this is the thread where i learned (i am not joking) that LBS and LSE are two different institutions, somehow i thought it was used interchangeably for some good school in london. while we are at comparing schools to HBS, please add the indian institute of technology to the mix - i’ve heard from some opinionated individuals that it’s the best on the planet hands down
This is a pretty dumb discussion. Let’s move on to more interesting completely far-fetched hypothetical scenarios. Would you rather sleep with Brooklyn Decker or Olivia Wilde?
I am confused…what does it even mean for one school to be better than another on the MBA level apart from the obvious?..somehow i cannot imagine LBS openining doors that Wharton,HBS etc cannot open and vice versa…i also cannot imagine the quality/experience of teaching faculties to be so different across the top 5 schools for it to be an issue…if ppl rank schools according to annual salary surely they would look at ft.com and other rankings and come to an obvious conclusion but yet i see ppl denouncing rankings because the publishing organisation is from the UK…Nobody seems to be talking about fit between course and person…so what does it come down to then lol?
Brooklyn, my ex’s name is Olivia.
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Mobius Striptease Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > this is the thread where i learned (i am not > joking) that LBS and LSE are two different > institutions, somehow i thought it was used > interchangeably for some good school in london. > while we are at comparing schools to HBS, please > add the indian institute of technology to the mix > - i’ve heard from some opinionated individuals > that it’s the best on the planet hands down I bet people who say that mention the acceptance rate (which is like 1% or less). The only reason its that low is because 1) There are a ton of Indians and 2) basically every Indian applies to the school even if they have no shot in getting accepted.
packattack4 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > I bet people who say that mention the acceptance > rate (which is like 1% or less). The only reason > its that low is because 1) There are a ton of > Indians and 2) *basically every Indian applies to > the school even if they have no shot in getting > accepted.* Not true.
Palantir Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not true. Please expand.
What is there to expand, the idea that “basically every Indian” applies to IIT is flatly untrue.
Palantir Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What is there to expand, the idea that “basically > every Indian” applies to IIT is flatly untrue. haha just yanking your chain…
Ok fine. Then lets change the sentence to “many, many, many, many, many Indians apply to IIT regardless of probability of acceptance, such that supply of candidates overwhelms the number of spots available”.
Is IIT considered the MIT of the east?
ohai Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ok fine. Then lets change the sentence to “many, > many, many, many, many Indians apply to IIT > regardless of probability of acceptance, such that > supply of candidates overwhelms the number of > spots available”. There is a big difference from “many, many, many” and “every indian guy”. The IIT exams are separate from what students normally study in school, and every idiot doesn’t try to get in. And yes, having graduated from a US institution at a “target school”, I think the IIT way is infinitely more competitive when it comes to college. Anyways, IIT is a primarily undergraduate institution, not comparable with HBS/LBS/ W/E, don’t know why Mobius/Alladin are bringing it up here.
Sigh. You know what he meant. Stop being difficult.
SocratesCFA Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ManMythLegend Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > SocratesCFA Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > What is this? The pat your back because > you’re > > > British thread? > > > > > > LBS is a good school, but saying it has more > > > “international appeal” than Harvard is just > > > ridiculous. > > > > Have you seen the rankings? I can respect your > > opinion that HBS is superior but don’t be > > ignorant. > > Ignorant about what? For example when I say > something like this: “Certainly but Boston isn’t > London. I would imagine going to LBS, you could > pretty much pick where you’re going to work after > graduation.” No, wait… That was you. You imply > people who graduate from Harvard aren’t able to > pick where they are going to work after graduation > as easily as someone who graduated from LBS. > Seriously? Are you high? You really think HBS > doesn’t have the international appeal and presence > that london business school has? Give me a > break. > > Every retard in every back alley in every 3rd > world city who’s been living under a rock for the > past 50 years knows what Harvard and Harvard > Business School is. You’re trying to seriously > argue that LBS is better known and somehow > companies prefer LBS over Harvard? I can > guarantee you this is not the case and the only > place where a top LBS student may be considered a > better candidate than a top HBS student would be > in London and that’s only when an alumni of LBS is > doing the picking. > > LBS is a good school. Schools which are better > are Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton. LBS is > arguably better than IMD, IESE, and INSEAD; and > even that is a controversial statement to make. > > I can’t even believe this stupid question got to > page 2. I agree with this. Anyone who thinks LBS has more appeal among recruiters than HBS is simply delusional. The Harvard name brand is universally recognized and is the most prestigious brand in education. Harvard Business is, in my opinion, the most coveted degree in the entire world, even moreso than harvard law, harvard med, yale law, harvard undergrad. Students at HBS get access to an insane plethora of job opportunities spanning across every industry imaginable. Its alumni network has international reach and power. Simply put, HBS is the best. Unless you are entirely sure that you want to work in europe, i would take any of the M7 schools over LBS.
Palantir Wrote: > Anyways, IIT is a primarily undergraduate > institution, not comparable with HBS/LBS/ W/E, > don’t know why Mobius/Alladin are bringing it up > here. …out of curiosity and boredom
I think the point of bringing up IIT is that depending on background and circumstances, some people’s opinions can diverge wildly from regular opinion.
> Harvard Business is, in my opinion, the > most coveted degree in the entire world, even > moreso than harvard law, harvard med, yale law, > harvard undergrad. Students at HBS get access to > an insane plethora of job opportunities spanning > across every industry imaginable. Its alumni > network has international reach and power. Simply > put, HBS is the best. I dunno about this. The thing about business school is that nobody really *needs* to go. Sure, it can help scrubs like me who are looking to make a big step up. But a lot of people who are successful early in their careers find that it makes no sense to go. On the other hand, you have to go to law school to practice law and you have to go to med school to practice medicine. The competition to get into the top schools is insanely fierce. You are competing against the whole pool. Plus grades and test scores are more important, so if you screwed up one semester you’re basically toast. I would say there’s roughly a 15-20 spot gap between law school and business school–i.e. the 15th best b school is similar (in terms of admission competition and exit opps) as the 30th best law school. Maybe at the top it’s a little closer, so HBS is like #3 or #5 law.
Apparently, we have several indians on this thread that seem offended by saying a ton of indian people apply to the same school, which by default will make the pass rate insanely low.
Assuming uniform talent pools, I would think that medical degrees are more valuable, then law school, then business school. The time and cost difference between these programs should reflect the rewards that employers are willing to pay you when you graduate. Also, if you’re comparing Harvard to Harvard, I know for a fact that on average, HLS people make more money than HBS people.