MBA from UK : Which one from these Universities ....???

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anish_sha

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Which among these????
Today, 01:14 AM
Hi guys... i got offer letter from following universities in UK. im kinda confused which one to go for

1. Coventry University
2 UWIC
3 . robert gordon university
4. University of Bangor
5. University of Lincoln
6. Staffordshire University
7. Glasgow Caledonian University
8.Teesside University
Also applied for following to which the response is yet to come

1 .University of Aberdeen
2.Oxford Brookes

Please help me out....to choose the right one...
 
Honestly, if you don't do it from the top 4-5, you would rather do it from USA or Australia or even India. A Top 20 UK college has less value in India than a Top 30 Indian college in India. However, a top 5 UK college has as much value as the Top 4-5 IIMs in India.

It has to be either of these or no UK at all:

Oxford

Cambridge

LSE

LBS

Kings

Imperial

I know that these are the best and difficult to get into, but if you don't go to these, you won't get a job in India, leave alone UK since you are an Indian.

So either go to a Top 50 US or Top 5 UK or Top 100 global or just do from any college in India.
 
rite said:
Honestly, if you don't do it from the top 4-5, you would rather do it from USA or Australia or even India. A Top 20 UK college has less value in India than a Top 30 Indian college in India. However, a top 5 UK college has as much value as the Top 4-5 IIMs in India.

It has to be either of these or no UK at all:

Oxford

Cambridge

LSE

LBS

Kings

Imperial

I know that these are the best and difficult to get into, but if you don't go to these, you won't get a job in India, leave alone UK since you are an Indian.

So either go to a Top 50 US or Top 5 UK or Top 100 global or just do from any college in India.
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in to family business.. intention is to do MBA and come back to india and take up the business...
 
anish_sha said:
in to family business.. intention is to do MBA and come back to india and take up the business...
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rite said:
if you have money, go for a US MBA. Stay clear off UK unless you make it to the top 4-5.
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At least read what he is saying. :|
 
Do also check surroundings through Google Earth. Some are based outside city. It may be to your liking.

Choice of location also affects living expenses.
 
rite said:
if you have money, go for a US MBA. Stay clear off UK unless you make it to the top 4-5.
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It takes one year to do an MBA in the UK vs two in the US. how much you think that saves. Fees in the Uk are cheaper than the US. Maybe Australia or NZ is even cheaper given thats were quite a few non-NRI's go.

The OP's list mentioned isn't very known, are they even in the top 20 in the UK. Sound like former poly's that became uni's. Better stick to uni's. I'd say do more research. It's odd he says he does not know which to choose as it appears the list isn't even complete.

And another point, you seem to be hung up on 'brands' a lot. The only advantage of going to a top 5 uni is the network you gain from it. Thats where the choice jobs come from. They don't go on monster for jobs, they get them before they're offered from their network. Now you can get that network by going to a top 5 or make up your own in industry, the result is equivalent.

There's only so many grads those colleges can put out, where do you think the remainder come from ?

You might not make Head of the dept but you will get to do well otherwise.

Malcolm Gladwell had something to say about this recently, look him up, he decided to do some more tests on the top lists and his results were interesting. His emphasis was on VFM rather than brand.
 
For a change I'm not going to entirely trash techboi. No offence to you mate, but the unis you've listed are quite ordinary and not worth spending so much money on. Are you being pushed by overseas education consultants to join these unis? Also, doing an MBA without work ex is not really fruitful IMHO.

If the unis suggested by rite seem way beyond your capacity you should look into the 2nd tier B-schools in the UK, most of which are still decent and require you to have prior experience:

Cass

Warwick

Manchester

Leeds

Bath

Reading

Lancaster

Cranfield

Strathclyde

Aston

If you don't have work ex and are desperate to get a UK degree, the other option is the Msc Management which is obviously not as good. Would an Msc Management be better than an MBA from the ones you're thinking of? I don't really know but I would think so.
 
If i am not wrong all the universities where you have got admission do not need a work experience if thats the case its useless to do an MBA from those universities all the tier 1 and 2 unis need atleast 3 to 5 years work experience.If you want to blow up money and get a degree just for the heck of it then go ahead.
 
IMO if you are in a business, you don't need such a crappy degree. Get something through correspondence or through India or something.

And if you want a back up, then these universities don't provide that. For that you need to go to world's top 50-100 and that needs both exp and money.

If you aren't from a big business (ie. don't have much money), then go for work exp, save money, and go for a good MBA. If you are a big shot, skip the MBA, your family wealth won't finish anyway. Or just offer donation to a tier 2 college and get it done.

You need to decide which category of businesses do you fall into :)
 
@anish_sha you are still not getting the point :facepalm:.

Alright i am asking again why do you want to do MBA and how many years work experience do you have.Please dont tell i am taking care of family run business it doesn't count to real work experience.
 
Amaresh said:
If the unis suggested by rite seem way beyond your capacity you should look into the 2nd tier B-schools in the UK, most of which are still decent and require you to have prior experience:

Cass
Warwick
Manchester
Leeds
Bath
Reading
Lancaster
Cranfield
Strathclyde
Aston
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Thats a better list already, actual real unis and not former poly's.

If it got two names its a former poly.
 
Do not join those universities at any cost. You'll just be wasting your money. You can try what Amaresh suggested. Personally, I believe you should be realistic and try for the middle set of universities instead of trying for the highest and lowest ones, then it would be worth it.
 
hyblol said:
Do not join those universities at any cost. You'll just be wasting your money. You can try what Amaresh suggested. Personally, I believe you should be realistic and try for the middle set of universities instead of trying for the highest and lowest ones, then it would be worth it.
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dude what us that middle set ones u suggested...?? can u please tell some names....

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@anish_sha you are still not getting the point :facepalm:.

Alright i am asking again why do you want to do MBA and how many years work experience do you have.Please dont tell i am taking care of family run business it doesn't count to real work experience.
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i have done my BE in mechanical and completed it last june.Since then i am working in family owned steel rolling mill . I mainly work in the field of production and during my studies , i had 2 year backs(hope the VTU guys know it better...lol) so that time also i was working in the company.

What i am looking from my MBA in UK is the international exposure and the basics of management and accounting, as i have just only the technical education; which just wont be enough for managing and running industry...
 
Aah,a mechanical engineer from vtu(v torture u).Hello mate, i m also mech engineer from the same. can u pm the details of the process & cost involved from a to z.i m also thinking of doing mba as my dream of doing ms in germany vanished due to visa rejection.
 
anish_sha said:
i have done my BE in mechanical and completed it last june.Since then i am working in family owned steel rolling mill . I mainly work in the field of production and during my studies , i had 2 year backs(hope the VTU guys know it better...lol) so that time also i was working in the company.

What i am looking from my MBA in UK is the international exposure and the basics of management and accounting, as i have just only the technical education; which just wont be enough for managing and running industry...
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Even i am from the same torture uni:P.Universities do not consider the work exp u got during the 2 years backlogs atleast the good ones do not.

U dont need an MBA to learn accounting and Management more over in MBA they teach the advanced levels of both no one is going to teach u the basics.

Do not go to those polys it will be filled with Indians. Still if u want to blow up money go ahead have fun.
 
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