@abrahamzach & @karthigeyank & @rahulg83 i've created a new thread :

@karthigeyank Hey, I have 5.5 yrs of exp with Wipro and Infy in Quality Assurance in BFSI vertical.
GMAT 710, TOEFL 106, acads above avg, and decent ECs.
What do you think of my IV call chances from Purdue? :)
And what's your profile buddy?

@abrahamzach said:

@karthigeyank @rahulg83

Good to know you both have applied and are waiting for interview related mails. Same here.. Seems like there is no separate forum for 2013 class admissions.

@abrahamzach rahulg83 Share your profiles..

Hi all,

I want to know about MS in SCM offered by Krannert. How is Krannert's SCM programme ? Is there any opportunity to get schols / RA during fall semester of MS in SCM ?

Apart from this . I also want to knwo that what is the average monthly cost of living at Purdue ?

Thanks in Advance ..

Regards,

Anubhav Nigam

@karthigeyank @rahulg83

Good to know you both have applied and are waiting for interview related mails. Same here.:). Seems like there is no separate forum for 2013 class admissions.

@abrahamzach I've applied..waiting for IV call. Let's hope it comes soon..

@@abrahamzach I've applied for R1. Waiting for interview related mails.

Anyone planning to apply for Krannet MBA Fall 2013?

Sameh
You would need to take an interview after you submit your application. There is no rule as such, but you can expect an interview invite in 2 weeks and a final decision in another week. The application load should be less now and they would also be aware that you have less time to file for visa.

Thanks

Hi Guys,

I am glad to find your great forum. I am applying late to Krannert and have just completed my documentation and they should start now reviewing my file. I wanted to know how much time should I expect before every phase?
Meaning, if I am to be selected and accepted, how long would it take them to interview me? and how much time afterwards to provide me decision of admission?

Thanks,
Sameh

Yes, I'm also waitlisted.

nopes.. you are also waitlisted ???

Hi,

Did any of the waitlisted candidates receive an update on his/her application? Any idea when such candidates will receive an update?

Thanks,
Sudheer

Dear all I was reading that thread and it was really helpful. Can u ppl guide me on the MSF program at Krannert. I got to speak to a cople of MBA and one MSF student at Krannert and they said that MSF is like accelerated MBA finance. The curriculum is good, the faculty and the facilities seem fine but do you ppl think that international students can get jobs in the financial industry at the US after the MSF?
I am currently holding offers from both krannert and Simon. I was inclined towards simon but simon is significantly more expensive. Please guide me. Any help will be greatly appreciated as I am short on time. Thank You all. Any info on Krannert MSF will be appreciated.
My stats
GPA 3.0
GMAT 680
Experience 1 year
Good on extra curricular

Hi,

The MSF program at Krannert is very good and surprisingly they do not expect you to know the basics in finance before you join the program. A regular 2 year MBA gives you the opportunity to explore other areas that you might have an interest in, but that is not the case with MSF.

Regarding job opportunities, international students will find it difficult regardless of the area of specialization.

My suggestion to you would be to reach out to the admission team at Krannert and ask them specific questions that you have. You can also request them to pass on the contact information of a current MSF student and you can talk to him/her.

~Bharath

Dear all I was reading that thread and it was really helpful. Can u ppl guide me on the MSF program at Krannert. I got to speak to a cople of MBA and one MSF student at Krannert and they said that MSF is like accelerated MBA finance. The curriculum is good, the faculty and the facilities seem fine but do you ppl think that international students can get jobs in the financial industry at the US after the MSF?
I am currently holding offers from both krannert and Simon. I was inclined towards simon but simon is significantly more expensive. Please guide me. Any help will be greatly appreciated as I am short on time. Thank You all. Any info on Krannert MSF will be appreciated.
My stats
GPA 3.0
GMAT 680
Experience 1 year
Good on extra curricular

Hey Bharat

Why dont you invite people whom you might have met during the Krannert weekend to the FB page.

I was planning on doing that, but then i was told that there will be an official Facebook page for class of 2014 from the Krannert admission team.

~Bharath

Hey Bharat

Why dont you invite people whom you might have met during the Krannert weekend to the FB page.

