HBS/Wharton/Stanford etc. Good enough or no?

fallenchemist
Tue, 07 Oct 2014 15:20:58 +0000

The comment about having to work at a Fortune 50 company is off base, I think. Any significant work experience where you have shown you are the type to rise to the top is very persuasive. But the very top schools do look for star students who have also shown some promise in the workplace for a few years, most of the time. However, there are excellent MBA programs that will carry a lot of weight locally and regionally, such as at UT Austin or SMU. Nationally they are not as prominent, but since it appears you are focused on Texas you don’t need to worry about that. Then after a few years of working and a couple of promotions, where you got your MBA is not nearly so important, only that you have one.