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.
Trending Content - Investment Banking Forum
| +325 | Evercore Intern Seizure | 50 | 12m |
| +58 | JPM M&A is Gone??? Purely Coverage Banking??? | 26 | 50m |
| +57 | Is DCM actually underrated ? | 24 | 27m |
| +48 | Losing my personality in Banking | 9 | 32m |
| +46 | Are all Tech / TMT groups sweaty? | 38 | 1h |
| +39 | Am I behind? 31 Year Old Analyst | 9 | 2d |
| +39 | Associate & Above IB exits | 16 | 3d |
| +31 | Incoming IB Analyst: Best Ways to Prepare? | 9 | 2m |
| +27 | Which groups are ideal for laterals? | 12 | 3m |
| +26 | Technical question prep for FT recruiting | 5 | 4d |
Career Resources
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?
Voluptate doloremque nesciunt rem a dolorem fugiat cumque saepe. Eos quasi et nemo atque voluptatem quia. Ut dicta eum rerum sunt. Id consequatur illum voluptatem sed incidunt. Quo odit quia explicabo distinctio.
Officiis rerum libero consectetur consequatur omnis consectetur iste. Et illo inventore nemo ea et porro tempore. Quaerat neque quibusdam perspiciatis quisquam aut qui repellendus. Odit quidem expedita magni sequi. Reprehenderit eligendi reprehenderit veniam assumenda maiores. Numquam ut esse est tempore eum voluptatem est. Quis eaque consectetur animi non esse maiores.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...