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KrisReinhardt
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Hi!
I have a question on what would be the best way to apply to a businees school in my situation. I was born in the US, my mom is Vietnamese-American and my father is German. So that makes me half Vietnamese and half German with a dual citizenship from the US and Germany. On top of that I moved to Germany when I was 6. I grew up bilingual but attended German speaking schools. I have a Bachelor's in European and International Law at an English speaking program of a German University. The same goes for my Master's Degree. In between I studied in England for a semester and attended their English Law School.
Since then I have specialized in Space Law. As space is a very international community, most work is done in English. At the beginning of this year, I wanted to give my career path a different direction, so I worked for a non-profit organization in the Netherlands as a mixed business-law employee. Since April I started working as a Project Manager at an international company that has subsidairies in different countries. Therefore most projects are with a transnational team and the work is done in English. I speak four languages (German, English, French and Dutch), two of them fluently as they are my mother tongues. In October I will consult a well-known space company for legal issues in space on the side, parallel to my other job as a project manager. My goal is to stay in the aerospace field. That is why I strongly think that an MBA can enhance this and give me better chances to get into top management.
My questions are now: As what citizen should I apply? American or German? If German, do I still have to do a TOEFL test, even though my background is English oriented and my mother tongue is English?
Should I let my Vietnamese background also play a role?
My goals are set very high and until now I have always achieved them somehow, even though not taking the path I thought I would be. Therefore the business schools I want to apply to are the typical ones that you hear everyday (;D). I just want to give myself better chances. I am studying hard for the GMAT at the moment. My undergraduate grades weren't very good. But my Master's Degree was a B, I understand that is a 3,0 GPA.
Is there any way to tell if I have chances to get into "those" business schools? (BTW, I also have a life next to work, work and work. I am captain of a lacrosse team, I like to cook, travel, do acrylic painting and I love fashion).
I hope my post wasn't too overwhelming. I'm sorry for the length. I look forward to your answers.
Thank you,
Kristina
I have a question on what would be the best way to apply to a businees school in my situation. I was born in the US, my mom is Vietnamese-American and my father is German. So that makes me half Vietnamese and half German with a dual citizenship from the US and Germany. On top of that I moved to Germany when I was 6. I grew up bilingual but attended German speaking schools. I have a Bachelor's in European and International Law at an English speaking program of a German University. The same goes for my Master's Degree. In between I studied in England for a semester and attended their English Law School.
Since then I have specialized in Space Law. As space is a very international community, most work is done in English. At the beginning of this year, I wanted to give my career path a different direction, so I worked for a non-profit organization in the Netherlands as a mixed business-law employee. Since April I started working as a Project Manager at an international company that has subsidairies in different countries. Therefore most projects are with a transnational team and the work is done in English. I speak four languages (German, English, French and Dutch), two of them fluently as they are my mother tongues. In October I will consult a well-known space company for legal issues in space on the side, parallel to my other job as a project manager. My goal is to stay in the aerospace field. That is why I strongly think that an MBA can enhance this and give me better chances to get into top management.
My questions are now: As what citizen should I apply? American or German? If German, do I still have to do a TOEFL test, even though my background is English oriented and my mother tongue is English?
Should I let my Vietnamese background also play a role?
My goals are set very high and until now I have always achieved them somehow, even though not taking the path I thought I would be. Therefore the business schools I want to apply to are the typical ones that you hear everyday (;D). I just want to give myself better chances. I am studying hard for the GMAT at the moment. My undergraduate grades weren't very good. But my Master's Degree was a B, I understand that is a 3,0 GPA.
Is there any way to tell if I have chances to get into "those" business schools? (BTW, I also have a life next to work, work and work. I am captain of a lacrosse team, I like to cook, travel, do acrylic painting and I love fashion).
I hope my post wasn't too overwhelming. I'm sorry for the length. I look forward to your answers.
Thank you,
Kristina
