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For LBO/PE/hedge, JD or MBA? |
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Decisions...Decisions... |
| Date Posted: |
09/09/2002 |
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I am a McK BA (BA from Columbia in economics; 3.5 cum GPA). I think i can get 700+ on GMAT but don't think i can get above 170 on LSAT.
Questions:
1) Which is better--MBA from HWS (Harvard, Wharton, Stanford) or JD from CCN (Columbia, Chicago, NYU)--for an eventual career in LBO/PE/hedge/VC?
2) Would JD (and its rigorous training) be more useful/helpful to function as a banker? (I have seen a few M&A bankers and LBO/PE guys who wished they had JD with some courses taken at b-school rather than their MBAs)
Thanks in advance.
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You need to make some decisions first...
Which are you interested in? PD/VC/or Hedge Fund, and what kind of hedge fund?
I'd stick with the MBA...although you can get a dual degree. I know several folks who have done both.
If you're looking at VC, I'd forget Wharton. If you're looking at PE or HF, I'd forget Stanford.
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