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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks. Love hearing the feedback.  We very likely will not have these 4 options lol.  Like beyond unlikely. But thinking ahead because DS got into UGA and was offered money (not a ton) but still waiting on Wisconsin, UT Austin, UF, UNC (won't get in) Michigan, UMD oh and Vanderbilt (ridiculous reach along w. UNC)

I was told Wisconsin was "better" or more competitive than UGA.

I just panicked cause Michigan is a fortune and I know he would want to go on the unlikely chance he got in.  [/quote]

So in a hypothetical gets in everywhere and money is no object situation, it would be Vanderbilt, Michigan, Texas, UNC, Georgia, Wisconsin, UMD, Florida.

But everyone has their realities.

Texas and UNC are going to be unlikely. They don't take a lot of OOS. Vanderbilt is very good with financial aid, so if that works, definitely.

The real conundrum is Michigan. Great school. Ross does very well with placement. But it's fricking expensive for OOS. The kid really needs to be a gunner and promise to pay you back to make it worthwhile.

Indiana Kelley is better than Wisconsin. And I like Wisconsin. But Kelley is better.

Georgia is good, but it's going to be regional. A degree from Athens is not going to play in NY or the West Coast. Same with Florida.

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One of the PPs here.  The one who first brought up regional job markets.  I am a mid-career Ross MBA working in the Midwest.  I don't really hear of many Ross students coming from or going to the South.  I'm sure some do, but it's not a focus area for Michigan students.

OOS U of Mers tend to be very wealthy and the really obvious OOS kids are from the NYC metro area.  That builds the school's Northeast connections.  Probably helps with Wall Street a little - but that kind of finance has never been a Michigan specialty.  That probably explains the Poets and Quants ranking also shown in this thread.

Apparently Californians are among the most mobile for higher education.  Partly because there are so many of them, their state schools can't meet all the demand for spaces. So again, U of M has a decent California contingent. They have all sorts of jobs from startups to entertainment law/MBA.

Texas, at times, has been an active hiring market.  Some of my classmates went to Dell.  Engineer MBAs have a lot of options there.

If you want to get an idea about what Ross BBAs are like, have your kid look up Youtube videos where students review their application files.  Did your kid do a good job on the essays?  The reviewers are tough. Even on the kids who got in.

I agree with the poster above. To get great payback on Michigan tuition, your kid will need to be more of a gunner (Type A wannabe mover and shaker) and be ready to go where the high-paying jobs are.

Some things that you mentioned later that I think are worth more discussion...Indiana is definitely worth considering.  I hear a fair bit about them.  I honestly wasn't aware that Wisconsin was even in the B-School game.  That is not a slam - that's my truth.  Their job market must not overlap much with Michigan people. I visited the Indiana campus this summer and thought it was nice/comparable to Michigan.

The employment geography after graduation issue is critical in my opinion.  There are lots of successful senior businesspeople who did not go to a ranked or prestigious school.  And usually a lot of favorable hometown sentiment.  A fancy degree isn't very helpful if people think you're likely to be something they don't want - a snob, a person who wants too high of a salary, a person from a part of the US they have bias against, etc.  Or worse, they aren't really aware of how your school fits into the rankings picture.

H.R. looks at school rankings for salary banding sometimes, but the hiring managers are the ones who usually choose the interviewees and make the final decisions.  A lot of people prefer to hire people they feel comfortable with instead of people who have had different experiences from them. That's why home state/local schools often do well.

Again, I think you'll do well by reviewing the career placement info from the schools.  I'm not a snob so I think it could come out in favor of U GA.  Make your kid use his analytical skills to figure out the financial merits of each option, rather than going on rankings or emotion alone.

Good luck![/quote]

What ????

This is little more than a rambling diatribe--much of which is incorrect.

While all readers appreciate reading thoughts from one with an MBA from one of the schools under discussion, the thoughts should be expressed in a more coherent manner and, at the very least, be partially correct.[/quote]

I’m interested in this thread. I thought that post was excellent and rather succinct. What exactly do you contend with?[/quote]

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