Graduate School Review

Experience during the program

Honestly, the school is super collaborative. However, it is ranked accordingly for a reason. IF and only IF you are looking to get into the entrepreneurship track, take the offer. The whole "you can still make it into finance" advice doesn't really work unless you're an outlier. Babson College Fund is one of the most sort after programs that mostly accepts undergrads and MiF candidates. For a finance career, BCF an avenue to gain exposure, but not too many (almost none) MBA students are accepted unless they've worked for a core finance company (but with such rich finance experience, would they even come to Babson?).

I cannot stress this enough: if you want to get into finance/consulting but you have limited options, take another year and work on your application/GMAT score/work experience. An MBA needs to give you some sort of ROI. And the whole DIY idea can only get us so far as graduates (especially internationals).

The reputation precedes the university. Also, please remember that you are in Boston- the same place that Harvard and MIT students are at. It is impractical to try to compete, brand wise. It is true that not all HBS/MIT students are successful (or whatever story you tell yourself to take up the path of least resistance) but they have an edge that you simply cannot easily compete with. Is it impossible? No! Is it almost impossible? I will let you do your research and decide.

The candidates at Goldman/J.P/Morgan Stanley, etc that you see are the undergrad profiles on LinkedIn. It is NOT the same for graduate school. The undergrads on Wall Street will tell you the value of the brand.

Finally, think about what you want from the MBA. Why are you coughing up $150,000? What is your end goal? Not the goal that you write for your essays but what is your intrinsic goal of sacrificing so much and moving to another country? Make sure you get what you want.

About professors, classes and curriculum

The curriculum is super basic. I don't think I learned anything new. Accounting and Finance core classes are slightly better than the rest. The Finance professors are really nice and helpful.

About job placement process

Well, you're pretty much on your own with regard to the job search, Do not let some fancy article make you believe otherwise.

Overall BSchool experience (1.0)
Schools contribution (1.0)
Classmates rating (3.0)

Strengths of the program:

Location
Culture & Student Support

Best fit at this program:

Entrepreneurship

Can be improved:

Curriculum, Classes, Professors
Student body, diversity
Alumni Network
Career opportunities provided by school
Brand/Ranking
Facilities
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