1. Where Would You Go:
Wharton or Booth?
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2. Where Would You Go:
Wharton or Booth?
Amerasia's Adam Hoff lays down his
opinion on Booth versus Wharton in
an article by Poets & Quants author
John Byrne.

3. Where Would You Go:
Wharton or Booth?
“Chicago and it’s not close. Reasons:
I believe that we are only now seeing
the full force of Ted Snyder’s run
there (and that we will see the same
trail at Yale over time). I believe he
might be the best graduate school
dean of my lifetime, so it’s no surprise
that Chicago has a massive up arrow
next to it in my mind.

4. Continuation
“Chicago seems really intent on taking
a type of student that fits there, which is
someone intellectually curious, willing
to take risks, and who wants to truly
max out the experience. I would want
such an experience and I really like
when a school is an active and
accurate partner in helping build a great
fit.

5. Continuation
Stanford is the best at cultivating a
cohesive fit and culture, but I
believe Booth is the next best at
this. I also believe Booth’s affinity
and appetite for risk would make it
more likely that I would find
visionary thinkers and bold
innovators to collaborate with
during school.

6. Continuation
“I believe Chicago (contrary to common
belief) has a more vibrant social scene.
The change to the city’s South Loop
neighborhood has turned the only
remaining minus for Booth (no real
central neighborhood for MBAs to live
in and hang out in together) into a huge
plus.

7. Continuation
“Booth spends money in underrated
places. I always compare it to an NFL
team that pays big for the offensive and
defensive coordinator. You don’t notice
it on paper (you look at the players and
the head coach), but it it translates to
winning in most cases.

8. Continuation
Similarly, everyone obsesses with the
professors at all the top business
schools and while they are obviously
important, the people running career
services, admissions, library and
research services, and even
registration (so you can work across
multiple disciplines) are hugely
important to the actual experience.

9. Continuation
They even have an executive director
of marketing (who is top notch), so you
know that the brand of your degree is
being advanced and protected.

10. Continuation
“Finally, there are specific programs I
love. I think the NVC (New Venture
Challenge) is the best business plan
competition out there. The flexible
curriculum is great and treats MBA
students like the adults and
professionals they are. I could really go
on and on.

11. Continuation
I will caveat all of this by saying that I
went to Chicago for law school and took
some classes (and ate a lot of lunches!)
at Booth (then GSB) so I am clearly
biased. But I think Wharton is sliding,
Booth is ascending (rapidly), and that
it’s not a particularly close call in my
mind. ”

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