I've recently taken the GMAT. I thought I had all my ducks in a row prior to the testing, but my recent GMAT test just threw me a little curveball.
I'm currently residing outside of Allentown, PA, and had full intentions of going to a local university (Kutztown University) for an MBA, starting in 2007. My company, a respected Engineering & product-based company out of Reading, is willing to foot my entire educational bill, so long as I only go to school part time, and continue to work full-time, This would be nothing new for me, as I worked an entry Electical Engineering position part-time through my undergrad work, beginning in my second-semester of my Sophomore year and continuing all the way through graduation day.
However, I recently scored a 760 on my GMAT (thanks, in part, to your site here), and after taking a step back and evaluating my profile, I see that I have what many top schools are looking for - working part time throughout my Undergrad work, Graduating Summa Cum Laude in Computer & Electrical Engineering (Top 5% of graduating class @ University of Pittsburgh, class of 2004), and achieving a 99th percentile GMAT score, on top of 3 to 4 years professional experience (depending on when I apply / enroll / etc).
I'm now reevaluating my MBA decisions. And now, I'm looking for some (or any) advice on where to go at this crossroad in my life. I could stay at my current job (which I'm happy with, but will probably not stick with after receiving my MBA, unless they really surprise me with a big pay raise / promotion / etc...) and go to Kutztown University (local) or Lehigh University (a little further of a commute for me, but a little more well-respected University). Or I could quit my position altogether and go to a top school - ie, one of the Wharton's or Kellogg's of the MBA world (assuming i get in, of course).
Obviously, leaving school $100k - $200k in student debt isn't very appealing either, especially if the benefits of a top-ranked MBA program don't far surpass the benfits of (an essentially) free MBA education at Lehigh.
Right now, I'm just looking for advice on anything and everything - how good Lehigh really is, how Lehigh stacks up to a Wharton-caliber school, and ultimately, any advice on making my decison.
I'm in the information-gathering stage right now, and if I'm forced to postpone any enrollment until (gasp) 2008, so be it, so long as I make the right decision, and not one I'm going to regret.
Thanks in advance for any advice given.
Brett
I'm currently residing outside of Allentown, PA, and had full intentions of going to a local university (Kutztown University) for an MBA, starting in 2007. My company, a respected Engineering & product-based company out of Reading, is willing to foot my entire educational bill, so long as I only go to school part time, and continue to work full-time, This would be nothing new for me, as I worked an entry Electical Engineering position part-time through my undergrad work, beginning in my second-semester of my Sophomore year and continuing all the way through graduation day.
However, I recently scored a 760 on my GMAT (thanks, in part, to your site here), and after taking a step back and evaluating my profile, I see that I have what many top schools are looking for - working part time throughout my Undergrad work, Graduating Summa Cum Laude in Computer & Electrical Engineering (Top 5% of graduating class @ University of Pittsburgh, class of 2004), and achieving a 99th percentile GMAT score, on top of 3 to 4 years professional experience (depending on when I apply / enroll / etc).
I'm now reevaluating my MBA decisions. And now, I'm looking for some (or any) advice on where to go at this crossroad in my life. I could stay at my current job (which I'm happy with, but will probably not stick with after receiving my MBA, unless they really surprise me with a big pay raise / promotion / etc...) and go to Kutztown University (local) or Lehigh University (a little further of a commute for me, but a little more well-respected University). Or I could quit my position altogether and go to a top school - ie, one of the Wharton's or Kellogg's of the MBA world (assuming i get in, of course).
Obviously, leaving school $100k - $200k in student debt isn't very appealing either, especially if the benefits of a top-ranked MBA program don't far surpass the benfits of (an essentially) free MBA education at Lehigh.
Right now, I'm just looking for advice on anything and everything - how good Lehigh really is, how Lehigh stacks up to a Wharton-caliber school, and ultimately, any advice on making my decison.
I'm in the information-gathering stage right now, and if I'm forced to postpone any enrollment until (gasp) 2008, so be it, so long as I make the right decision, and not one I'm going to regret.
Thanks in advance for any advice given.
Brett
