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MIT's Sloan or Harvard Business School?

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Originally Posted by Pennglock
This is so damn obvious. How is the thread going on for 3 pages?

It's mind-boggling
 

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Originally Posted by Artisan Fan
It's a good question.

Let's solve it by using the case method.
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I would advise he goes to HBS, and if he wanted a tech/startup path, should have applied to Stanford GSB.
 

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Originally Posted by NorCal_1
p.s. what was the last successful company started by an MIT alum in the last 10 years??? I can't name one either

wow harsh but has an element of truth. im sure there are some.

sloan << hbs but sloan + a CS degree is a tough call. i guess if he is really interested in CS then do that, if not do HBS
 

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Originally Posted by scientific
wow harsh but has an element of truth. im sure there are some.

sloan << hbs but sloan + a CS degree is a tough call. i guess if he is really interested in CS then do that, if not do HBS


I don't think CS is strictly an option; I think there's a hybrid of sorts that he can take in the systems engineering department
 

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then its a clear choice, and mind-boggling.

HBS is not the insta ticket to riches some are implying though ... don't they pump out 900 grads a year or something?
 

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Originally Posted by NorCal_1
p.s. what was the last successful company started by an MIT alum in the last 10 years??? I can't name one either

Originally Posted by scientific
wow harsh but has an element of truth. im sure there are some.
It's actually a ridiculously dumb statement. There are many good reasons to choose HBS over Sloan but the fact that you cannot name any successful companies started by Sloan graduates is indicative only of your own ignorance. There are lots and lots of them as a previous poster mentioned.
 

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Originally Posted by NorCal_1
p.s. what was the last successful company started by an MIT alum in the last 10 years??? I can't name one either

ThingMagic - liquidity event a few months ago as they were acquired by Trimble.
 

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Originally Posted by dah328
There are many good reasons to choose HBS over Sloan ...

And the other way around, also.

Of course, if you can't think of any, you might well be better off at HBS.
 

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Originally Posted by Concordia
And the other way around, also.

Of course, if you can't think of any, you might well be better off at HBS.

Agreed.
 

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in some cases, people choose GSB over HBS.

But Sloan or Wharton over HBS? no.
 

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Originally Posted by pebblegrain
in some cases, people choose GSB over HBS.

But Sloan or Wharton over HBS? no.


Eh, Hwarton happens.
 

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Isn't Harvard business school the best there is? Well, at least some survey from Princeton said so anyway.

If I were to get accepted to Harvard, I wouldn't even doutb about attending in a second!
 

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Originally Posted by Kiwi Man
Isn't Harvard business school the best there is? Well, at least some survey from Princeton said so anyway.

If I were to get accepted to Harvard, I wouldn't even doutb about attending in a second!


I don't think its the best based on the surveys but its in the top 5 no doubt. I think the name alone is worth its weight in gold.
 

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