I get so many emails from students asking what to make of last year's placement stats on business schools. Here is my take on it.
Yes, things were bad but they were bad for all schools and some schools did better than others. You should use the placement stats to see which schools did better in the recession. Talk to students to find what the school did and how it helped them. Also talk to students from schools that did pretty bad to find out what the school did not do for them. Compare the info you will have from the students and decide for yourself which school is better.
If you ask an adcom member why XXX school did not do well, DO NOT LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THE ANSWER THAT THE ECONOMY WAS BAD. When things are fine, even the worst of people do well. It is when things are bad that the real achievers stand out. Ask them questions about how other schools were able to place more students than them and what they have done to fix things this year.
Trust me guys, if you ignore the placement stats from last year, you will be making a HUUGEEE mistake.
Hope this helps.
Anshul
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