Hello,
I initially wanted to go get my MBA to become a management consultant, but my heart is telling me to become an entrepreneur. I am always coming up with new ideas for businesses but I don't know how to implement them. My problem is that I don't have any entrepreneurial experience, nor do I know exactly what kind of business I would want to start after business school, which is why my brain is telling me to go into consulting.
Since graduating with an engineering degree in 2003, I worked as a Sales Engineer in HVAC for 6 years before getting laid off last summer. I was approached by other companies to do the same job, but I never enjoyed the work, or the industry, so I have been interviewing for more interesting jobs (but obviously haven't been successful).
I did my college co-op rotations as a productivity consultant and enjoyed it a lot, which is why I was strongly considering going back into that field. I'm just concerned that since it is so competitive, I am at a serious disadvantage compared to other applicants.
My stats summary is as follows:
710 GMAT (47 quant/40 verbal)
2.7 undergrad GPA in engineering (yes, it's low, but I'm a lot more mature now and party a lot less)
very successful while working as a sales engineer (full stats on resume)
year of unemployment- worked with 2 small businesses during that time to make them successful from the brink of shutting down.
do I have a realistic chance of getting in as a management consultant? should I go for the entrepreneurial route even though I don't have any particular business plan in mind?
The schools I've been considering are:
UCLA
Michigan
NYU
UT Austin
USC
Thanks in advance, I greatly appreciate your help.
I initially wanted to go get my MBA to become a management consultant, but my heart is telling me to become an entrepreneur. I am always coming up with new ideas for businesses but I don't know how to implement them. My problem is that I don't have any entrepreneurial experience, nor do I know exactly what kind of business I would want to start after business school, which is why my brain is telling me to go into consulting.
Since graduating with an engineering degree in 2003, I worked as a Sales Engineer in HVAC for 6 years before getting laid off last summer. I was approached by other companies to do the same job, but I never enjoyed the work, or the industry, so I have been interviewing for more interesting jobs (but obviously haven't been successful).
I did my college co-op rotations as a productivity consultant and enjoyed it a lot, which is why I was strongly considering going back into that field. I'm just concerned that since it is so competitive, I am at a serious disadvantage compared to other applicants.
My stats summary is as follows:
710 GMAT (47 quant/40 verbal)
2.7 undergrad GPA in engineering (yes, it's low, but I'm a lot more mature now and party a lot less)
very successful while working as a sales engineer (full stats on resume)
year of unemployment- worked with 2 small businesses during that time to make them successful from the brink of shutting down.
do I have a realistic chance of getting in as a management consultant? should I go for the entrepreneurial route even though I don't have any particular business plan in mind?
The schools I've been considering are:
UCLA
Michigan
NYU
UT Austin
USC
Thanks in advance, I greatly appreciate your help.
