Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Apr 2310:00 AM EDT
-10:30 AM EDT
Admissions committees evaluate the GMAT/GRE in context — your background, your representation in the applicant pool, the strength of everything else in your file. The same score works for one candidate and falls short for another with identical numbers.
Apr 2312:00 PM PDT
-01:00 PM PDT
Inquire for a free profile evaluation and guarantee statement for possible admits and scholarships!
Apr 2408:30 PM IST
-09:30 PM IST
Join us for a Live Coffee chat with Jenifer Turtschanow where we talk about enhancing your MBA profile and fixing gaps in just 4 months.
Hey Guys!
In a real spot here and really unsure on how to proceed. The pandemic isn't doing anyone any favours. Would really appreciate any insights, perspectives and advice.
I'm currently deliberating between two business schools and have a really tight timeline to make a decision.
I currently have admits from:
1. ISB
2. Foster School of Business (~70K scholarship)
Thanks to the scholarship the effective cost is roughly the same for both the business schools.
I'm an Indian applicant (probably a given since I applied to ISB), but figured I'd put it out there to give context to the rest of my background.
Post the MBA, I want to pivot into a Product Management/Product Marketing Management role.
My current profile:
5 years of total experience in June 21
GMAT - 720
Breakdown of experience:
1.5 years in Digital Marketing at a Start Up as a Marketing and Accounts Manager. Also involved in business development for the company and in product development for e-learning courses for the start-up's EdTech division.
3.5 years at Infosys, but with no real tech experience. At Infosys, I was involved more in platform based IT support /IT administration (so things like working on setting up virtual environments on VMware and Azure, shell scripting, etc). No software development/coding experience in a professional setting whatsoever. Although here, I was leading multiple teams to drive projects to completion (so more general management?). During both stints, I have primarily worked with international clients (US, Mexico, Japan, Singapore).
I am open to working in both geographies, but concerned that the nature of my experience (non-tech) will limit my opportunities at PM/PMM roles. The cost of either program is not influencing my decision in any manner.
Q1. Considering both my background and covid-19, which program do you think would be better to help move into a PM/PMM role in a tech company?
Q2. Which of the two would offer more opportunities in this respect?
Any advice would really be appreciated.
Thanks for your help!
In a real spot here and really unsure on how to proceed. The pandemic isn't doing anyone any favours. Would really appreciate any insights, perspectives and advice.
I'm currently deliberating between two business schools and have a really tight timeline to make a decision.
I currently have admits from:
1. ISB
2. Foster School of Business (~70K scholarship)
Thanks to the scholarship the effective cost is roughly the same for both the business schools.
I'm an Indian applicant (probably a given since I applied to ISB), but figured I'd put it out there to give context to the rest of my background.
Post the MBA, I want to pivot into a Product Management/Product Marketing Management role.
My current profile:
5 years of total experience in June 21
GMAT - 720
Breakdown of experience:
1.5 years in Digital Marketing at a Start Up as a Marketing and Accounts Manager. Also involved in business development for the company and in product development for e-learning courses for the start-up's EdTech division.
3.5 years at Infosys, but with no real tech experience. At Infosys, I was involved more in platform based IT support /IT administration (so things like working on setting up virtual environments on VMware and Azure, shell scripting, etc). No software development/coding experience in a professional setting whatsoever. Although here, I was leading multiple teams to drive projects to completion (so more general management?). During both stints, I have primarily worked with international clients (US, Mexico, Japan, Singapore).
I am open to working in both geographies, but concerned that the nature of my experience (non-tech) will limit my opportunities at PM/PMM roles. The cost of either program is not influencing my decision in any manner.
Q1. Considering both my background and covid-19, which program do you think would be better to help move into a PM/PMM role in a tech company?
Q2. Which of the two would offer more opportunities in this respect?
Any advice would really be appreciated.
Thanks for your help!
![ISB vs Foster School of Business ($$) for PM/PMM - Resolved [Foster]](/forum/styles/gmatclub_light/imageset/icon_post_target_unread.svg "ISB vs Foster School of Business ($$) for PM/PMM - Resolved [Foster]"){kind=icon}
28 Apr 2021, 00:53
Kudos
Bookmarks
Thanks bb for inviting.
I am currently studying in Foster and Foster should set you to the success you mentioned given your post MBA goal is in tech industry.
I don't know much about ISB. However, I also don't see a real competition here as either of these two options could be the absolute winner depends on what you want. (Do you want to work or even move to US for a long run? Or would you eventually stay in India? What tech companies you want to work for post MBA? Which companies have the most of alumni in these two schools? Do you want to put yourself in a total new environment/culture that could potentially be more difficult but more refreshing during your MBA? etc) Try to think those kind of questions before you even think about which school should you join.
Good luck!
I am currently studying in Foster and Foster should set you to the success you mentioned given your post MBA goal is in tech industry.
I don't know much about ISB. However, I also don't see a real competition here as either of these two options could be the absolute winner depends on what you want. (Do you want to work or even move to US for a long run? Or would you eventually stay in India? What tech companies you want to work for post MBA? Which companies have the most of alumni in these two schools? Do you want to put yourself in a total new environment/culture that could potentially be more difficult but more refreshing during your MBA? etc) Try to think those kind of questions before you even think about which school should you join.
Good luck!
28 Apr 2021, 05:26
Kudos
Bookmarks
aab01
Hi aab01,
As we just mentioned in a separate post, both admits are very 'competitive' and there is nothing like a 'correct decision' here; this is about your priority and preferences; if you wish to gain international exposure and find a job in the US, you must go ahead with Foster; if you wish to settle in India and have ease of placements, you should go ahead with ISB!
All the best!
