FT - Global MBA Rankings - 2007

[inblue]

Forbes, BW and FT none list H and S as no. 1.
That leaves us with only US News.

I'd rather see how a school is progressing on a particular list than the absolute rank.

[itsrahul]

Originally Posted by Susie Derkins

H and S are No.1. Period. Any ranking that doesn't acknowledge this should not be taken seriously.

Don't agree with this. Rankings r done on the basis of a number of parameters. H/W/S might not always remain no. 1 according to those parameters.

[itsrahul]

Originally Posted by inblue

I'd rather see how a school is progressing on a particular list than the absolute rank.

i second this. This is what i actually am doing. Along with absolute rank, i am comparing the other parameters of schools viz a viz their values last yr. The true value of these rankings for me is that i can see how the stats for a school have been changing over the years.

[iday]

Originally Posted by Susie Derkins

And it looks like a joke. H and S are No.1. Period. Any ranking that doesn't acknowledge this should not be taken seriously. I saw Yale SOM at No.10 and did not read further.

H and S need not be the best schools in everyone's eyes
I'll speak of "fit" again

[iday]

Originally Posted by inblue

Forbes, BW and FT none list H and S as no. 1.
That leaves us with only US News.

I'd rather see how a school is progressing on a particular list than the absolute rank.

w.r.t. BW - they depend on a lot of info from the school. I think H/S/W decline to give them the data. Also, there is a side story that says W had some tiff with the BW folks some years ago and since then they have never ranked W no:1 (perhaps reason why W wont give them the data)

Also - some accuse US news (or was it WSJ) as a ranking created especially to have H at number 1. Possible coz there are HBS alums all over the important positions all over the world. Needless coz HBS can easily say "i dont care abt rankings" and still top the "number of apps received".

The bottom line is that - each rank list is a list indicating diff aspects of the school.

FT rankings are based on feedback from the recent alumni of a school.

Following the rank list, I read a few articles in FT and one of them said "India has more B schools that US does" Can anyone digest the fact that India has almost 1000 B Schools?!?! I dont even know more than 20 schools i guess

[CATullus]

At the end of the day its fit..I agree..I am a person who likes close community and a medium class size so prefer Duke over Chicago or ..I am a person of Tech and analytical oriented..so will choose tepper over stern or yale..It purely depends on the personal preference and comfort and ..I believe if you take the right decision in joining a decent school that can give the stregths u r looking at then it does not matter which school. Ofcourse..Networking is always there and all the schools at top have a great network..and all the big corporations respect a decent MBA..

[shrp17]

I agree with the concept of a fit .Does the slight up and down in the rankings matter unless there is a serious problem with the school and is witnessing a downward movement year on year.

On a different note, I had written about CEIBS in some other post. The school is attaining newer peaks year on year, with 2007 ranking being 11 (up from 21 in 2006)!!!!

Does anybody have any idea abt the school???


Regards,
Shravan.

[Peruvianguru]

Originally Posted by Susie Derkins

And it looks like a joke. H and S are No.1. Period. Any ranking that doesn't acknowledge this should not be taken seriously. I saw Yale SOM at No.10 and did not read further.

Susie go grab a cup of chai and realize that the world goes way beyond your narrow and mistaken views. Period!

with due respect and appreciation

THE GURU

[kgkid]

My employer is a US company and so is my spouse's. The HR folks said that BW is the most sought after ranking for recruiting followed by US News. Whatever that means. But, in general, BW and US News ranking are mostly followed while recruiting in US. Just my 2 cents.

[Susie Derkins]

Originally Posted by Peruvianguru

Susie go grab a cup of chai and realize that the world goes way beyond your narrow and mistaken views. Period!

with due respect and appreciation

THE GURU

Anyone who has done any amount of research on US B schools should know that Yale has made a total mess of its MBA program and it still gets the No. 10 spot?