Legacy v/s Promise

I have been thinking about all my applications. London Business school has sent me details about the Sloan fellowship(http://www.london.edu/sloanfellowship.html). The programme looks impressive, honestly too good for me. But bloody expensive. Like most programmes for senior people, placements are a marathon rather than a sprint. Hence can't bet my money & life on it !

Finally a call has been taken. I am withdrawing my applications at LBS (Sloan) & IMD. Also I am dropping two other schools I was considering Queens & HEC.

More on the PGPX & ISB debate....
A friend of mine considers ISB a better option for me, although by a very low margin. Surprised? Well even I am. He is an IMD grad and is talking out of experience and has some logic behind what he says.
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Like I said in a previous message - tough choice, but a nice choice to have.

My choice would by a very small margin, still be ISB for the reasons I have already stated. Average age of 27-29 is exactly what it is, an average. You will find people of your experience, and level. No school goes into admissions season fixing an average age for a class. It's incidental that most desiring an MBA are 27-29! So don't focus on this aspect too much.

Under normal circumstances, I would rate the Consulting / Immersion offered by the PGPX higher than the Exchange term offered by ISB. However, given how nascent the program is, I reserve my judgement on its effectiveness.

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ISB's results are going to be out tomorrow. Normally I wouldn't have been too bothered. But my current state of mind has meant that the interest is kept alive !

In the end to clarify my own thinking, the choices I've already made-

1. I want to specialise in manufacturing ops. Plus gain competencies in Finance, strategy and Leadership. Idea is to leverage my 10+ yrs WE in manufacturing ops. and get into a business leadership position by the time I am 40. This clearly means I am NOT looking for a career switch.
2. I understand the need to international orientation in the context of increased globalisation. Fundamentally I lack this. Hence, international immersion / exchange programme would give me a preview of this.
3. My focus industries in India : FMCG, Retail & Infrastructure. I want to build industry specific knowledge in these sectors and actively network in these domains.

In addition, I reckon spending time on both these campuses(IIM-A and ISB) could give me some pointers towards the questions I have in making the choice between Legacy and Promise.