I'm currently in the process of applying for MBA, so I've gone through similar conundrums recently.
Would do a full detail, but cibo and paninaro have covered everything that I wanted to say.
On topic : INSEAD(fontainbleu) is a fantastic place to be. So is Barcelona(IESE), London (LBS) and Milan (Bocconi).
See, if you wanna go chill, go IESE,LBS,Bocconi.(and the school in Madrid, although the name escapes me)
Work on the language and culture and game, you should be fine.
If you were to network (which you should, MBA is a heavy investment in terms of money and time), I'd choose INSEAD and LBS exclusively.
Rotterdam is middle tier,so unless you're dying to live in Holland, ignore it. You'll network with lesser, and slightly less driven people.
(you can always visit holland from any other school in europe anyway).
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Slightly off topic : Ensure you get a decent GMAT score (unless you have high level contacts/your family are alumni/you run a multibillion hedge fund etc). While its possible to get in with average scores in these schools, a high GMAT just smooths out a lot of things. Since you have 1-2 years to start out, i'd say hit the books asap, the score's valid for 5 years.
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Completely off topic, if you do somehow end up going to Barcelona, make sure you catch a soccer game.
<3 Support Football Club Barcelona. <3
Would do a full detail, but cibo and paninaro have covered everything that I wanted to say.
On topic : INSEAD(fontainbleu) is a fantastic place to be. So is Barcelona(IESE), London (LBS) and Milan (Bocconi).
See, if you wanna go chill, go IESE,LBS,Bocconi.(and the school in Madrid, although the name escapes me)
Work on the language and culture and game, you should be fine.
If you were to network (which you should, MBA is a heavy investment in terms of money and time), I'd choose INSEAD and LBS exclusively.
Rotterdam is middle tier,so unless you're dying to live in Holland, ignore it. You'll network with lesser, and slightly less driven people.
(you can always visit holland from any other school in europe anyway).
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Slightly off topic : Ensure you get a decent GMAT score (unless you have high level contacts/your family are alumni/you run a multibillion hedge fund etc). While its possible to get in with average scores in these schools, a high GMAT just smooths out a lot of things. Since you have 1-2 years to start out, i'd say hit the books asap, the score's valid for 5 years.
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Completely off topic, if you do somehow end up going to Barcelona, make sure you catch a soccer game.
<3 Support Football Club Barcelona. <3