I'm sure there will be a lot of people interested in sharing accommodation. I know for sure i am interested in sharing accommodation. You are right that offcampus is cheaper, but its also less convenient. Students stay in Rawls until 1 or 2 at night. If you're staying within a 5 minute walking distance, its easier to just go home and crash. Its a pain to walk for 15 minutes after you have had an 18 hour day(worse when its -10C outside).

But im sure you have a plan and i would love to hear what you have to say.

~Bharath

Hi Guys,

So did the new admits accept the offer from Krannert yet?

~Bharath

devonnet Says

I am not going the sell the car. I might need it for other errands too. But I would be glad if anyone is ready to share expenses

Satish -

you are right . Parking is big issue.

Parking - Krannert School of Management

Thanks Bharath!!
Can you let me know when GCS will contact us with the resume format and when we'll get to know about the companies that'll be coming to the fair.
Will all of this info be provided after we reach d campus or prior to that ?

I believe they would contact us sometime in June. I doubt the list of companies that come to campus would be made available in advance. I assume that the list varies significantly year after year. My suggestion would be to make a list of your own companies that you want to get into. Don't rely on campus placements.

All the information that you need to know along with the details of what you need to do will be shared with you once you come to campus. The advice is to start on this much before as it will make it easier on you. 2-3 weeks is hardly enough to prepare for a career fair, when you have to worry about things like accomodation, SSN, GA hunt (in case you have already not got one) and on borading.


Regards,
Bharath

Hi,

As I said earlier, staying off-campus is pretty much cheaper and commuting from there in car is a very good idea. You have a challenge here. I got to know from the current students that the parking passes near Rawl's hall and in the garage opposite to Union have been sold out for the next year. I'm not sure if that is true. The other option is street parking which is only for 2 hours.

I too have a car, but no parking pass will not help me. We can always check to see if we get a parking pass.

Hope this helps.

-Satish.

I am not going the sell the car. I might need it for other errands too. But I would be glad if anyone is ready to share expenses

Thanks Bharath!!
Can you let me know when GCS will contact us with the resume format and when we'll get to know about the companies that'll be coming to the fair.
Will all of this info be provided after we reach d campus or prior to that ?

Ankur,

GCS will reach to us probably in the next 2 weeks with the standard resume template they want us to follow. The Krannert Launch is on Aug 6th. So, those first 2 weeks are for the orientation and team building activities. They didn't tell us about the companies visiting the fair. So, guessing they will be coming to us as time approaches.

Thanks Bharath!!
Can you let me know when GCS will contact us with the resume format and when we'll get to know about the companies that'll be coming to the fair.
Will all of this info be provided after we reach d campus or prior to that ?

Hi Ankur,

The career fair is in September. Since the time is really short, it is better to prepare a one page resume right away. There is a format and you will be contacted by GCS. The whole plan is to be prepared well before the career fair. Decide on the companies that you want to get into, rank them on priority and then work towards that. When i say work towards that i mean things like interview preparation, trying to find a contact (through friends, seniors, relatives etc) and resume modifications that suit a particular profile. When Satish mentioned portfolio, this is what he was talking about.

The career fair will be for getting an internship. If you're a second year student, it will be for securing a full time job.

Hope it helps

~Bharath

devonnet Says

My friend who passed last year said that offcampus is cheaper . Staying offcampus and commuting is preferable. I have a car . Any one interested in pooling.. avg expenses per month = 150$

Hi,

As I said earlier, staying off-campus is pretty much cheaper and commuting from there in car is a very good idea. You have a challenge here. I got to know from the current students that the parking passes near Rawl's hall and in the garage opposite to Union have been sold out for the next year. I'm not sure if that is true. The other option is street parking which is only for 2 hours.

I too have a car, but no parking pass will not help me. We can always check to see if we get a parking pass.

Hope this helps.

-Satish.

devonnet Says

My friend who passed last year said that offcampus is cheaper . Staying offcampus and commuting is preferable. I have a car . Any one interested in pooling.. avg expenses per month = 150$

I'm sure there will be a lot of people interested in sharing accommodation. I know for sure i am interested in sharing accommodation. You are right that offcampus is cheaper, but its also less convenient. Students stay in Rawls until 1 or 2 at night. If you're staying within a 5 minute walking distance, its easier to just go home and crash. Its a pain to walk for 15 minutes after you have had an 18 hour day(worse when its -10C outside).

But im sure you have a plan and i would love to hear what you have to say.

