Hi,
My situation: I am a 30 year old engineer working in Calgary, have an undergrad and masters in engineering, and have worked in a few locations in Canada and the US.
I wrote the GMAT in January 2007, and scored 750. My initial aim was to go into finance, but then the crisis hit and I chose not to attend the grad programs in finance I was accepted to at that time.
Now my GMAT score is nearing the 5 year expiry mark, so this is my last chance to apply to MBA programs with this score. The reason I am thinking of applying is that I am not thrilled with my engineering career thus far (most engineering for is rather commoditized, not much creativity, teamwork or technical depth is required). However I am not certain an MBA program is for me as they lead to corporate jobs which I'm not sure i'm interested in, and the classes don't send my pulse racing.
So my question to you is: do MBA programs have a realistic chance of leading to anything other than a corporate job? Are there any alternative programs to the MBA which also recognize the GMAT score that you would recommend? I'd prefer to end up working in Canada, unless there was some amazing international opportunity.
If you can offer any advice I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
My situation: I am a 30 year old engineer working in Calgary, have an undergrad and masters in engineering, and have worked in a few locations in Canada and the US.
I wrote the GMAT in January 2007, and scored 750. My initial aim was to go into finance, but then the crisis hit and I chose not to attend the grad programs in finance I was accepted to at that time.
Now my GMAT score is nearing the 5 year expiry mark, so this is my last chance to apply to MBA programs with this score. The reason I am thinking of applying is that I am not thrilled with my engineering career thus far (most engineering for is rather commoditized, not much creativity, teamwork or technical depth is required). However I am not certain an MBA program is for me as they lead to corporate jobs which I'm not sure i'm interested in, and the classes don't send my pulse racing.
So my question to you is: do MBA programs have a realistic chance of leading to anything other than a corporate job? Are there any alternative programs to the MBA which also recognize the GMAT score that you would recommend? I'd prefer to end up working in Canada, unless there was some amazing international opportunity.
If you can offer any advice I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
