Most MBA applicants want a ‘name’ school on their resume. Who wouldn’t to be associated with brands like Stanford, Harvard, and Wharton? Such institutions convey expertise and leadership, confidence and connections, ingenuity and results. After graduation, that branding will be tied to an alum – for life . Open doors, instant credibility, immediate impact – that’s what investing in a big name brings, applicants think. Sometimes, they underestimate the experience, that sense of fit – the satisfaction that comes with finding the right place to learn and live. Many times, it isn’t the brand name programs that produce MBAs ready to embrace the world ahead. BEYOND THE BRAND That’s one takeaway from The Princeton Review ’s annual Best Business Schools Ranking, which was released on January 31st. Unlike most MBA rankings, The Princeton Review doesn’t stuff a series of variables into one ranking, replete with weights that are easy to manipulate. Instead, it strips student responses apart into 18 categories. In doing so, one pattern emerges: M7 schools have some work ahead of them. Take Faculty Excellence. Not one M7 program is found among the ten-highest averages scores. Dartmouth College’s Tuck School performed the best among historical powers at […]
MBA Ranking: Business School Careers, Culture and Curriculum
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