THOUGHTS ON ONLINE KELLEY MSF?

So, I know what you’re thinking: “An online Kelley MSF is a waste of money and won’t open any doors.” And I get that, at least partially. I go to a non-target school and have a 3.3 GPA. This one-year program at Kelley does two things: (1) it gets the Kelley brand on my résumé (online students receive the same degree as in-person students), and (2) it gives me a second chance to earn a strong GPA.

So the question is: what do you think the outcomes would be if I complete this program? Let’s assume I graduate with a 3.8.

Is it still not worth the money?

For context, I want to work in CRE finance, not investment banking.

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If you plan to do an online MSF, I would consider GTown. Much stronger brand name.

 

Isn't it a top 25 graduate business program? To say it's a shitter is just wrong. If you don't believe me, ask ChatGPT lmao, or do you think you're smarter than Chat? 

 

Nothing outside the top 15 b-schools is a respectable brand in Finance. No one will ever be impressed by the Kelley brand or hire you because you went to Kelley, unlike the t15.

On the undergrad level, there are 30+ schools better for finance than Kelley.

Chill with the appeal to authorities and idiotic rhetorical questions, it makes obvious your below average intelligence. You don’t want that.

 

How do you fuck up so badly that you get a 3.3 from a non target?? I mean at some point autopilot has to take over… idk if you have the mental capacity for finance man

 

Not to sound harsh, but Kelly has no brand. It is not viewed as a good school, even more so as masters programs go. If you went there (or any large state/non-target school, for that matter) during undergrad and were in all the highly selective clubs, etc. then that’s a different story. Top kids in those are as competent as anywhere. Biggest benefit of IU is alumni network. That alumni bond is weaker as a non undergrad. Time is better spent working at a recognizable company with path to lateral

 

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Not to sound harsh, but Kelly has no brand. It is not viewed as a good school, even more so as masters programs go. If you went there (or any large state/non-target school, for that matter) during undergrad and were in all the highly selective clubs, etc. then that’s a different story. Top kids in those are as competent as anywhere. Biggest benefit of IU is alumni network. That alumni bond is weaker as a non undergrad. Time is better spent working at a recognizable company with path to lateral

I don’t make the rankings and neither do you. The  official rankings show Kelley as a top 25 graduate school in the country.

 

Dude, who cares about the “official” rankings? People in the industry (the same ones that will be in charge of hiring/recruiting) are giving you candid judgement around the school’s reputation on Wall Street. Clearly you’ve already made your mind up already so not sure why you’re on here asking for advice.

 

Since you’re being an ass about all this, I’ll do the same. The kids I knew who went to Indiana are cretins. Legit, dumbest people I knew. There’s zero reason to ever go there unless your / your family’s financial situation necessitates it. Excluding that and the aforementioned “top” undergrads, it’s a shitty school. But if you’re dumb enough to have only scrounged a 3.3 from an even shittier school, you do not have the intellectual horsepower to understand what I’m saying. Good luck being a perpetual underachiever and living in the intellectual undercaste of society.

 

You haven't said what you want to do, where you want to end up. Pivot to banking? advance in your current field? After your first job, your GPA basically doesn't mean anything.

Generally online programs are only worth anything if your company is telling you that you need a degree to get promoted. Without that, you are not getting any recruiting or building any classmate relationships, so the benefit is extremely low.

If you are trying to pivot or advance, your best bet is to work 4-5 years and then get a top MBA. If you are trying to get a second shot at entry level recruiting, then maybe an in-person MSF...

 
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Props to people for being so patient and helpful when bro is in denial Kelley has no brand

 

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