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Hi! This is my first post here after perusing the forums for a couple weeks. I am a college senior (very non-target Electrical Engineering) interested in the deferred MBA programs. However, I am concerned about my future interests and how they might be perceived by adcoms.
By the time application deadlines roll around, I anticipate I will have accepted a full-time offer at a F50 or F200 firm for an operations rotational program. Usually programs rotate participants between three roles (technical, supply chain, and people management) during a 2-3 year period with the goal of developing future managers. After completing the program I would like to attend an MBA program with the goal of pursuing the management path at a large corporation. In the mid->long term, I'd like to become a manufacturing director, plant manager, VP of manufacturing/operations, etc.... With this goal in mind, will adcoms reject my application because it is not as exciting as starting my own business or tech? I am pursuing MBA because my internship experience has been very engineering heavy so I am looking to fill the gap between my background and the management levels within a company.
I noticed HBS 2+2 lists the below (bolded) in the preferred categories of applicants. Is this something that applies to my situation, and do other schools have similar opinions? I would think HBS, Kellog, UVA would be interested in candidates pursuing management more so than Booth, Wharton, etc.... Does this sound true? Are there any particular schools I should avoid given my goal? Apologies for all the questions but I don't have anybody else to bounce ideas off.
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Some preference will be given to high potential individuals on paths that aren’t as well established in leading to graduate business school, including applicants that fall into any of the fields below:
Planning to work in an operating company
(tech, manufacturing, consumer goods, retail, industrials, etc.)
From a lower socio-economic background
(first generation in college, lower-income family background, less family exposure to graduate school)
Going into a technically demanding role
Pursuing entrepreneurship
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By the time application deadlines roll around, I anticipate I will have accepted a full-time offer at a F50 or F200 firm for an operations rotational program. Usually programs rotate participants between three roles (technical, supply chain, and people management) during a 2-3 year period with the goal of developing future managers. After completing the program I would like to attend an MBA program with the goal of pursuing the management path at a large corporation. In the mid->long term, I'd like to become a manufacturing director, plant manager, VP of manufacturing/operations, etc.... With this goal in mind, will adcoms reject my application because it is not as exciting as starting my own business or tech? I am pursuing MBA because my internship experience has been very engineering heavy so I am looking to fill the gap between my background and the management levels within a company.
I noticed HBS 2+2 lists the below (bolded) in the preferred categories of applicants. Is this something that applies to my situation, and do other schools have similar opinions? I would think HBS, Kellog, UVA would be interested in candidates pursuing management more so than Booth, Wharton, etc.... Does this sound true? Are there any particular schools I should avoid given my goal? Apologies for all the questions but I don't have anybody else to bounce ideas off.
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Some preference will be given to high potential individuals on paths that aren’t as well established in leading to graduate business school, including applicants that fall into any of the fields below:
Planning to work in an operating company
(tech, manufacturing, consumer goods, retail, industrials, etc.)
From a lower socio-economic background
(first generation in college, lower-income family background, less family exposure to graduate school)
Going into a technically demanding role
Pursuing entrepreneurship
"
16 Sep 2021, 21:52
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myusername55:
With this goal in mind, will adcoms reject my application because it is not as exciting as starting my own business or tech?
A: Not at all. Your goal sounds totally appropriate. You obviously have to introduce a level of excitement to your career vision. Despite what you hear, not everyone who gets an MBA goes into tech or starts their own business.
Is this something that applies to my situation, and do other schools have similar opinions? I would think HBS, Kellog, UVA would be interested in candidates pursuing management more so than Booth, Wharton, etc.... Does this sound true? Are there any particular schools I should avoid given my goal?
A: While Kellogg, HBS and UVA are all more management-focused and Booth, Wharton and NYU Stern are more finance-focused, that doesn't mean they don't want or accept students with focuses in opposing disciplines. Wharton, for example, has a very strong management department and has been making a push into tech, for example. HBS is also stressing entrepreneurship these days, which is typically Stanford GSB's domain. Point is, don't feel like you're excluding schools just solely based on their reputations. These are all very diverse programs.
At Admissionado, we work with deferred MBA candidates all the time. Please feel free to drop us a line if you think we can be helpful in any capacity.
https://admissionado.com/free-consultation/
With this goal in mind, will adcoms reject my application because it is not as exciting as starting my own business or tech?
A: Not at all. Your goal sounds totally appropriate. You obviously have to introduce a level of excitement to your career vision. Despite what you hear, not everyone who gets an MBA goes into tech or starts their own business.
Is this something that applies to my situation, and do other schools have similar opinions? I would think HBS, Kellog, UVA would be interested in candidates pursuing management more so than Booth, Wharton, etc.... Does this sound true? Are there any particular schools I should avoid given my goal?
A: While Kellogg, HBS and UVA are all more management-focused and Booth, Wharton and NYU Stern are more finance-focused, that doesn't mean they don't want or accept students with focuses in opposing disciplines. Wharton, for example, has a very strong management department and has been making a push into tech, for example. HBS is also stressing entrepreneurship these days, which is typically Stanford GSB's domain. Point is, don't feel like you're excluding schools just solely based on their reputations. These are all very diverse programs.
At Admissionado, we work with deferred MBA candidates all the time. Please feel free to drop us a line if you think we can be helpful in any capacity.
https://admissionado.com/free-consultation/
