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Hey everyone,

I am Sarthak- a final-year economics undergrad from a tier-2 college in India. (feel free to connect on Linkedin- Sarthak Dave)

I have reasonably good co-curricular and leadership experience, recently interned at a PE firm based in London, although the role was back-end research.

I wanna break into PE-VC/Consulting soon, ideally with a global experience and I was considering going for tier-1 masters programs in the US/Europe straight out of college (fall 2023) without any full-time experience as the opportunities/access here in my university and the pay too aren't really synced with what I want.
Will such a masters program be worth it and help me get where I want- front-end consulting/PE-VC/Asset Management or should I try and gain work ex if I have a choice?

Would appreciate everyone's input on the same!

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Look at top 5 MIM or Masters in Finance programs -

MIT Sloan School of Management.
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.
UCLA Anderson School of Management.
McCombs School of Business.
Illinois Gies College of Business.

With good GPAs, Any of these programs will get you a opening in Top 5 PE-VC/Consulting majors.
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I think MBA/Masters would be a game changer for you. Many people who wish to change or enhance their career paths do generally get what they want and move up the ladder with tremendous speed.
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Hey everyone,

I am Sarthak- a final-year economics undergrad from a tier-2 college in India. (feel free to connect on Linkedin- Sarthak Dave)

I have reasonably good co-curricular and leadership experience, recently interned at a PE firm based in London, although the role was back-end research.

I wanna break into PE-VC/Consulting soon, ideally with a global experience and I was considering going for tier-1 masters programs in the US/Europe straight out of college (fall 2023) without any full-time experience as the opportunities/access here in my university and the pay too aren't really synced with what I want.
Will such a masters program be worth it and help me get where I want- front-end consulting/PE-VC/Asset Management or should I try and gain work ex if I have a choice?

Would appreciate everyone's input on the same!

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Hi Sarthak

There is no certainty as to what will happen after Master's or MBA. So here are a few suggestions
1) If you get a chance to work with PE or VC firm then take it. (Although I doubt you would get any quality qork for next 2-3 years)
2) Do master's and with it also work on getting other qualifications which may help you get into PE and VC.

I hope you find the best way forward.
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Hi Sarthak,

I would recommend you gain some work experience before applying for an MBA. Tier 1 programs usually look for well rounded candidates with a few years work experience (minimum) as it enhances what the candidate is able to bring to the school environment.

Also PE-VC/consulting are extremely competitive when it comes to securing full time jobs, and thus, the more valuable experience you have, the better it will serve you to stand out.

Hope this helps and feel free to reach out if you need any MBA advice.

Shikha @mbcareerconsultants

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