Which Schools Should You Apply To?Personally, I think the most consistent and
reliable rankings are a combination of Business Week and US
News. Financial Times also has good rankings that include
International schools.
First, you should have a rough
idea of what you want to do and where you want to live after
business school. If you have a particular industry and/or
location of interest make sure that you use this information
in your decision process. For example, if you wanted to be an
investment banker in New York, it makes sense for you to
include more east coast schools that typically get more
recruiters from the New York based companies. |
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The next step is to choose schools that you are interested
in and research the school?¡¥s placement statistics and the companies
that recruit there. Many of the management consulting and investment
banking companies publish recruiting schedules on their website
which can be helpful if you want to see if the schools you are
interested in are included. Although some schools are well known for
their strengths in particular subject areas, don?¡¥t let that
distract you from doing a thorough look at their curriculum to see
if they have concentrations in the areas you are interested in.
I want to stress that rankings are just one of many criteria
you want to use when choosing your schools. Always visit the school
and meet the current students to get a feel of the culture and
environment before you apply.
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