booth/Kellog)
Booth/Kellog (Great school but bad location)
Would like to have some opinions from folks who are familiar with these programs and the potential pros/cons.





I don't think 28 is too old
I don't think 28 is too old for a full time 2 year program. In fact, 28 is pretty much the average age. This situation may be different if you're married/got kids, but if not than I say still go for full time program and take some time to Chill.
Also - Chicago is not a bad location! I understand wanting to work in NYC after words if you're going to be in IB, but spending 2 years in Chicago is by no means painful - I bet you'd find it pretty enjoyable.
Why is Chicago a "bad
Why is Chicago a "bad location?" Your face is a bad location.
Have you already gained
Have you already gained admissions to these schools? If so, congrats. If not, Kellogg HAS a one year MBA program that you can apply to.
That being said, I feel like 28 isn't too old for a regular, full-time, two year MBA program.
"If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars." - J. Paul Getty
a) chicago is a better
a) chicago is a better location to STUDY in than new york since its a lot cheaper. its pretty hard to get bored in chicago, and for the price of a shitty closet-sized apt in nyc, you can live in a nice pad near michigan.
b) INSEAD has faaaaaaaar more cache than oxford. Said is not even very high up on the FT's very euro-centric mba rankings...
c) lots of top BB guys worked in the chicago offices first, and i know a lot of northwestern guys who went straight to NYC offices anyways, so i wouldnt be too worried about the location thing in terms of recrutiment geography. think about it, you have to fly out to the NYC offices for superdays anyways (on the Banks dime) even if you are applying for a job at the chicago offices, so i dont really see why studying at NYU would give you much of an advantage when vying for NYC psootions (I could be wrong)....