~Bharath

Hi Satish,

Could you shed some light on the below mentioned points :

1) Resume : Is this the requirement of a specific department and what exactly will be done with it at the start of the classes. Is there a specific format they have suggested ?
2) Portfolio : Do you refer to photographs or something else ?

Also, 5th Oct Career fair....what is expected from us there ? interns something ?

Thanks,
Ankur

Hi Ankur,

The career fair is in September. Since the time is really short, it is better to prepare a one page resume right away. There is a format and you will be contacted by GCS. The whole plan is to be prepared well before the career fair. Decide on the companies that you want to get into, rank them on priority and then work towards that. When i say work towards that i mean things like interview preparation, trying to find a contact (through friends, seniors, relatives etc) and resume modifications that suit a particular profile. When Satish mentioned portfolio, this is what he was talking about.

The career fair will be for getting an internship. If you're a second year student, it will be for securing a full time job.

Hope it helps

~Bharath

Hi,

Offcampus is pretty much cheaper than oncampus obviously. There are couple of things you need to consider before making a decision.
1. Oncampus costs are $300-500 per person excluding electricity bills, at a walkable distance to Rawl's hall where our classes will be held. They lease single bedroom for 1 person in a 3 BHK or 4 BHK apartments. 1 BHK are rare, but you can find them around $450. It is suggested to stay on hill as it gets very difficult in winters to walk uphill in the cold and snow.Offcampus costs are cheaper. You can get a 1 BHK at the same price. The cost of 2 BHK and 3 BHK flats depends on the distance from the campus. It is preferable to stay to the west side of the river.
2. The last bus from the campus to the city is mostly around 7PM. You would be staying in the campus till 9-10PM most of the days. If you have other option for commuting (car or car pool), you can choose to stay offcampus.

Coming to NOI, I haven't filled it yet. I'm planning to fill it this week.

Krannert Launch is on Aug 6th. It will go for 2 weeks before our actual classes start. I'm planning to reach there weekend before aug 6th.

I guess there is already a FB page for Class of 2014.

Let me know if you have any more questions.

My friend who passed last year said that offcampus is cheaper . Staying offcampus and commuting is preferable. I have a car . Any one interested in pooling.. avg expenses per month = 150$

Hi Satish,

Could you shed some light on the below mentioned points :

1) Resume : Is this the requirement of a specific department and what exactly will be done with it at the start of the classes. Is there a specific format they have suggested ?
2) Portfolio : Do you refer to photographs or something else ?

Also, 5th Oct Career fair....what is expected from us there ? interns something ?

Thanks,
Ankur

But, something important that we need to start working immediately would be on
1. One page Resume
2. Portfolio
3. I forgot the 3rd one. Sorry

We need to report for Krannert Launch on Aug 6th. Krannert Launch is from Aug 6th to Aug 17th, the second week being about Team building activities. Classes start from Aug 20th. The first Career fair is on Oct 5th. So, it all going to be sitting on your head right away. Do not worry. We would get support from GCS (name changing to LGL - Launching Global Leaders) and Clubs (Operations Club, Consulting Club, Finance Club and others).

sxkx7 Says

Not Sure. I'm not a part of it yet. So, haven't paid attention. ;)

I am sure, because i am a part of it

Not an official page.

~Bharath

Not Sure. I'm not a part of it yet. So, haven't paid attention.

I guess there is already a FB page for Class of 2014.

Not an official page.

~Bharath

Puys ..

23rd is around the corner ..Hope a lot of you have accepted the invite..at least I have...

I have few questions now ...

1. Where are guys planning to stay at Krannert..incampus or offcampus ?
2. The puys who got GA - can some one tell me how much of financial proof I need to show in my NOI.
3. When are you guys planning to reach ?
4. Can we have the facebook group please !

Regards
:biggrin:

Hi,

Offcampus is pretty much cheaper than oncampus obviously. There are couple of things you need to consider before making a decision.
1. Oncampus costs are $300-500 per person excluding electricity bills, at a walkable distance to Rawl's hall where our classes will be held. They lease single bedroom for 1 person in a 3 BHK or 4 BHK apartments. 1 BHK are rare, but you can find them around $450. It is suggested to stay on hill as it gets very difficult in winters to walk uphill in the cold and snow.Offcampus costs are cheaper. You can get a 1 BHK at the same price. The cost of 2 BHK and 3 BHK flats depends on the distance from the campus. It is preferable to stay to the west side of the river.
2. The last bus from the campus to the city is mostly around 7PM. You would be staying in the campus till 9-10PM most of the days. If you have other option for commuting (car or car pool), you can choose to stay offcampus.

