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[Palantir]

@ohai

…nice tits if you are a woman.

One of the easiest things to develop.

[Mobius_Strip]

Your points about non-academic ability are too abstract for CSK, it would be helpful if you can restate your argument using if{} then{} statements or similar syntax.

[comp_sci_kid]

@Mobius_Strip

@comp\_sci\_kid

Having recently taking somewhat advanced math course, i realized how easy any other subject is.

what was it?

First year phd intro class

[comp_sci_kid]

@Mobius_Strip

Your points about non-academic ability are too abstract for CSK, it would be helpful if you can restate your argument using if{} then{} statements or similar syntax.

Please, try to avoid any procedural idioms, they repulse me. I can only read a pure monadic flow

[comp_sci_kid]

@CFABLACKBELT

So I’ve been doing a lot of research on different business schools and finally submitted my apps. (Couple interviews set up so far).

Anyway, echoing others, this list is dubious at best. Duke is good school and it’s made a lot of progress, but @ No. 1? Not a chance. Harvard @ 8? Nope. NYU @ 22? No way.

Atmosphere, student life, campus facilities, etc… are all important for b-school, but at the end of the day, most of us just want better opportunities and more $$$. So the best thing to do is to look at different schools’ employment reports. Most are pretty thorough. Things to look for are mean salary, as well as high/low ranges. Probably more important, look at the % of students within those more desirable, higher paid jobs.

Just going off my head, the list should really fall back to the defaults. H/S/W in top 3. The next set generally seems to be CBS/Booth/NYU. After that it’s sort of mixed among MIT, Hass, Kellogg, Darden, Yale, Duke Ross, UCLA and maybe a few others Duke’s employment stat’s seem to fall in this set of schools (last year they had an outlier in Telecom and Energy, both very low % of school’s overall student base). When looking at the top 3, it’s pretty clear they have a much higher % of students that fall into the higher salaries. The same goes for the next three (CBS and NYU are somewhat biased b/c of being in NYC).

Also don’t forget the handful of international schools (they seem to follow this order): LBS, Insead, HEC, and IESE. I know less about the Asian Bschools, but Insead (Singapore), HKU, HKUST, and NUS seem to be moving up; still as an international student you’d be much better off at the top US schools and really just LBS and Insead outside the US.

Anyway, summary of this is utilize more than one ranking source and view them as a directional guideline. After, do your own research!

You cannot be serios about NYU…

[itera]

@Palantir

@ohai

…nice tits if you are a woman.

One of the easiest things to develop.

spending under $10,000 buys the ability to get treated better, noticed more, and more opportunities.

sigh* life is unfair as a dude

[CFABLACKBELT]

@comp\_sci\_kid

@CFABLACKBELT

So I’ve been doing a lot of research on different business schools and finally submitted my apps. (Couple interviews set up so far).

Anyway, echoing others, this list is dubious at best. Duke is good school and it’s made a lot of progress, but @ No. 1? Not a chance. Harvard @ 8? Nope. NYU @ 22? No way.

Atmosphere, student life, campus facilities, etc… are all important for b-school, but at the end of the day, most of us just want better opportunities and more $$$. So the best thing to do is to look at different schools’ employment reports. Most are pretty thorough. Things to look for are mean salary, as well as high/low ranges. Probably more important, look at the % of students within those more desirable, higher paid jobs.

Just going off my head, the list should really fall back to the defaults. H/S/W in top 3. The next set generally seems to be CBS/Booth/NYU. After that it’s sort of mixed among MIT, Hass, Kellogg, Darden, Yale, Duke Ross, UCLA and maybe a few others Duke’s employment stat’s seem to fall in this set of schools (last year they had an outlier in Telecom and Energy, both very low % of school’s overall student base). When looking at the top 3, it’s pretty clear they have a much higher % of students that fall into the higher salaries. The same goes for the next three (CBS and NYU are somewhat biased b/c of being in NYC).

Also don’t forget the handful of international schools (they seem to follow this order): LBS, Insead, HEC, and IESE. I know less about the Asian Bschools, but Insead (Singapore), HKU, HKUST, and NUS seem to be moving up; still as an international student you’d be much better off at the top US schools and really just LBS and Insead outside the US.

Anyway, summary of this is utilize more than one ranking source and view them as a directional guideline. After, do your own research!

You cannot be serios about NYU…

I originally thought the same, but the employment stats say otherwise; there’s a benefit to being in NYC.

[The_Righteous_Hacksa]

CFA Blackbelt,

One thing to consider is where is your work experience? If you have worked in the US, then apply to US schools. If you’re European but worked in the US, apply to US schools (Europe secondhand). If you’re asian but worked in the US apply to US schools and Asian schools (Not Europe). If you’re Asian and worked in Asia, apply to INSEAD.

The reason I say this is that I’ve seen people struggle to find jobs outside of the market where they have relevant experience. You can switch markets, but its really hard. It’s MUCH harder if you are also trying to switch jobs. So if you work an ibanker at a BB in Asia, maybe you got a shot at BB IBD in Europe. If you were an IT guy in Asia, you have no shot at BB IBD in Europe.

[brain_wash_your_face]

@The_Righteous_Hacksa

CFA Blackbelt,

One thing to consider is where is your work experience? If you have worked in the US, then apply to US schools. If you’re European but worked in the US, apply to US schools (Europe secondhand). If you’re asian but worked in the US apply to US schools and Asian schools (Not Europe). If you’re Asian and worked in Asia, apply to INSEAD.

The reason I say this is that I’ve seen people struggle to find jobs outside of the market where they have relevant experience. You can switch markets, but its really hard. It’s MUCH harder if you are also trying to switch jobs. So if you work an ibanker at a BB in Asia, maybe you got a shot at BB IBD in Europe. If you were an IT guy in Asia, you have no shot at BB IBD in Europe.

Something else to consider is that your first job is just that. If you work for a large global organization and you perform well, you will likely be able to work wherever they have an office and/or a need.

The real tricky thing to working abroad is if you’re married or have kids. In that case working abroad may be fine for a number of years, but many want a reentry strategy to a culture more similar to their own as the kids get older or your parents get older. If you perform well abroad reentry can be hard.

[CFABLACKBELT]

@The_Righteous_Hacksa

CFA Blackbelt,

One thing to consider is where is your work experience? If you have worked in the US, then apply to US schools. If you’re European but worked in the US, apply to US schools (Europe secondhand). If you’re asian but worked in the US apply to US schools and Asian schools (Not Europe). If you’re Asian and worked in Asia, apply to INSEAD.

The reason I say this is that I’ve seen people struggle to find jobs outside of the market where they have relevant experience. You can switch markets, but its really hard. It’s MUCH harder if you are also trying to switch jobs. So if you work an ibanker at a BB in Asia, maybe you got a shot at BB IBD in Europe. If you were an IT guy in Asia, you have no shot at BB IBD in Europe.

Spot on. This is exactly why I’ve targeted NYC schools primarily; my network is here.