USC Marshall Vs. Case Weatherhead

USCAlum05
Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:48:42 +0000

I think you’re insane to ditch SoCal for Cleveland for anything, frankly. That city is dead.

That said, Case is a good school but not as good as USC. I don’t know how good their B school is or isn’t because a) it’s never been on my radar for MBA schools (see above about dead city) and b) because U.S. News online only shows the top 10. The reason why they have to dangle the scholarship money in front of you is to lure you to Cleveland in the first place. I mean, it’s Cleveland. Really - it’s Cleveland. Some nice suburbs as I have family that used to live there, although they’ve all left. Cleveland has the Cleveland Clinic, which is fantastic, but that’s about it. The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame is a bit of a joke to be there.

Yes, USC is worth the money, however keep in mind that the university also has a ton of scholarships available for CONTINUING students as well, so if you work hard enough and network and do the right things, you can get money once you’re in. You’re far from the only person who’s ever sweat the cost of going to school there.

Another option that comes to mind, if you’re not satisfied with your admissions, would be to go to community college for a year, work your arse off, and see if you can’t get into Berkeley’s B school as a transfer. I don’t know how feasible that is, though.

Good luck!