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No. Best are the M7 schools.
From another thread that breaks the schools into tiers and that most agreed on.
Tier 1: HBS, GBS Tier 1a: Wharton, Booth (debatable) Tier 2: Columbia, Kellogg, Sloan, Tuck, Berkeley (last 2 debatable, maybe tier 2a) Tier 3: Ross, Darden, Duke, Yale, Stern, Johnson Tier 4: McCombs, Tepper, UNC, Kelley, etc.
I'd argue Georgetown is tier 4 or maybe lower.
Based on what exactly? Prestige or getting a job in a certain function?
You can read this thread where it was discussed abundantly.
http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/2015-mba-ranking
Buddy those are WSO tiers in the myopic view of WSO users.
Any Top50 school is Tier 1 for the "general" population wanting to do an MBA to move ahead in their career.
I work at a major F500 company, and if you go to UConn (USNEWS #52), you can get into the MBA rotational program at my firm.
I think these tiers echo what you said in the post before. The tier 1 schools are for PE/VC access. Tier 1a has some as well. M7 including Tuck and Berkeley have placement in MBB/Corp strategy, and the Top 15 get you access to IB. The tiers are really about access to jobs. That being said, its definitely doable (a little harder though) to get a "higher tier" job from a "lower tier" school. A friend of mine went to BCG from McCombs as a quick example off the top of my head.
If you don't live in the fantasy land of WSO, Tier would be the Top 50 B Schools. Gtown is definitely Tier 1.
Heh yeah I'm definitely feeling it from these rather ambitious kids.
"You went to Yale? Dude, your MBA sucks"
I do corporate finance at a mid-sized company. My goal is to open doors for 1 of 3 exits:
growing my family's business into a truly professional operation
moving to an F500 and making it to the manager level (too weak for an exec position but too strong to be a senior analyst all my life)
Going into an investment bank, possibly for an equity research position at the associate level.
I'm thinking about University of MD Smith vs Georgetown right now since I'm in the DC area. If I move out of state in a few years, that might open up some other doors for part time MBAs.
Tier 1 is M7 - Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Chicago, Columbia, and Northwestern.
I think you forgot one...
How could I forget Wharton :)
Agreed. Take out MIT and replace with Wharton
M7 and then the rest of the top 25
in my opinion
but depends on what you are trying to do with the MBA
Better question: Why is it important which schools are tier 1? That alone isn't actionable information.
I think Gtown is a really solid school. If people who get an MBA from Vandy get IB positions then someone could get them from Georgetown.
Talk advice on this site with a grain of salt. That is unless you're goal is to ask about closeted virgin lifestyles. Then this is the place to inquire.
TNA, that is why you are neck-and-neck with Edmundo Braverman for SB love
Yeah, I'll echo what has been said here already. Who cares about tiers? Just go to the best school you get into that fits your personality and career goals. Note that best school in this case doesn't always follow the rankings that are often quoted. I mean, if your goal is to get into GE's FLDP, there are a multitude of schools that will get you a very legitimate opportunity to get in there.
Exactly, from what I have seen at my F500 company, if you want to work in Corp Fin at a F500, going to a Top50 school (Eg. UConn MBA #52) should be good enough.
If you want to IB, aim for a T15 school, and if you want to do MBB/Corp Strat aim for a M7 school.
DO NOT listen to WSO logic. Do what is right for your personal goals.
I just submitted my application for HBS and even I'm certain that wharton is just as good and deserves tier 1. y do u all think GSB is so up there but not wharton?
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