re: Making MBA Choice in Next Few Weeks. Advice Needed

There is a lot of MBA snobbery out there just like any other major. If you plan on working on Wall St or are being groomed to be a C-Level employee at a Fortune 500 company then I'd certainly say your best route is an MBA from a Top-25 program. You should also be prepared to be buried in debt when you finish(that is unless your employer is picking up the tab). I personally dont believe that there is enough seperation between the post graduate salaries from the #26-#100 MBA programs to justify any significant additional expense. Opinions certainly vary on this though.

An AACSB accredited MBA program is the only way to go. There are many Business schools which are regionally or otherwise accredited offering MBA's. There is certainly some truth to the statement that name recognition matters. A major and well known University typically carries more weight than a 2nd or 3rd tier University/College.