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Learn what truly sets the UC Riverside MBA apart and how it helps in your professional growth
01 Oct 2015, 15:40
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Hi all! I'm new here.
I've been studying for the GMAT recently because I wanted to do an MBA...my major reason for doing it is because I eventually want to be an entrepreneur.
Although many of my peers (I'm a software developer) could quit today and just become an entrepreneur, I am not in a position to do that because I am on an H1B visa with no hope of a green card (company won't apply for it, I've been working for 4 years now...). If I did an MBA I would have 1 year in OPT to do whatever I want, plus maybe the opportunity to start a business while in school. Also if that doesn't work out, it should be easier to get green card sponsorship with a master's degree.
However, I had a meeting with my friend/mentor today who told me that I shouldn't do the GMAT, because I could be an entrepreneur if I wanted anyway (how would I deal with the work authorization? Accelerators? Board of directors? Citizen co-founder? I have no idea), and because an MBA would cost me $$$ which could be better spent building my business.
I'm originally from India, where everyone is sort of obsessed with getting an MBA...however, they usually do that as a transition point to move abroad, whereas I'm already here. Furthermore, as an entrepreneur, the connections made in B-school wouldn't have the same immense value to me.
What do you guys think? Does it make sense for me to go for it?
I've been studying for the GMAT recently because I wanted to do an MBA...my major reason for doing it is because I eventually want to be an entrepreneur.
Although many of my peers (I'm a software developer) could quit today and just become an entrepreneur, I am not in a position to do that because I am on an H1B visa with no hope of a green card (company won't apply for it, I've been working for 4 years now...). If I did an MBA I would have 1 year in OPT to do whatever I want, plus maybe the opportunity to start a business while in school. Also if that doesn't work out, it should be easier to get green card sponsorship with a master's degree.
However, I had a meeting with my friend/mentor today who told me that I shouldn't do the GMAT, because I could be an entrepreneur if I wanted anyway (how would I deal with the work authorization? Accelerators? Board of directors? Citizen co-founder? I have no idea), and because an MBA would cost me $$$ which could be better spent building my business.
I'm originally from India, where everyone is sort of obsessed with getting an MBA...however, they usually do that as a transition point to move abroad, whereas I'm already here. Furthermore, as an entrepreneur, the connections made in B-school wouldn't have the same immense value to me.
What do you guys think? Does it make sense for me to go for it?
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