I am starting full-time S&T at a BB in September and am trying to get a few things planned for my last summer of freedom for a long, long time. My choices are between backpacking southern Europe for a few weeks ($4k) or applying to the Chicago Booth Summer Business Scholars program, also a 3 week program which costs around $6k. Though I already have a job, I am looking to build my resume for B-school 3-4 years from now. Is this program worth doing? Do B-schools care about it? Is it worth the money? Is it better to do something fun this summer or do something worthwhile? Any input would be gratefully appreciated.
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but I'd recommend just enjoying yourself, 3 weeks isn't really going to get you in to B-school UNLESS you are confident you will impress an actual professor while there, in which case he might help you get into Booth.
I'd just go to Europe though
Go travel dude...
B-schools and employers admit interesting, well-rounded people and I think a European back-packing trip is a lifelong memory that you will carry with you as opposed to a 3 week academic program, which seems like a waste of money and time. I would reco the trip hands down. When you enter the real world you will soon realize that free time and independence are valuable commodities and you will spend a great deal of your life contemplating the importance/balance between time and money. Go have some fun
I had a SA interview with a top restructuring shop last week -- we spent about 30 seconds talking about my current university and we spent 10 minutes talking about my trip through Europe. Take it for what it's worth.
Enjoy the time off. At the end of the day you may never need to go back to business school and why not spend it traveling?
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