UIUC (Illinois) iMBA - is there a gotcha?

[mr_peanutbutter]

The iMSM looks really interesting! Though I am not sure if they have that admissions plan I mentioned for it.

I don't see why they wouldn't, unless they haven't resourced it. I wonder if there is a workaround. Like using the performance admissions plan to get into iMBA and then transferring to iMSM. It also may not be as hard to get admitted through normal channels as I am imagining.

I guess the main advantage to that is, you get a master's degree in half the time, without delaying or giving up on the MBA.

I had replied earlier about Boston U. and Illinois, but I apparently deleted that reply by mistake fumbling with post quoting features. Here in the Mid Atlantic - ie the upper part of the Southeast - I have to consciously think about which is which between Boston University and Boston College, though I am aware that they are both highly regarded. I am more familiar with the Illinois brand from sports, though I don't know much about them, aside from a vague awareness that they are a well-regarded state flagship university.

The iMSM program also has the P.A.T. tract, like the iMBA and iMSA.  It's strongly recommended to start with the iMSM if you're a fresh graduate/no work experience.  This at least gets you in the door with interviews after graduation, being an alumnus.  Once you gain a few years of experience, you can stack the iMSM into the iMBA (which basically enables you to finish in half the time).  This way, you have an MS in Management and an MBA (which every little checkbox helps when it comes to resume selection).