Coming to NOI, I haven't filled it yet. I'm planning to fill it this week.

Krannert Launch is on Aug 6th. It will go for 2 weeks before our actual classes start. I'm planning to reach there weekend before aug 6th.

I guess there is already a FB page for Class of 2014.

Let me know if you have any more questions.

Hey, when did you received official admission letter from the Dean of the Graduate School ?

Puys ..

23rd is around the corner ..Hope a lot of you have accepted the invite..at least I have...

I have few questions now ...

1. Where are guys planning to stay at Krannert..incampus or offcampus ?
2. The puys who got GA - can some one tell me how much of financial proof I need to show in my NOI.
3. When are you guys planning to reach ?
4. Can we have the facebook group please !

Regards
:biggrin:

Hi All,

I have also received an admit to Krannert with a GA. :)

But I also have been given an admit in NUS. But the scholarship decision is still pending.

Can someone please guide me? What is the value of NUS brand outside Asia?
I want to major in HR (NUS has something known as Strategy and Organization); so is it really the case that I need to know Mandarin if I expect to get a job in Singapore post MBA??

I am quite confused.

Suggestions will be highly appreciated. Which one would be better in the long run?

Thanks,
@aztec

krannert's curriculum is better .... the job market is smaller...also NUS faces high competition from Insead , SPJain , Nanyang

krannert's curriculum is better .... the job market is smaller...also NUS faces high competition from Insead , SPJain , Nanyang

Puys ..

23rd is around the corner ..Hope a lot of you have accepted the invite..at least I have...

I have few questions now ...

1. Where are guys planning to stay at Krannert..incampus or offcampus ?
2. The puys who got GA - can some one tell me how much of financial proof I need to show in my NOI.
3. When are you guys planning to reach ?
4. Can we have the facebook group please !

Regards
:biggrin:

Hey Guys,

Just back from the Krannert weekend. As Satish put it, its an incredible experience. I dont think i can capture the entire set of events in one post because we did so many things during the 2 days we were there.

I think Krannert should start an official facebook page for the 2014 batch and invite every admitted student to be a part of it. I met some wonderful people during the event and i would love to stay connected with them.

Let me know if i can answer any questions that you might have. But more importantly, email Brian/Andre with any questions you might have. They might take a day or 2 to get back, but they sure will.

Thanks,
Bharath

Krannert Weekend:
Day 1 : 13th April, 2012.
My visit started with a class visit. I attended Manufacturing Strategy by Tom Brush, where they continued the discussion on a case from last class and then started the discussion on a new topic. This is an elective in the 4th Module it seems.

After the 1 hr 20 min class, we went to the Ad com office for the Krannert Weekend registration and met so many admitted students and the Ad com - Brian Precious, Andrae, Brenda and GA students. We were escorted to the Luncheon where few representatives from each department were sitting with us at each table. We got to understand the functions of the respective departments and what they are expecting from GA students. After the lunch, we got to meet for just 5 mins each and every department which had GA's. It was kind of unofficial interviews. If we had specific questions, we got appointments to talk to them again after 3PM. We were lucky to go onto a campus tour by a current undergraduate student who would be joining us in the Fall. In fact, there are couple of American undergraduate students completing their undergraduation this summer would be joining us in the Fall. We dispersed around 4:30 PM to meet for Welcome Dinner for all prospective students, including those who didn't get GA's.

We were assigned a Student representative/Mentor from 1st or 2nd year and that student took care of clarifying all our questions regarding concentrations, courses, professors, clubs, interns, jobs, housing etc. We got to meet Tad, the new Dean and the Dean from the University.

Day 2 : 14th April, 2012.
We had a hectic schedule for the 2nd day. The day started off with a Faculty round-table where the Faculty Head Ananth Iyer introduced the faculty members and each one of them had a quick self-intro. It was followed by break-out sessions from each faculty and we had the option to choose 3 out of the lot. I chose to meet Mathew Lynell (ELI and Management Consulting), Suresh Chand (Operations, GSCM) and Tom Brush (Strategy).

