JonAdmissionado wrote:
saadis87 wrote:
Dear
AdmissionadoFirstly, Let me appreciate the job you guys are doing here. You're helping a lot of people.
Ok so I had been planning to apply for MBA sadly due to some unforseen circumstances I had to delay my MBA exam and at one point I was thinking of delaying my MBA altogeher. Fortunately things have settled down and now I am thinking of pursing applying for MBA this year - sadly a lot of deadlines have passed.
I wanted to ask is it a good idea to apply to final round of mid tier schools like Penn state, Fisher, Huston, SFU etc or should I wait for next year- There are also a lot of canadian schools that still have 2 rounds left.
Just a little bit about my self.
I had been working in a family business since I was 15, it has grown to be become a multi million manufacturing firm.
I have more than 2 years of full time work experience which involves a short job stint at a multinational.
I have strong international contacts, a post graduate degree from England and experience in public speaking, music, photography, product design and marketing.
I am planning to launch my own international brand and i NEED the techincal courses offered at an MBA for that
My undergrad was in Pakistan with a gpa of 2.72
My postgrad Msc was from the UK - I graduated with Merit (around 3.33 gpa if converted)
I had distinctions in quant and research courses.
I have given my gmat but so far my scores are around 680-720
(I'll give it next week)
Please help me out guys, i really want to know if i should apply this year or wait.
Hey dude,
Well the main questions I have are:
1. What's the rush? Meaning what are your perceived advantages and disadvantages from apply this year or next?
2. How big is your family company? What do you do? What leadership do you have?
3. What's your current workplace? What do you do?
4. What are your goals?
With only two years of experience and no GMAT, 98% chance that I will say, you should wait for R1 of next year and aim for 2016...
But get back to me with more info, and I'll do my best to advise,
Cheers,
Jon
Hi Jon
Thanks for the reply
Sorry, lemme add some more info.
1) No rush to be honest I dont mind waiting a year but I'd prefer getting back to work after an MBA as soon as possible so was wondering if I should apply this year.
Dont get met wrong I'll be done with my GMAT by thursday and Im pretty confident abt the score - in case that does mess up then yes ill delay it for sure.
2) Our organisation retails, manufactures and distributes electronics. We have a multi brand traders in electronics producing the highest amongst the highest sales volumes in the country.
We are also the sole representatives for Singapore brand in Pakistan; we are responsible for their product design, assembly, marketing and distribution.
Our organisation has close to a 100 employees based across Pakistan with a turnover in the 7 digit range (USD)
3) Currently I am a board member and a marketing manager at my company.
Like most family businesses though I am responsible for more than what my designation says, this includes marketing strategy, product design, brand communications (advertisement merchandising etc) and liasing with our suppliers in China & Singapore for procurement etc.
I have all essays in place if that helps
I have been working at my business since I was 15 years old at my family business ( I can understand most unis wont believe that), I do have more than 2 years of post grad work experience - around 2.3 years today.
In the past I have worked for a short time at Mindshare (part the largest media buying house in the world) and worked for brands like unilever, pepsi, shell etc
I also have strong volunteering experience as an office bearer at student societies, I lead teams that managed everything from concerts to seminars
4) Our organisation has grown the past couple of years alot and it overwhelming us but like most family businesses it is still run like a family business
, I personally feel the technical skills from an MBA are vital to manage this. We plan on pursuing an aggressive expansion program by 2017 and I feel an MBA will prepare me better for it.
In the long run, I plan on working towards my own consumer electronics brand. That has been a childhood dream - the network one builds from an international course in a forieghn country is vital for that
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08 Mar 2015, 00:00
