Can an MBA save me? Is there a shot at a decent school?
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10 Oct 2013, 14:56
Hey guys. My current situation is pretty **** and I'm wondering if you think an MBA could potentially lead to some kind of career. I just turned 25 (today actually) and am currently working at a bookstore making $8 an hour with about 10 hours a week (just started 2 weeks ago). I graduated from the top school in my state with a 3.5 in the end of 2010 and went to law school. I went to a top 30 school and did pretty well, around top 10-15%, but I struck out at OCI and took a leave of absence. Since then I've been trying to find some feasible option. I did get one decent job for 6 months for a software company in WI, but I couldn't really take working in WI. The winters were just too harsh, I wasn't meeting anyone, and there wasn't much advancement opportunity. So now I'm back in my home state, just working a part time job and trying to do some freelance work on the side, I might start game or web dev.
I'm not picky, I can't really say what I "want to do" since at this stage it's pretty much a matter of finding anything at all. In a perfect world though I'd have something that involves interaction with people and more moving around since I have ADHD and don't do so well in front of a computer screen all day. I'm about to start studying for the GMAT and am confident I can do well since I'm good at standardized tests. I just don't know if my WE and iffy past will crush any hopes of landing something decent.
The current plan is to just go back to my state school to resume the JD with a joint MBA (it's ranked ~30-50 in both programs) and pray that's enough to impress a local employer.
Any thoughts on my plans? I'm getting pretty desperate and don't want to stick around this part time job too long and become officially branded a min-wager.