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Music2mba
Joined: 21 Aug 2018
Last visit: 19 Feb 2019
Posts: 31
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Location: United States (IL)
Schools: Booth '21 (D) Duke '21 (D) Insead Sept19 Intake (D) Kellogg '21 (I) Ross '21 (I) CBS '21 (A)
GMAT 1: 710 Q47 V41
GMAT 2: 750 Q49 V44
GPA: 3.45
Schools: Booth '21 (D) Duke '21 (D) Insead Sept19 Intake (D) Kellogg '21 (I) Ross '21 (I) CBS '21 (A)
GMAT 2: 750 Q49 V44
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21 Aug 2018, 14:32
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Hi All,
I'm new here, so if I'm posting in the wrong place, let me know.
I have spent my career in the classical music performance field. I've been very successful throughout the years, traveled and performed all over the world, taught lessons both privately and as a Professor at a university, and have enjoyed my time as a performer through the 10+ years I have done it. Now, I am looking to pivot fields into something more traditional and would like to apply to business school.
About me - I am 35, have taken practice GMATs and while I want/need to work on my Q score - I am around 700+.
Schools - Went to a top 25 university - GPA - 3.451 - Honors in Music. 2 Grad schools - Masters GPA 3.70 at Hopkins, and Diploma (unfinished because I began to travel and perform) at Yale 3.90 GPA.
I am very solid in Verbal on GMAT and my essays probably won't be an issue, but I wonder if I will be completely locked out of most schools because of my strange working past and age.
Because of my age, I hope to be able to get a quick ROI at whatever school I attend, and would very much like to go to a top school - but I don't know if that is off the table.
Many thanks for any help.
I'm new here, so if I'm posting in the wrong place, let me know.
I have spent my career in the classical music performance field. I've been very successful throughout the years, traveled and performed all over the world, taught lessons both privately and as a Professor at a university, and have enjoyed my time as a performer through the 10+ years I have done it. Now, I am looking to pivot fields into something more traditional and would like to apply to business school.
About me - I am 35, have taken practice GMATs and while I want/need to work on my Q score - I am around 700+.
Schools - Went to a top 25 university - GPA - 3.451 - Honors in Music. 2 Grad schools - Masters GPA 3.70 at Hopkins, and Diploma (unfinished because I began to travel and perform) at Yale 3.90 GPA.
I am very solid in Verbal on GMAT and my essays probably won't be an issue, but I wonder if I will be completely locked out of most schools because of my strange working past and age.
Because of my age, I hope to be able to get a quick ROI at whatever school I attend, and would very much like to go to a top school - but I don't know if that is off the table.
Many thanks for any help.
22 Aug 2018, 08:06
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Hi Music2MBA,
You are doing something really interesting. Going forward, what do you want to do after an MBA? You will need to present your short term and long term career goals to any b-schools where you apply. So at this stage, it would be pertinent to ask yourself whether your desired career requires you to do an MBA at all or can you get there without one?
B-schools would evaluate your career thus far. So your future career goals should have some connection (domain knowledge and transferable skills) with what you have done until now. Assuming that all your career has been around music, a suggestion would be to look for positions within the music industry where your experience as a performing artist and your insider's view of the industry will be valuable. Also, it will be important to demonstrate your business savvy.
Also, you should look at different MBA formats such as the eMBA, through which students have been able to successfully change careers. Given your substantial work experience, these would be more suitable for you.
22 Aug 2018, 08:15
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Hi Music2mba,
Thank you for your post. You seem to have strong academics and an interesting professional background. I have worked with someone previously who had a similar profile. She was looking to combine her music experience with an MBA to pursue a career in management of the arts. Can you talk about what you are planning to do post-MBA?
Happy to continue the conversation live (via phone). If interested, click here to coordinate a free 30-minute consultation.
Good luck!
Thank you for your post. You seem to have strong academics and an interesting professional background. I have worked with someone previously who had a similar profile. She was looking to combine her music experience with an MBA to pursue a career in management of the arts. Can you talk about what you are planning to do post-MBA?
Happy to continue the conversation live (via phone). If interested, click here to coordinate a free 30-minute consultation.
Good luck!
Music2mba
