Having an internal debate on the cost / benefit of going to a top 5 bschool. My end game is to be a entrepreneur, not rise in consulting / management in F500. Can post MBAs provide their perspective?

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Too 5 will guarantee success in any business you start. #6 and below, 98% chance of failure

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While dollars and cents are debatable, when was the last time you met someone who said, "you know, I wish I didn't go to top b-school"? Experience and intangibles are worth a lot - not to mention your network.

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You should be asking real entrepreneurs. Your goals are the opposite of most people here.

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Top* (I didn't go to a top 5, clearly)

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Same for me. Would love to hear thoughts

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Top 20 is good for career progress. You are better off starting a business BEFORE going to business school. From my experience attending bschool, Previous entrepreneurs had a higher success rate starting an even more successful business. People that "wanted" to be entrepreneurs failed miserably trying to do it while and after bschool. My 2 cents

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that t-5 network will be clutch if you're trying to start a business

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Lol @D1

If you want to do startups, I'd say better served by just joining one than by going to any b-school (except Stanford)

Some top level bschools will actually help you start and fund a business

Depends on the type of entrepreneurship you want to do. If it's adding skills you don't have or something you want to build out for a company, go for it. Otherwise, hire it out. Also, by the time you graduate, will AI/data science still be as big? If not, find the next big thing.

Man the top 5 always changes. What's the "standard" top 5? Is it HBS, Stanford, Wharton, Booth, and Kellogg?

I don't think us news rankings for a given year have a huge impact on an individual's career

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