PLS HELP - Booth vs Yale SOM vs Job

Hi, I have received the following offers and am very confused about where to go from here. I have a top undergrad but it was not in the US. 

  1. Chicago Booth Master in Finance (15 months)
  2. Yale School of Management Master's in Asset Management (9 months)
  3. Private Equity job at an asset management firm (i.e. not a tier 1 PE role) 

Please help me with this decision. Yale sounds like a great brand but people keep saying Chicago booth would help me more in terms of network value. I would be an international student. 

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i'd like to work in the private investing space but im also very open to something more entrepreneurial 

 

much appreciated. been hearing the same all around. where im from yale is a huge deal but seems like booth knocks it out of the park at least within the US 

 

Perhaps, but if you wait a while (maybe 3-5 yrs) and you know exactly why you want an MBA probably won't hurt your chances

 

Bruh what are these suggestions. Take the job and if you hate it after a year a) lateral or b) go to one of these programs with FT work experience + money saved 

 

In that case, i'd still probably take the job and lateral or go to the program after a year. BUT having scholarships is a big factor - in that case UChicago the better program vs Yale

 

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