Yale MBA - Ranking & Perception? (or lack thereof?)

Don Carlos · Apr 21, 2011

Originally Posted by Lord-Barrington

Sure. But the point is that some of these schools really do function as little bubbles that are totally separated from the real world. Yale may be the worst example of this. Within the campus walls, a bunch of grad students looking down their noses at each other because of the perceived differences in prestige between their programs. Outside the walls, ghetto-ass New Haven.
Shut your mouth about New Haven, you sniveling peon! Seriously, though, yeah. Place is a shithole. A quirky and kind of fun shithole, though.

Dashaansafin · Apr 21, 2011

Originally Posted by Lord-Barrington

It actually wasn't your post at all. I should have pointed that out. Your post was stating how these things actually work at many elite universities. I remember someone telling me once that KSG students at Harvard were considered the lepers of Harvard's graduate students and looked down upon by HLS and HBS students at tailgates. I found that quite telling.

Whats wrong with that? KSG is pretty easy to get into as is Columbia GS and LSE Master programs. Its basically a backdoor into the program, I dont see how "telling" this is. Its like working at Goldman Sachs and working in back office.

vaeliant · Apr 21, 2011

So Yale SOM has been (relatively) bashed for a bit here, haha. How about Yale undergrad as far as finance recruiting goes?

Lord-Barrington · Apr 21, 2011

Originally Posted by vaeliant

So Yale SOM has been (relatively) bashed for a bit here, haha. How about Yale undergrad as far as finance recruiting goes?
It's terrible. The Bulge Brackets will make a stop on campus just long enough to laugh at your worthless degree before heading to Penn.

Daseinflaw · Apr 21, 2011

Originally Posted by Lord-Barrington

It's terrible. The Bulge Brackets will make a stop on campus just long enough to laugh at your worthless degree before heading to Penn.

Don Carlos · Apr 21, 2011

Originally Posted by Lord-Barrington

It's terrible. The Bulge Brackets will make a stop on campus just long enough to laugh at your worthless degree before heading to Penn.

I assume you're joking.

There's pretty much no industry on Earth that would value Penn undergrad over Yale undergrad, certainly including IB.

Lord-Barrington · Apr 21, 2011

Originally Posted by Don Carlos

I assume you're joking.

There's pretty much no industry on Earth that would value Penn undergrad over Yale undergrad, certainly including IB.

Obviously the sarcasm wasn't thick enough in my original post.

Daseinflaw · Apr 21, 2011

Originally Posted by Don Carlos

I assume you're joking. There's pretty much no industry on Earth that would value Penn undergrad over Yale undergrad, certainly including IB.
Well from what I've read, a Wharton undergrad is definitely highly valued in I-Banking

kungapa · Apr 21, 2011

Originally Posted by Don Carlos

I assume you're joking.

There's pretty much no industry on Earth that would value Penn undergrad over Yale undergrad, certainly including IB.

Penn undergrad - Wharton included - is more of a target school than Yale is. The way recruiting works for undergrads at Penn works wonders for the kids in the college and engineering as well as for Wharton. There is hardly any finance institution that won't make a stop at Penn, whereas there are plenty that don't end up at Yale.

Yale undergrad isn't nearly as finance focused as Princeton or Harvard. It is more of a student choice thing than a quality of education thing though.

kungapa · Apr 21, 2011

Originally Posted by Daseinflaw

Well from what I've read, a Wharton undergrad is definitely highly valued in I-Banking

Lulz @ understatement.

Connemara · Apr 21, 2011

Originally Posted by Dashaansafin

Whats wrong with that? KSG is pretty easy to get into as is Columbia GS and LSE Master programs. Its basically a backdoor into the program, I dont see how "telling" this is. Its like working at Goldman Sachs and working in back office.
I think KSG's admit rate is pretty high, but I don't think they give out a lot of $. $100K for a public policy/public admin. degree is really not wise, considering the salary you're likely to earn.

SirSuturesALot · Apr 21, 2011

One data point for the Penn vs Yale debate. In the latest round of summer analyst recruiting, a top bulge took in nearly 4 Penn for every 1 Yale.

kungapa · Apr 21, 2011

Originally Posted by SirSuturesALot

One data point for the Penn vs Yale debate. In the latest round of summer analyst recruiting, a top bulge took in nearly 4 Penn for every 1 Yale.

Pretty typical. But the big difference is that there are plenty fewer Yalies per year (2500 vs 1200 or so) and many fewer Yalies seek to go into that industry.

Lord-Barrington · Apr 21, 2011

Originally Posted by kungapa

Pretty typical. But the big difference is that there are plenty fewer Yalies per year (2500 vs 1200 or so) and many fewer Yalies seek to go into that industry.

I can't believe this turned into a serious discussion.

dragon8 · Apr 22, 2011

Originally Posted by Connemara

I think KSG's admit rate is pretty high, but I don't think they give out a lot of $. $100K for a public policy/public admin. degree is really not wise, considering the salary you're likely to earn.

But they help form policy that benefit the city/state/nation as a whole and thats a good thing.

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