Rice gets crazy respect out in the Houston area; SMU is still building a rep; UH not even in the picture right now (no offense to anyone)

"Cut the burger into thirds, place it on the fries, roll one up homey..." - Epic Meal Time
 

SMU definitely. UoH has no rep, especially when compared to other schools in Texas. These are facts. It's pretty absolute.

Now whether you would get more value from attending UoH versus SMU is subjective

 

There's not much of a story...went to Tier 2 school (also known as non-target in WSO lingo) and worked at a regional bank here in Houston. Worked hard/networked and landed a job as a credit/market risk analyst for a large M&T shop in town...all in about 2 years.

 
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breakin_in:
There's not much of a story...went to Tier 2 school (also known as non-target in WSO lingo) and worked at a regional bank here in Houston. Worked hard/networked and landed a job as a credit/market risk analyst for a large M&T shop in town...all in about 2 years.

No offense, and not to be a douche, but that is not considered breaking in on this forum (IB, PE, S&T, HF). BO and MO are relatively attainable from any university, assuming you did well.

OP, If you aspire to work FO, I would try for Rice or UT. SMU as a last resort as it is still a somewhat respectable school.

 
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breakin_in:
There's not much of a story...went to Tier 2 school (also known as non-target in WSO lingo) and worked at a regional bank here in Houston. Worked hard/networked and landed a job as a credit/market risk analyst for a large M&T shop in town...all in about 2 years.

No offense, and not to be a douche, but that is not considered breaking in on this forum (IB, PE, S&T, HF). BO and MO are relatively attainable from any university, assuming you did well.

OP, If you aspire to work FO, I would try for Rice or UT. SMU as a last resort as it is still a somewhat respectable school.

Oh, this I know and no offense was taken...my point is that I think that a UT/Rice MBA vs. UH MBA has about an even playing field...at least here in Houston (from what I have seen).

 

thanks, fellow monkeys

I'm not going for any of those professions, so I guess SMU is my best option.

However, if I don't go into those 3 professions, will my salary be high enough to justify almost 120k in debt after graduation? Just curious

 
dkim1984:
shorttheworld:
UT or Rice.. im surei f you can get int oSMU then getting into Rice shouldnt be that hard, just get a strong gmat score and rock out

680...strong enough, you think?

Believe that is above average at Rice and will get you a look at UT. What is the rest of your background? Work experience, leadership, etc.

 

Recruiting is good at SMU, a lot of tops banks (especially in energy) are on campus. Networking opportunities are very good. UT is still miles ahead with recruiting from banks; if you can get in, it's the place to be. Cheaper too!

 

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