So I started to work on my GMAT ( aiming 740+ ) , making decent progress and aiming to apply for a top 20 school in the US . I've got 10 years of experience behind me working for two major Fortune 500 and Fortune 50 companies in Canada , Africa and Middle-East , worked closely with Europe as well.
Functionally, I have touched sales , marketing , technology strategy deployment ( big data / analytics ) and recently service operations . Very diverse background .
Some other stats ; Male , 34 , Canadian/ of East Indian origion , graduated from a university in Canada with Electrical Engineering with a GPA of 2.2/4 ( Horrendous I know ) but I did well once I was in the work force.
Now , I am sure you guys are going to ask me - Why do I wanna do an MBA when I have worked for the last 10 years - One of the reasons is - I'd like a career change. , 2nd ) I'd like to work in the US and live there .
Now, I'm looking at two possible streams post MBA :
1 ) Technology Sector (My gig with Big data was fascinating ; I loved looking at trends and making use of all the information we receive from data points to make business decision. ) . I became really interested in all the latest and greatest going on in silicon valley , the technology space , unmanned cabs etc etc. What are the best US MBA programs to land jobs in the technology sector ?
2 ) Consulting : why consulting ? It sounds cool but I have no idea what it entails. What kinds of consulting do students end up getting into post MBA from a top 20 school? What kinds of different streams within consulting do we have? What do you actually do? What are the best US MBA programs to land jobs in consulting and are their different tiers? What's the remuneration like for some of these consulting firms?
I know it's a long write-up but hope some of you can help me untangle this !
Post MBA - Tech or Consulting?
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Hi there,
Thank you for sharing your profile.
You do have a lot of experience and great background and MBA programs are recommended when you want to pursue a career change. You are on the right track!
If you get a 740+ on your GMAT you can apply to any top 20 MBA programs. The important thing is to work on a differentiated application to stand out from the rest of the applicants.
Taking into consideration the 2 streams you would like to focus on after the program, I would suggest applying to:
Best of luck,
Thank you for sharing your profile.
You do have a lot of experience and great background and MBA programs are recommended when you want to pursue a career change. You are on the right track!
If you get a 740+ on your GMAT you can apply to any top 20 MBA programs. The important thing is to work on a differentiated application to stand out from the rest of the applicants.
Taking into consideration the 2 streams you would like to focus on after the program, I would suggest applying to:
- Wharton
INSEAD
HBS
Stanford
MIT
Best of luck,
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Hey dude,
From what I can see you have a very nice profile. Great GMAT, most amazing international experience. But a GMAT and international experience will not necessarily get you into Top programs alone. And basically I am missing the info I need to really evaluate you:
Where do you work? What do you do? How quickly have you advanced? Do you have any leadership? What are your great achievements? Do you have notable community service or extra curriculars? Which school did you graduate from? GPA?
I should also mention that applying at 34 to schools where the average matriculating student is 25 can be challenging, firstly on the application side, and secondly on the age-gap side when you actually go. So you may want to take this into consideration and opt for either 1 year programs, or European programs (which are essentially one year and the average age is about 30, so you would fit perfectly) or EMBA programs in addition to your classic regular full-time MBA program.
Your ultimate choices of school should be a mix of reaching your goals and strategizing wisely to increase your chances.
With more info about exactly what you do and don't want, of course I could advise you much better than that
so feel free to elaborate more, or to write us on our website:
https://admissionado.com/free-consultati ... n=mba_blog
Best,
JF
From what I can see you have a very nice profile. Great GMAT, most amazing international experience. But a GMAT and international experience will not necessarily get you into Top programs alone. And basically I am missing the info I need to really evaluate you:
Where do you work? What do you do? How quickly have you advanced? Do you have any leadership? What are your great achievements? Do you have notable community service or extra curriculars? Which school did you graduate from? GPA?
I should also mention that applying at 34 to schools where the average matriculating student is 25 can be challenging, firstly on the application side, and secondly on the age-gap side when you actually go. So you may want to take this into consideration and opt for either 1 year programs, or European programs (which are essentially one year and the average age is about 30, so you would fit perfectly) or EMBA programs in addition to your classic regular full-time MBA program.
Your ultimate choices of school should be a mix of reaching your goals and strategizing wisely to increase your chances.
With more info about exactly what you do and don't want, of course I could advise you much better than that
so feel free to elaborate more, or to write us on our website:
https://admissionado.com/free-consultati ... n=mba_blog
Best,
JF
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Phone: 866-409-4753
Hit us up on WhatsApp.
Ping our satellite: 0884#&@-2#101101
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