Complete waste of 2 years

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This review is for Scheller

Program Full Time MBA

Class of 2017

Experience during the program

Scheller's full time MBA program is best defined as bunch of lies. If you are really motivated in moving your career in top shelf then Scheller is definitely not a place for you since not many top employers show up on business school campus. In fact doesn't even recognize the school (speaking from personal experience). Do not get fooled by list of companies provided on school website. Since students get in those companies (e.g. microsoft, oracle, google) through personal connections (remember personal connections and not school alumni list). Career service will not shy for taking credit for these placements. But reality is their credit is zero in this case. During admission process school boasts about their placements and the type of companies. I was fooled by similar stuff. Even some of my classmates have emails from career services claiming top companies like Google, Apple comes on to campus to recruit. But it is totally false and do not fall for that trap. Choice of electives is mediocre. Faculty is average. Few are really exceptionally but mostly really mediocre. Class does not have good diversity in terms of experience. Most of Atlanta locals and veterans are really incompetent. Other than low cost of tuition there is not much in this schools. If you are looking for average career jump in second tier companies then this is the school for you.

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

Strengths of the program:

No particular strength

Best fit at this program:

Consulting

Can be improved:

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

September 16, 2017

FuturePM91

I am not sure what happened in your experience at Georgia Tech, however I attended Tech as an undergrad and can assure you that the companies you mention do in fact recruit there both for undergraduate and graduate programs. I know several graduates at top consulting firms and in the tech industry. In addition you mention that companies "don't know" Georgia Tech but that is patently false because Tech is a top ranked engineering school that is one of the top ten feeders into silicon valley, so even if they aren't familiar with the business school they definitely will know GT. I am sorry you had such a poor experience but I felt the need to comment so that others who read this have a different perspective.

December 14, 2017

chrisbergman

I am sorry to hear about your experience with Scheller. I am a current full time MBA student at Scheller and have found the experience to be quite different from what you have described. In this past year, we have placed MBA students at Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, Tesla, and others within the technology sector. If you are curious to learn more about the employment opportunities Scheller offers with Amazon specifically please see the following article highlighting internship experiences: https://www.scheller.gatech.edu/news-events/latest-news/2017/articles/mba-students-podcast-amazon-internships.html. Although not every company comes directly to Scheller's MBA program for recruiting, Georgia Tech's alumni network is far reaching and has provided many students with opportunities with their dream employers.

The faculty and Career Services at Scheller are critical in the development of our students and deserve credit. The faculty has expertise across a wide range of academic concentrations and industries (strategy, technology management, analytics, etc.) which provides students with the skills necessary for their future careers. Career Services provides guidance and interview preparation for all MBA candidates which make students prepared to interview.

Speaking from personal experience, Scheller's program has allowed me the opportunity to move from aerospace engineering into a top tier consulting firm. I owe significant credit to the Scheller MBA program. As a current MBA student, we are always looking for ways to improve our program. If you would like to have a further conversation about points of improvement please contact me at chris.bergman@gatech.edu.