Hello,
I was looking to apply to a full time MBA program to enter next year's fall class. I was born and raised in Northern California and would love to continue my marketing career in Silicon Valley. I was curious about what are the best programs if I want to stay in the tech industry. Ideally, I'd like to go to school in California, but am open to the idea of elsewhere. Obviously Stanford and Berkeley come to mind, but I think those might be a longshot for me. I also looked into UCLA and USC but was curious how much help a network in Southern California would help out in Silicon Valley. UC Davis and UC Irvine also caught my eye, but their prestige isn't nearly as great as the schools listed above.
My academics are fine, but I feel that my work background has been a bit spotty largely due to the recession making the job market so bleak. IE: there's a gap of 6 months between jobs because of a layoff.
Here's my background.
Undergrad: University of California, Davis. Majored in Managerial Economics. 3.54 GPA.
GMAT: 710
0.5 years of experience doing sales as a retail banker
1.5 years of experience in marketing in the tech industry.
Thanks in Advance!
I was looking to apply to a full time MBA program to enter next year's fall class. I was born and raised in Northern California and would love to continue my marketing career in Silicon Valley. I was curious about what are the best programs if I want to stay in the tech industry. Ideally, I'd like to go to school in California, but am open to the idea of elsewhere. Obviously Stanford and Berkeley come to mind, but I think those might be a longshot for me. I also looked into UCLA and USC but was curious how much help a network in Southern California would help out in Silicon Valley. UC Davis and UC Irvine also caught my eye, but their prestige isn't nearly as great as the schools listed above.
My academics are fine, but I feel that my work background has been a bit spotty largely due to the recession making the job market so bleak. IE: there's a gap of 6 months between jobs because of a layoff.
Here's my background.
Undergrad: University of California, Davis. Majored in Managerial Economics. 3.54 GPA.
GMAT: 710
0.5 years of experience doing sales as a retail banker
1.5 years of experience in marketing in the tech industry.
Thanks in Advance!
