MBA OR MASTERS IN MANAGEMENT BASED ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP GOALS

Launched June 1, 2012
This topic has expert replies
User avatar
Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts
Posts: 7
Joined: Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:37 am
HI,
I AM ASHISH FROM NEW DELHI,INDIA.
MY AIM IS TO
- DO A BUSINESS START UP BACK IN INDIA ..OR
-EXPAND AND CORPORATISE MY FAMILY BUSINESS(LEATHER SHOE EXPORTS)

MY profile_
-HSC-96%
-SSC-95%
-B.COM-74%(AGRA UNIVERSITY)
-CHARTERED ACCOUNTANCY(FINAL YEAR)- 78%(TILL NOW)
-GMAT-710;IELTS-8.0
-ECs-below average(some sports(hockey,lawn tennis,badminton) at school and college level and community service)
-I HAVE done a 3 year iINTERNSHIP in a chartered accountancy firm in agra and also have spent some tym helping my father in his shoe exports biz.

i have two options....either to go for MIM (based in entrepreneurship/marketing) now
or an MBA(may be after a year and a half from now with some sort of full time business experience)

i have shortlisted the following programmes for mim..
-emlyon/zhiejang/purdue(global entreprenuership programme)
-hec paris(grande école masters in management)
-lse(masters in management)
-duke(mms)
-esade(mim in entreprenuership)
-ie(masters in marketing)

mba programs options would be(if i wait for a year)
-IIMs(india)
-us b schools like columbia,babson,new york(stern) etc(not sure of chances of getting in)

i WOULD LIKE TO COMPLETE MY EDUCATION AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO DO A STARTUP.
So considering my profile and career goals...what would you recommend...
do an mim or wait for an mba..??

and even if i do wait for an mba..
-what are the chances of getting into top 20 US MBA programs with
-about 2 years of work ex..
-and pretty average co circulars.(i can improve on my gmat)

I NEED SOME URGENT ADVICE...PLZ HELP..!!
p.s i know no school can make me an entrepreneur but i want to experience the world and get some insurance(degree) if my entrepreneurship plans dont go well.