I definitely want to work in Texas when I'm done. That's one of the main reasons I want to go to UT for the MBA.
Well if you want to work in TX, and you are a TX resident, then UT would be the best choice economically. But if you can receive a scholoarship, or you can afford it, do not hesitate to go to a top 10 school if you get in. Big corporations merely are attracted to top 10 school students.
Wow. Sorry to let you down by not responding promptly I have done my time at Rice and am appreciative of the undergraduate education I received there. I need to see something new, though, and learn from new people and build a different network. Their new building looks great, though. First class facilities, no doubt.
Sorry...I just remember your missing one of my posts before, and I thought that I had done something deserving of your ignore list. I understand wanting to go somewhere else, though. There's plenty of great schools in the country...why spend some of the best years of your life all at the same place?
How long did you guys work before going for an MBA? I would love to go to b-school right now straight out of college, which has become rare in the past 20 years, but will probably wait a few years. Also, Rice is a very good up-and-coming business school. It is very strong in finance, and has the advantage of smaller class sizes. However, in Texas you can't beat UT's network, it is very well established, so if you plan on working here it should be the #1 choice. Nationwide, Harvard has the best alumni network but Wharton, Chicago, Northwestern, Dartmouth, and others have a better in-class experience (from what I've read and heard.) Stanford is a school that is not worth the trouble, IMO. They have an abnormally large number of applicants every year due to: Palo Alto, and they don't have a very good placement office. A better bet is a good northeast or midwest school. If I was going to work in Cali I would probably go for USC, Cal-Berkley, or UCLA, all of those are solid schools. In the Southeast, the Carolina Schools (UNC, Duke, Wake) are good if you want to go into the financial services industry, and Vanderbilt and Emory are top schools. Not sure where I'd like to go yet, but I'd love to hear more about some of y'alls experiences...
You should not want to go to b-school straight out of college. You would not learn nearly as much as you would if you had a few years of work experience. You simply wouldn't understand how what you are learning is relevant. You would also not be able to contribute to the learnings of your peers, either. It's absolutely best for you and your fellow classmates that you work 3-5 years beforehand. I will have 4 years work experience in strategy consulting by the time I start b-school.
Yes. I'm a sophomore right now at the Uni. of North Tx through the TAMS program. I've been in college since i was 16. Anyways, if any of yall take Organic Chemistry I, or Microbiology next year, let me know. Those will be very hard classes, and I'd need some peeps to study with me.
im 2nd year pre med psych at UT but after i finish my bachelors i want to go to new york and get acting training. if i didnt have the grades in high school id be there right now about to finish at AMDA or something. acting is my #1 passion but if it doesnt work out i wont mind going to med school and making a bunch of money someday anyway, anyone going to austin next year is in for a great experience. youll probably get interested in UT basketball too so anyone there should get season tickets. if anyone wants to throw a few back, go to a home game and whine about the rockets latest indiscretion, let me know. AOL tags in my profile
Sorry, I opted out of Organic... I refuse to suffer like the rest of them. hahaha! As for micro, I'm taking 226R MW 11- 12, 226T MW 12 - 1, and 126L TH afternoons. I'm also taking BIO 361T, BIO 344, and ANT 324. I know, I'm psychotic for taking all of these at once. I'm trying to get the heck out of there ASAP.
Wait, are these the classes for the Spring semester??? I'm going there for Fall of 04. O Chem will be extremely difficult...you taking it next year?
Wrong in your accessment. Rice is noted for its strength in accounting. Several of my colleagues are from Rice MBA, and they are not very quantitative. I work in a small investment banking boutique, and these people aren't even the heavy quant geeks-modelers. They had trouble calculating a discount rate and NPV..that's not good. Also what are you talking about the placement office of Stanford being bad? If you want to work in the Bay Area and/or west coast- venture capitalims, investment management (buy side), or boutique sell side, it's a strong placement office.... Basically the MBA comes down to this..how much money are you willing to pay (if you have no scholarship) for that placement. Top MBA schools have top placement (attract the big names in all industries). As for working before MBA, I suggest 3-5 years. MBA schools are attracted to students who have a lot of experience so that they can contribute to the discussions/case studies/projects to the class. I always found it interesting how someone from another industry approached a logistics situation (example here) in comparison to how I approached it.
I dont know how many hours you have, but my friend at Vandy (fresh year) had 68 hours of AP work. He was essentially a junior, and he was a triple major.