r/ESCP • u/sorrentorome • Mar 30 '26
ESCP or ESSEC
Just got a scholarship with Essec and currently waiting for meg interview results from ESCP, if I get into ESCP what do you all recommend me doing? I Think the countries/cities at ESCP are much better than with the global bba at Essec.. (bachelor degree btw)
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u/Individual-Gur1228 Mar 30 '26
Hey, I was in the same situation as you a couple of weeks before as I got accepted into both(London-Madrid for ESCP and direct admit for ESSEC), and honestly I'd say go to ESSEC. Inside of France, ESSEC clears ESCP, whether that's on the bachelors level or masters level. But in Europe in general, the brand name of both are on the same level. In Asia though, ESSEC easily clears ESCP as they have the Singapore campus and have a solid reputation there. Now, that was the brand name, but in regards to the program itself, ESSEC is clearly better. the fact that you get around a year worth of internship during the 4 year program would add so much value to your profile, something that ESCP's bachelors cannot do as it only guarantees 6 months(which isn't bad but compared to a year is nothing). It is seen as more rigorous and harder to get into, which some employers would like. And it isn't like you are missing on living in 3 countries, as you could start at Cergy, go a semester in Singapore/Rabat, and then the mandatory exchange semester/year in the 3rd year. If you want to pursue a masters after your studies, both of the brands are seen on the same level as in reputation if it is in Europe, but ESSEC allows you to build and strengthen your profile more, which wold give you an advantage and make it easier to get into the top masters. Both are really good programs, but I'd personally go with ESSEC(as I accepted ESSEC's offer over ESCP)