After lunch with our teams and team mentor, the mentor took us for a tour of Rawl's Hall, followed by Team photos. We then attended presentations from Graduate Career Services, Student Services & Development and Krannert Graduate Student Association.
The last event for the afternoon was Club Information Roundtables, where we got a chance to go to the kiosks of each department to understand their functions, membership T&Cs;, activities etc.

We assembled for Celebration Dinner at the Ross-Ade Stadium (Purdue Football stadium with 60,000 capacity) in the VIP Lounge. I was again lucky to sit with Tad and two Alumni, the speakers for the evening. I've been working in US for last 1.5 yrs, but never got a chance to experience the corporate gatherings like this. I feel privileged.

The event was well planned and well executed. Outstanding work by the Ad com and the GA students, with an excellent support from the current students.

We got to know about so many other things. So, please let me know if you have any specific questions.

Hi All,

Attended Krannert Weekend on 13th and 14th April. An awesome experience. One should really attend it. The visibility of Krannert is very very less to what it appears now and to what the programmes are offering. So, we can expect a steep increase in the rankings in the next couple of years now that Krannert has new Ad com and new Dean.

We didn't get a clear answer from the Ad com about the number of Indian students this year, but everyone kind of hinted that the overall strength for the batch would be close to 140. From the discussions with the current students and alum, I got to know that they are planning to reduce the count of non-Indians from Asian percentage and compensate that reduction with the number of Indian admits - ultimately to enhance the class profile. Not sure if it is true.

I will post in detail about my experience in some time. But, something important that we need to start working immediately would be on
1. One page Resume
2. Portfolio
3. I forgot the 3rd one. Sorry

We need to report for Krannert Launch on Aug 6th. Krannert Launch is from Aug 6th to Aug 17th, the second week being about Team building activities. Classes start from Aug 20th. The first Career fair is on Oct 5th. So, it all going to be sitting on your head right away. Do not worry. We would get support from GCS (name changing to LGL - Launching Global Leaders) and Clubs (Operations Club, Consulting Club, Finance Club and others).

Watch out for detailed experience in sometime.

gmat 700 and 7 yrs of experience (software)

Hi Shorya,

Please approve the group access request.

Thanks,
Ankur

COngrats!! :)
I guess, we should be receiving the email in 2 weeks time.
what's your profile like ?

I am in with GA! .... Has anyone recieved email from graduate school?
how much time it took to recieve email after admit?

Hi All,

I have also received an admit to Krannert with a GA. :)

But I also have been given an admit in NUS. But the scholarship decision is still pending.

Can someone please guide me? What is the value of NUS brand outside Asia?
I want to major in HR (NUS has something known as Strategy and Organization); so is it really the case that I need to know Mandarin if I expect to get a job in Singapore post MBA??

I am quite confused.

Suggestions will be highly appreciated. Which one would be better in the long run?

Thanks,
@aztec

I am in with GA! .... Has anyone recieved email from graduate school?
how much time it took to recieve email after admit?

Got an admit with scholarship of 10,000$
No word on GA yet....

GMAT 710
Work ex 4.5
Acads Decent
Extracurriculars Good

Congrats man!! what's your profile ?

ychromosome Says

Hi all, I got my admit mail on 9th ......... with a scholarship of 10,000........

Hi all, I got my admit mail on 9th ......... with a scholarship of 10,000........

have waitlisted candidates received any notification??

probably got to wait 1-2 weeks after your admit mail for schol/GA info...

kunalvora Says

guys... got an admit mail on 9th.... they have not mentioned anything about scholarship.... does it mean i wont be considered?

guys... got an admit mail on 9th.... they have not mentioned anything about scholarship.... does it mean i wont be considered?

can you please give me the email ID of Brian Precious..

I have been offered an admit +GA at Krannert. I also have an admit from Michigan State Uni - Broad with a scholarship. So I'm deciding between the two schools.

Would appreciate if someone could provide insights into the following:

1. Purdue-Krannert has a strong brand but the rankings place Krannert around the forties. Why is this so?
   
2. I come from India with a BE, "IT-Consulting" background. I intend to get into IT Consulting (the real one) post MBA. While I find finance very interesting, I'm trying to be realistic about finding a finance job post-MBA thanks to an IT past experience. How does Krannert fare at IT both in terms of the course and the jobs?
   
