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I feel the same way. HBS literally invented the MBA and has been the gold standard for business education for the past 100+ years.
Mentor
That doesn’t mean much now, other than legacy brand. This is the exact type of thinking that’s made the HBS program stagnant compared to a program like GSB.
GSB everyday
HBS is an old school program, GSB is a forward looking one.
Also GSB is more prestigious nowadays amongst everyone who is familiar with MBAs.
HBS is just full of McKinsey and Goldman Sachs. Is a great program but living off of its legacy prestigue
My opinion ofc, I know you will disagree so no need to argue lol
Agree HBS has way too many consultants. No innovator wants to be around that many people who just talk versus are doers
I am baffled by the amount of ppl going for GSB after the HBS ASW
Id choose GSB everyday
Can you elaborate?
Mentor
I felt HBS was more organized, the class was more diverse (in terms of work experience and aspirations) /international, the brand amongst business people and internationally (not tech) was stronger, the network was much wider/more diverse.
The clear advantage for GSB is being plugged into the Silicon Valley ecosystem, where much of the value creation in the country/world is happening. It is also a more unstructured program which can be a good thing if you know how to use your time well.
But outside of that, HBS seemed better in most other respects
I think the "common thinking" is GSB=HBS... if you like tech or want to be on the west coast, GSB. I know many people who don't apply to GSB (myself included) because they want to stay on the east coast
Mentor
I agree with this, but you’d be surprised how many people (cross admits) think that GSB is more “elite” and “prestigious”
Check Harvard MBA unemployment figures. I think Stanford MBAs gave easier time finding employment.
Did you pick hbs then? If so let’s connect
Which school did you pick?
Me too! Would love to connect