I understand you have a very difficult situation and you are truly motivated to do an MBA from the Top 20. You really need to alter your profile or create a great convincing story and find some missing pieces if there are any.
I can help you modify your profile or may be put things in a different way so as to create a convincing story.
Its not always true that to get into some specific industry you need that specific background, there can different way of relating different things and Consulting is specially peculiar where its more of a approach and planned way of thinking rather than similar experience. I think you can map your skills and try to relate it with your post MBA plan. These all are generic suggestions, definitely need to understand the exact profile to provide more meaningful responses.
Also, if you are not in a hurry then you can give yourself little bit of time to make your profile bit stronger and align it with the kind of program you would like to get into.
I have started this initiative of mentoring MBA aspirants myself. Its just free guidance and support mostly for people who are looking at a bigger horizon and long term planning
with their career and MBA. Post MBA career plan is very important and many students tend to overlook this part.
I am planning to provide sustained guidance for a longer period. In case you are interested and would like to get in touch, let me know.
You can check out my site also (globalmba-gyan) and see if it looks interesting. You can connect with me from the contact us link there and we can have a more structured approach for your case. I am happy to answer and share my experiences here also. Its up to you !
I hope you get what you desire !!
All the best !
DJ
businessman132 wrote:
dheeraj7890 wrote:
My personal take on this would be that 1 year is actually not a very long time. The adcom might not be very motivated to accept you into the program.
If you had a very specific career choice in mind and now you changed it, you need to convince them what made you do that as that would be the most crucial part of your application.
However, its just a generic advice based on your question, but definitely can provide better answers if I know the details. Another things is I am sure some other Ivey league schools would also have similar things which you are looking for. So it might be good to consider other schools as well.
Hope it helps !
Cheers !
DJ
businessman132 wrote:
Hey guys,
So I applied for an MBA at a top 20 business school about a year ago and was rejected without being given a reason. I actually received a GMAT waiver due to my strong educational background and performance. The only weakness my application had, in my opinion, was a lack of strong work experience.
Anyways, my question is this: I applied with a specific career choice of interest and I focused my interview and application on it. I am planning on reapplying to the same school, and was wondering how detrimental it is to apply with a different career choice than the one on my first application. This school is a great fit since they have a concentration on the career choice I am interested in. Would they look down upon that? I don't want to ruin my chances by appearing mercurial in regards to my career.
I would really appreciate any input. Thanks!
Thank you both for your replies. So one restriction in the number of Top20 schools that I can apply for is that I am looking for a program that is mostly online mixed with some on-campus classes and/or national/international residencies. I am not looking to move for school and unfortunately there are no great MBA schools where I currently live.
It's not that my career choices are very specific and limited in scope. There are currently two fields that I am very interested in. However, the problem is that I lack the work experience in those fields so I am worried that my aspirations in those fields are not justified in the adcom's eyes. For example, I am very interested in management/business consulting, however, I lack any sort of professional work experience in it. How can I go about convincing them my passion for it without backing it up with experience? My background is actually suited for the other career I am interested in. However, I do not have any work experience in it either.
The problem is that it is very difficult to attain a consulting job without a business background, which I lack. And it is very difficult to go into my other career choice without prior work experience. Academically my resume/background is extremely strong. However, professional experience is where I am lacking.
Do you have any suggestions on how to overcome these obstacles? An MBA is truly what I need yet I am limited in my competitiveness for it. I am only looking to attain it from a top20 school since ROI drops significantly outside that list. The ranking is based on the school's on-campus MBA program.
Thanks in advance!
businessman132 wrote:
dheeraj7890 wrote:
My personal take on this would be that 1 year is actually not a very long time. The adcom might not be very motivated to accept you into the program.
If you had a very specific career choice in mind and now you changed it, you need to convince them what made you do that as that would be the most crucial part of your application.
However, its just a generic advice based on your question, but definitely can provide better answers if I know the details. Another things is I am sure some other Ivey league schools would also have similar things which you are looking for. So it might be good to consider other schools as well.
Hope it helps !
Cheers !
DJ
businessman132 wrote:
Hey guys,
So I applied for an MBA at a top 20 business school about a year ago and was rejected without being given a reason. I actually received a GMAT waiver due to my strong educational background and performance. The only weakness my application had, in my opinion, was a lack of strong work experience.
Anyways, my question is this: I applied with a specific career choice of interest and I focused my interview and application on it. I am planning on reapplying to the same school, and was wondering how detrimental it is to apply with a different career choice than the one on my first application. This school is a great fit since they have a concentration on the career choice I am interested in. Would they look down upon that? I don't want to ruin my chances by appearing mercurial in regards to my career.
I would really appreciate any input. Thanks!
Thank you both for your replies. So one restriction in the number of Top20 schools that I can apply for is that I am looking for a program that is mostly online mixed with some on-campus classes and/or national/international residencies. I am not looking to move for school and unfortunately there are no great MBA schools where I currently live.
It's not that my career choices are very specific and limited in scope. There are currently two fields that I am very interested in. However, the problem is that I lack the work experience in those fields so I am worried that my aspirations in those fields are not justified in the adcom's eyes. For example, I am very interested in management/business consulting, however, I lack any sort of professional work experience in it. How can I go about convincing them my passion for it without backing it up with experience? My background is actually suited for the other career I am interested in. However, I do not have any work experience in it either.
The problem is that it is very difficult to attain a consulting job without a business background, which I lack. And it is very difficult to go into my other career choice without prior work experience. Academically my resume/background is extremely strong. However, professional experience is where I am lacking.
Do you have any suggestions on how to overcome these obstacles? An MBA is truly what I need yet I am limited in my competitiveness for it. I am only looking to attain it from a top20 school since ROI drops significantly outside that list. The ranking is based on the school's on-campus MBA program.
Thanks in advance!