NYU or Columbia

sakky
Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:03:14 +0000

I wouldn’t too much stock on the fact that Columbia is an Ivy when it comes to branding. After all, I would say that a NYU Stern MBA has (slightly) more prestige than does a Yale MBA.

I wouldn’t also go too much by what your father says. No disrespect to him, but if you were to listen to him, you might end up choosing NYU over, say, Stanford or MIT-Sloan.

Your other point you made, I agree with. It is true that the Columbia MBA has more prestige than does the NYU MBA. And it is true that branding is quite important when it comes to the MBA. I personally would therefore choose Columbia. However, the difference is close, so if you really get a good vibe from NYU, then you should go there.