This is a discussion on AfterGraduation's new article "B-School Rankings- The Most Important Factor To Choose The Right Program?".
Your education is a critical component of your resume and naturally, most prospective employers and investors look closely at where you went to school. Right or wrong, they will use the quality of your education as a signal of your potential value and these rankings most often shape the perceived quality of your education. The B-School Rankings is a valuable tool for gauging the quality of a school but they are completely different in terms of how they evaluate Universities and their programs.
Looking at B-School rankings, in order to evaluate an institute, one needs to look beyond its numbered position. The criteria used by each publication to compile its best can be drastically different so its important for one to just decide which factors are most important in the school selection process. Then a choice of ranking systems that best reflects those specific factors to get the most accurate comparison for applicants needs. The complex part about B-School rankings is that each student has different preferences, needs and goals.
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