Hi All,
(I already posted this in the expert evaluation forum but saw this forum and thought it was a more appropriate place. Sorry for the cross post).
I have a bit of a dilemma on my hands. I have been accepted to University of Toronto Rotman for the fall 2013 intake. At the same time I have been offered a pretty interesting promotion at work from a tech engineering role to a business development role. I know I do want to take an MBA but I am trying to decide whether to go to school now or wait and apply in R1 for top US schools. I have a 740 GMAT, 4.5 years WE at matriculation for 2013 (5.5 years for 2014) and 3.1 GPA in engineering. I am currently 27 years old. Also I am Canadian so Visa advantages in Canada don't really matter. I am a technical engineer in the energy efficiency industry but like I said I am making a move right now to BD.
My post MBA goals are to work with a top management consulting firm (eventually specializing in energy) or to work in internal strategy for a clean tech related energy company. The reason I am considering waiting and going for top 15 is they have much better recruitment to top consulting firms and they get more interest from top clean tech companies.
In terms of where I live, I am pretty adaptable to working wherever I find the best opportunities.
My target schools are all top 15. Do you think waiting and applying to a top 15 is a better career move than attending Rotman this fall?
Any guidance you can give is very appreciated.
Thanks!
(I already posted this in the expert evaluation forum but saw this forum and thought it was a more appropriate place. Sorry for the cross post).
I have a bit of a dilemma on my hands. I have been accepted to University of Toronto Rotman for the fall 2013 intake. At the same time I have been offered a pretty interesting promotion at work from a tech engineering role to a business development role. I know I do want to take an MBA but I am trying to decide whether to go to school now or wait and apply in R1 for top US schools. I have a 740 GMAT, 4.5 years WE at matriculation for 2013 (5.5 years for 2014) and 3.1 GPA in engineering. I am currently 27 years old. Also I am Canadian so Visa advantages in Canada don't really matter. I am a technical engineer in the energy efficiency industry but like I said I am making a move right now to BD.
My post MBA goals are to work with a top management consulting firm (eventually specializing in energy) or to work in internal strategy for a clean tech related energy company. The reason I am considering waiting and going for top 15 is they have much better recruitment to top consulting firms and they get more interest from top clean tech companies.
In terms of where I live, I am pretty adaptable to working wherever I find the best opportunities.
My target schools are all top 15. Do you think waiting and applying to a top 15 is a better career move than attending Rotman this fall?
Any guidance you can give is very appreciated.
Thanks!