3. Considering that I have no prior experience of working in the US, I would need the Alumni network to help out a lot. How strong is Krannert's Alumni network? And how helpful are the alumni?
   
4. I see a very high number of international students at Krannert - 55-65% I'm assuming most of them would be Indians and Chinese. So does it get as competitive as it gets in India? Do students help each other out? Is such a high number of Internationals healthy from a study, MBA-value add or job perspective?
   
5. How are the placements and visa sponsorships for Internationals? Do most companies who offer Internships offer jobs at Purdue?
   
6. Finally, what are the cons of the school?
   

Thx in advance!
Sunny

Most of the questions about purdue have been answered by my friend Bharath Raj already. So I would want to provide my 2 cents on Broad as far I know since I planned to apply there.

Broad is highly known for supply chain whereas Krannert is known for operations. Though operations has a broad scope, if you want to specialize only in scm then broad is the one. Krannert too has scm as an option area, but not so much effective when it comes to focussed scm research.(Broad has an on demand IBM scm research lab). Placements are almost 100% for scm concentrations.

Next Broad is much smaller program than krannert(<100 with around 15 indians) which means better leadership opportunities and personalized attention.

I have been offered an admit +GA at Krannert. I also have an admit from Michigan State Uni - Broad with a scholarship. So I'm deciding between the two schools.

Would appreciate if someone could provide insights into the following:

1. Purdue-Krannert has a strong brand but the rankings place Krannert around the forties. Why is this so?
   
2. I come from India with a BE, "IT-Consulting" background. I intend to get into IT Consulting (the real one) post MBA. While I find finance very interesting, I'm trying to be realistic about finding a finance job post-MBA thanks to an IT past experience. How does Krannert fare at IT both in terms of the course and the jobs?
   
3. Considering that I have no prior experience of working in the US, I would need the Alumni network to help out a lot. How strong is Krannert's Alumni network? And how helpful are the alumni?
   
4. I see a very high number of international students at Krannert - 55-65% I'm assuming most of them would be Indians and Chinese. So does it get as competitive as it gets in India? Do students help each other out? Is such a high number of Internationals healthy from a study, MBA-value add or job perspective?
   
5. How are the placements and visa sponsorships for Internationals? Do most companies who offer Internships offer jobs at Purdue?
   
6. Finally, what are the cons of the school?
   

Thx in advance!
Sunny

Sunny, I strongly recommend you get in touch with a current student in order to get those queries answered. Most admits get an email from a current student offering their services to answer any questions you might have. They would be the most credible source for your questions.

I can answer your questions to the best of my knowledge:

1) Purdue had and still has a lot of brand recognition. Some of the country's greatest scientists are from Purdue. Most people that i have spoken to immediately recognize Purdue. The reason why this doesn't show in the ranking is because Krannert did not have a dean for 2 years. In the world of business school rankings, if a school doesn't have a dean the ranking automatically nose dives. That is one reason for rankings to be low. The other being the high number of international students. Krannert believes that its program is very diversity oriented. They pride in having 50% internationals. The current students or alumni might not agree, but that is what the program admission directors have in mind. So that inevitably shows in the class profile. In 2008 when the economy was in trouble, the international students had to settle for jobs that paid them much lower. This brought the average salary down. That is another reason for rankings to be lower.

2) Before i start, let me tell you that Krannert has some of the best faculty in any concentration you name. So from a course content perspective, you would probably be very satisfied with what you get. One of the things i like about Krannert is that they give students the opportunity to pursue the course mix that they want. The program just has a credit requirement for getting MBA. So you can take 2 classes in finance, 3 in operations and 1 in consulting and sit for placements for companies that offer you a profile in those 3 concentrations (Finance, Ops and Consulting). No other MBA program that i know has this feature (im sure there are, but i dont know of any :)). So i hope i have your question answered

3) The alumni network is strong, the good news is that you can rely on Alumni from the entire university, you dont have to stick to Krannert. After you graduate, you will call yourself a Purdue alumni and not a Krannert alumni. So the opportunities are plentiful. In regards to being helpful, i think it depends from person to person. Some alumni might be very helpful, others not so much. So i don't think there is a definite answer.

