Our selection of schools is based on various criteria like GMAT avg score, class size, location, program curriculum, Weather, Placements to name a few in no particular order. But i never put much emphasis on whether a school is a public or private school. I don't know how it is going to make difference. For example, Emory is a private school which i am planning to apply in R1, while Ross and Darden are public schools (R1).
There are few questions for which i am still looking for answers
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of private/public school?
2. Do private schools look for higher GMAT scores (though they won't explicitly mention it) to improve their avg gmat scores and hence the rankings?
3. Do private schools are more generous in scholarships?
4. Do public schools have less funds to disburse money in the form of scholarships?
5. How do companies look at a public/private school? Do they favour public schools?
If you are aware of these, please help me out.
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For me, the only difference between public & private once you get to bschool is the cost (only if you're an in-state resident).
For example, I'm a California resident so Haas will cost approximately $40k for me than for a non-resident. However, if you're a non-resident, you will pay the same as you would for a private school.
Otherwise, I don't think it really makes a difference once you get to the bschool level. It makes more of a difference when you're looking at undergrad.
Ack. Can't edit. I meant to say it would cost $40k LESS for me than for a non-resident.
nice perspective. And thanks to mbabound for the clarification
Most recruiters don't care about public vs private, they simply are about quality.
Also, intangibles like location matter-- our San Francisco office doesn't recruit at Harvard, but it does visit Haas-- so at the end of the day, public vs private really means nothing.
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