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Hi Fishes, I am bit confused to pick the role in KPMG lighthouse as Sr Cloud Data architect or Saama technology as a Project lead. Money wise it is not a big difference. In KPMG I will work with partner where as in saama I will work with project/program manager. Please suggest your opinion. Saama KPMG KPMG India
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I have close friends at both - I’d say to go where you want. You’ll find your people at either place!
The Sloan community isn’t nerdy or lacking soft skills - that’s an undergrad stereotype (and I’d actually argue that I’ve heard the same about Booth, again likely due to the undergrad influence). Curriculums around core classes and leadership are largely comparable - it’s the electives that differ more between the two schools. I also know Booth has more freedom to pick and choose classes whereas Sloan is relatively a bit more standardized.
For consulting and banking, your access and outcomes will be comparable.
Not sure if that helps much. I guess my take is to go where you want to but don’t let reputations and stereotypes get in the way of the decision. That $60K is a good chunk of change, and lots of Boothies end up scattered across the US, so I think given your target career and geographies, Booth is a fine call. If your heart is calling for Sloan and Boston, and just the stereotypes are getting in the way, then go there.
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For me personally, this would be Booth without a second thought, especially with the money. I think you’re probably also overthinking the Chicago network aspect. The Booth network is massive, and those connections are probably gonna be a lot deeper than the undergrad connections (personal opinion). Also, slight preference for Booth if you are actually seriously considering banking. No dig at Sloan at all - it’s fantastic. Don’t underrotate on fit either - which students have you felt yourself more naturally gravitating toward?
Take the 60 k at Booth. That covers living expenses for 2 years
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I think Sloan because you already have access to Chicago’s network.
If you were pursuing tech, I would say Sloan. But honestly for consulting, both schools are great. Use 60 k to party hard in Chicago
Based on what you said you want to do (consulting and ibanking) I would say booth. Booth is known for finance Sloan is tech and engineering. They are equal in consulting