4) I think i answered a bit on this in question 1. From a job perspective, you are alone. It doesn't make any difference if there are 20 Indians or 2 Indians. Competition is a good thing. Krannert has relative grading and not absolute grading. It is somewhat similar to the percentile in CAT. They have something called a Krannert curve. you are graded based on the side of the curve you end up in. To be honest, i didnt understand this completely. But i know enough to confuse you Bottom line, the fact that they have 50% international should not bother you. Harvard has a class size of 700 but Its still a great program!! you get the flow.

5) It is a challenge for internationals to find a job. This challenge would be a concern unless you're in a top 10 program. There are lots of companies that are willing to sponsor a work permit VISA. You have to look for them. You have to make your own connections and have a parallel job search. If you are going to stick to the companies that come to campus, then you are limiting your choices. The same goes for internship. You would want to intern in a company that you want to have a full time job offer. So its the same deal.

6) One of the cons i can think of is location. Had it been in Chicago there would be a lot more companies that come to campus. But its much better than Broad. East Lansing is in the middle of nowhere. The closest big city is Detroit and its been dead for a while. At least Purdue has Indianapolis and Chicago.

Let me know if you have any more questions.


Thanks,
Bharath

Congrats !!

I am through
Just got the admit mail.


Cheers,
Ankur

I have been offered an admit +GA at Krannert. I also have an admit from Michigan State Uni - Broad with a scholarship. So I'm deciding between the two schools.Would appreciate if someone could provide insights into the following:

I will try to answer the questions with my limited knowledge.

1. Purdue-Krannert has a strong brand but the rankings place Krannert around the forties.
   Why is this so? Rankings are true for the first 15. Beyond that private schools influence ranking as it happens in India
   
2. I come from India with a BE, "IT-Consulting" background. I intend to get into IT Consulting (the real one) post MBA. While I find finance very interesting, I'm trying to be realistic about finding a finance job post-MBA thanks to an IT past experience. How does Krannert fare at IT both in terms of the course and the jobs? IT consulting jobs do happen at Krannert but with 2nd tier companies. Finance jobs are not frequent. Broad is slightly better but be aware since these colleges are not known for finance ,tier 1 roles / companies are not possible
   
3. Considering that I have no prior experience of working in the US, I would need the Alumni network to help out a lot. How strong is Krannert's Alumni network? And how helpful are the alumni? Not sure. But never heard that is an issue.
   
4. I see a very high number of international students at Krannert - 55-65% I'm assuming most of them would be Indians and Chinese. So does it get as competitive as it gets in India? Do students help each other out? Is such a high number of Internationals healthy from a study, MBA-value add or job perspective? I have heard that the chinese dont compete as they are weak in English. They return to their country.
   
5. How are the placements and visa sponsorships for Internationals? Do most companies who offer Internships offer jobs at Purdue? You need to hunt for them but Indians generally make it through
   
6. Finally, what are the cons of the school? It is not a top 15 school.
   

Thx in advance!
Sunny

I am not sure why so many candidates have been offered GA this time.

I have been offered an admit +GA at Krannert. I also have an admit from Michigan State Uni - Broad with a scholarship. So I'm deciding between the two schools.

Would appreciate if someone could provide insights into the following:

1. Purdue-Krannert has a strong brand but the rankings place Krannert around the forties. Why is this so?
   
2. I come from India with a BE, "IT-Consulting" background. I intend to get into IT Consulting (the real one) post MBA. While I find finance very interesting, I'm trying to be realistic about finding a finance job post-MBA thanks to an IT past experience. How does Krannert fare at IT both in terms of the course and the jobs?
   
3. Considering that I have no prior experience of working in the US, I would need the Alumni network to help out a lot. How strong is Krannert's Alumni network? And how helpful are the alumni?
   
4. I see a very high number of international students at Krannert - 55-65% I'm assuming most of them would be Indians and Chinese. So does it get as competitive as it gets in India? Do students help each other out? Is such a high number of Internationals healthy from a study, MBA-value add or job perspective?
   
5. How are the placements and visa sponsorships for Internationals? Do most companies who offer Internships offer jobs at Purdue?
   
6. Finally, what are the cons of the school?
   

Thx in advance!
Sunny

Hi,

I was also interviewed on 28th March.On Friday, I called up those guys and got to know that they will be sending the decisions in first half of this week..so I guess we can hear something by Wednesday...

United1878 Says

Anyone who was interviewed on 28th March and got the admit...... i waqs told that i will get to kno about the result within 7 days..... no communication from krannert yet....!!!!!!