St. Gallen vs ETH vs RSM ?

[Tsot]

Hi! I am so happy about the offers I received for the
- St. Gallen SIM( 2 years - consulting oriented - great international experience - no Supply Chain Management related electives ),
- RSM MiM (1 year - international exchange opportunities - more generic),
- ETH MTEC - MSc in Management, Technology, and Economics ( 2 years - generic courses with some technical courses - great SCM related chair - no international exchange opportunities)

However, I cannot decide which of them constitutes the best choice for me. I would deeply appreciate any thoughts on any of these programs.

My profile
MEng in Mechanical Engineering, 3 years of experience (2 in the Tech industry as software developer + 1 as Engineer in an Engineering Service company).
EU citizen. I speak German at a B1-B2 level, but no Dutch.

My post-Masters goal
Supply Chain Management related position, ideally with a social impact/sustainability aspect.
Industries: Consulting or Retail/ Fast-moving consumer goods

One problem is that I am still considering pursuing a PhD ( preferably at a top US business school ) after my MSc.
Consequently, I want to join a school with a good international academic reputation on operations/SCM but also with promising job prospects.

Moreover, if you believe that there is any other program that matches my goals feel free to make any suggestions!

Thank you in advance for your help!

[Yass]

On 3/14/2020 at 2:16 AM, Tsot said:

Hi! I am so happy about the offers I received for the
- St. Gallen SIM( 2 years - consulting oriented - great international experience - no Supply Chain Management related electives ),
- RSM MiM (1 year - international exchange opportunities - more generic),
- ETH MTEC - MSc in Management, Technology, and Economics ( 2 years - generic courses with some technical courses - great SCM related chair - no international exchange opportunities)

However, I cannot decide which of them constitutes the best choice for me. I would deeply appreciate any thoughts on any of these programs.

My profile
MEng in Mechanical Engineering, 3 years of experience (2 in the Tech industry as software developer + 1 as Engineer in an Engineering Service company).
EU citizen. I speak German at a B1-B2 level, but no Dutch.

My post-Masters goal
Supply Chain Management related position, ideally with a social impact/sustainability aspect.
Industries: Consulting or Retail/ Fast-moving consumer goods

One problem is that I am still considering pursuing a PhD ( preferably at a top US business school ) after my MSc.
Consequently, I want to join a school with a good international academic reputation on operations/SCM but also with promising job prospects.

Moreover, if you believe that there is any other program that matches my goals feel free to make any suggestions!

Thank you in advance for your help!

Hi there! I'm German and did my undergrad at Erasmus University (economics faculty) and was also accepted for undergrad at St. Gallen and ETH.

As far as I know the Master in Management program at RSM is not one of their most reputable programs. RSM is a business school and their CEMS program and MBA has good rankings but the MiM is only for people that don't really have any business/management experience. The Dutch education culture is a bit different in the sense that most master students are fresh graduates with no to one year of work experience so they are relatively young. Most of my Dutch classmates from undergrad either directly entered their Masters at RSM or another Dutch University when they are just 21 or 22 years old. Since you already have 3 years of work experience, you might be one of the oldest there. But don't worry if you don't speak any Dutch, you don't need to speak Dutch to live a comfortable life in the Netherlands and everyone's English is amazing (probably one of the best in Europe).

ETH is one of the most reputable institutions in the technical field. If you want to do something tech related, that's probably the best option. Zurich is a lovely city but it's relatively expensive. However the university has very good resources and is very good in terms of research. Lots of international students in the Master programs. 

St. Gallen (visited the school) is a very small town so definitely consider in what kind of location you want to study. Rotterdam is an amazing city and with proximity (30 min train ride to Amsterdam airport) it is very easy to travel to other European destinations. Most of the students in St. Gallen are German-speaking students and come from relatively wealthy backgrounds. 

In the end, I think it depends on what goals you have and which sector/area you want to enter. Where are you from? If you not from Europe, not sure if the high international tuition fees at RSM are worth it. 

Feel free to hit me up if you want to know more about Erasmus University or Rotterdam. Hope this might be helpful.