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08 Jun 2011, 16:58
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Hi!
My question might be somewhat unusual, since I am actually just starting my career (about to graduate). However I would like to have the option to go to a top MBA program later in my life if I decide to pursue a different path. I will provide a brief overview over my current situation and then explain my question in more detail.
Brief Overview:
From Germany, with background in Russia
Undergraduate: Business, GPA 3.3 - Well-known German school, not known internationally
Graduate: Business GPA 3.8 - Top 30 US school
Experience: Until now, some small internships, one at a Consulting boutique
Extracurricular: Sports (Gymnastics, some other extreme sports), Finance/Consulting Club Member, Administrator for Student Website
Languages: 4 (German, Russian, English, French) I speak them pretty well.
GMAT: Reckoning that I can get a GMAT in the 700-750 range with some serious practice when I will to take it.
Edit: Other Stuff: Maybe I should also mention that I lived in the UK for a year in highschool and interned in France for half a year. Not sure how that will affect a potential MBA application in 2-5 years though.
Here's my question:
I currently have an interesting job offer to work a German VC who would place me with several Internet Startups within the next years where I could pursue different roles such as Business Development, Marketing, Product Development and more. I would probably also be able to manage small groups fairly quickly. Alternatively I can also apply for a Consulting Position and hope to get offers from 1st and 2nd tier consultancies.
Essentially, I am wondering whether the first option would still enable me to get into Top5-10 US+International programs, provided I do indeed interesting work and get a high GMAT. Can people coming from a startup background (not as a founder) go to Top MBA programs?
And as a secondary question, what would you recommend me to work on most in the next years to enhance my profile?
Thank you very much!
My question might be somewhat unusual, since I am actually just starting my career (about to graduate). However I would like to have the option to go to a top MBA program later in my life if I decide to pursue a different path. I will provide a brief overview over my current situation and then explain my question in more detail.
Brief Overview:
From Germany, with background in Russia
Undergraduate: Business, GPA 3.3 - Well-known German school, not known internationally
Graduate: Business GPA 3.8 - Top 30 US school
Experience: Until now, some small internships, one at a Consulting boutique
Extracurricular: Sports (Gymnastics, some other extreme sports), Finance/Consulting Club Member, Administrator for Student Website
Languages: 4 (German, Russian, English, French) I speak them pretty well.
GMAT: Reckoning that I can get a GMAT in the 700-750 range with some serious practice when I will to take it.
Edit: Other Stuff: Maybe I should also mention that I lived in the UK for a year in highschool and interned in France for half a year. Not sure how that will affect a potential MBA application in 2-5 years though.
Here's my question:
I currently have an interesting job offer to work a German VC who would place me with several Internet Startups within the next years where I could pursue different roles such as Business Development, Marketing, Product Development and more. I would probably also be able to manage small groups fairly quickly. Alternatively I can also apply for a Consulting Position and hope to get offers from 1st and 2nd tier consultancies.
Essentially, I am wondering whether the first option would still enable me to get into Top5-10 US+International programs, provided I do indeed interesting work and get a high GMAT. Can people coming from a startup background (not as a founder) go to Top MBA programs?
And as a secondary question, what would you recommend me to work on most in the next years to enhance my profile?
Thank you very much!
09 Jun 2011, 08:35
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If feel more compelled to take the VC job (regardless of b-school) then go for the VC job. It's not about whether b-school adcoms like it or not. It's about whether YOU like it. It's your life, your career, your choices -- I mean, you don't even know who these individual adcoms are, so why have something as big as your career choices be dictated by them? B-school isn't some panacea or golden slipper that will magically transform you. Or that if you get an MBA from a top school, it'll be smooth sailing, you'll be raking in the opportunities, and the world will be at your feet.
Too many folks seem to be too willing to have someone else decide for them what they should do, what "looks good" for others. When you start making choices based on what YOU want, that's when you will have a real life -- and the byproduct of that is a far more interesting resume and career path than someone who spends so much time scheming and positioning for the sake of others.
Don't go in with the mentality of "how do I enhance my profile" -- it's a foolish way to do things, because then little of what you do will be driven by anything internal. The anchor is external, and your life and career will be driven mostly (if not purely) by external validation. Trust your instinct on stuff like this -- pursue jobs, opportunities, activities, initiatives, ideas, etc that compel you and that interest you. If you do that with full commitment, you *will* end up with a far more interesting background in hindsight compared to someone who tried too hard to plan his career for someone else (b-school adcoms, parents, etc.).
Too many folks seem to be too willing to have someone else decide for them what they should do, what "looks good" for others. When you start making choices based on what YOU want, that's when you will have a real life -- and the byproduct of that is a far more interesting resume and career path than someone who spends so much time scheming and positioning for the sake of others.
Don't go in with the mentality of "how do I enhance my profile" -- it's a foolish way to do things, because then little of what you do will be driven by anything internal. The anchor is external, and your life and career will be driven mostly (if not purely) by external validation. Trust your instinct on stuff like this -- pursue jobs, opportunities, activities, initiatives, ideas, etc that compel you and that interest you. If you do that with full commitment, you *will* end up with a far more interesting background in hindsight compared to someone who tried too hard to plan his career for someone else (b-school adcoms, parents, etc.).
24 Nov 2011, 09:52
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A few years ago Paul Gray decided that “piling on even more student loan debt would be a great idea” so he went to study for an MBA, got married, had two kids and is now the co-founder of the “ultra-ambitious start-up” Bubble Gum Interactive an online gaming community for kids. [spam link deleted]
