MBA School Options

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Hello,

I am looking to join an MBA program where I can specialize in Supply Chain and Technology Management or Management Information System. So far I have come across Duke, Tuck and Ross in US and Schulich in Canada.

AGSM in Australia also has an option to specialize in Technology Management and starts in Jan, which is my preference. Do any of you have any advice on the universities that offer an MBA in MIS or SCM with Technology Management. I am not sure if it is worth waiting for August intake in US. I have 13 years of work experience and would prefer to stay in the city where I complete my MBA and then hopefully move to an IT consulting company.

Is a 2 Year MBA worth, after 13 years work experience? Alternatively, I can also join the Ross Masters in SCM which is a 1-year course, starts in Jan and gives you 29 months of work permit post qualification.

Thank you.

Regards,
KP

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi krtibdewal,

Your questions are more about specific Business Schools and Admissions than anything else, so you would likely find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile and plans. There's a Forum full of them here:

ask-admission-consultants-124/

1) Have you taken the GMAT yet? If you have, then how did you score (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

kapilbsharma · Answer

Thank you for your response, i will be attempting my first GMAT on 7th July in 2 weeks. I dont expect to cross 650 tbh.

Mo2men · Answer

Hi,
I'm happy to help you as it is my area of expertise. I will start by the last question. I know the dilemma about the age and MBA. The average age is always around 28 years old. so you are above the average. It means that it is high risk to get rejected but I have seen other succeeded to join their schools (not many but there are few). When you apply to any adcom in any school, they won't exclude reject you directly. They will give you opportunity till the end of process. Pls read the following link to have the experience of the applicant.
indian-it-male-age-35-13-interview-4-admits-2-full-scholarships-219953.html#p1696523

After you read the link, you need to focus on and search for word 'lack', it appeared twice in his post. it means you need to be understand the real competition ( the pool of applicant you come from, GMAT score, schools you apply to and your goals). When you find the second 'lack', it was about essays. At this age, the adcom expects you to have really precise goals and know it in details. Make it strong and clear. It is not enough to say that you have dreams to work in supply chain. You need to elaborate more. Give yourself time and dig deep in yourself. Lacking to express your goals in this age will give impression that you are not mature enough. It might be accepted somehow from younger applicants. The second issue you need to be realistic about schools selection. When it comes to supply chain, we have good schools to choose from MBA focused on supply chain (MIT, Ross, Darden, Kelley, Eli broad, Ohio, Krannert (1 & 2 years MBA), Carlson, Smeal, Georgia Tech, Arizona and others). Although not highly ranked MBA, Tennessee is known for powerful supply chain MBA.
Never heard that Tuck or Duke are known for supply chain. However, some schools offer courses for supply chain inside operation management concentration but it is not known for supply chain. I attached you USs news ranking for supply chain MBA

If you decide to do an Msc in supply chain, you have good program such as Ross and Ohio, UT Dallas and others. Those are STEM Program. Be careful do not assume every MSc in supply chain is STEM. A good example is Krannert MSC in supply chain. It is new but not yet STEM.

For your info, STEM program now enjoy up to 3 years and if you continue higher degree you will enjoy other 2 years. 2 months ago, new rules were announced.

I hope it helps

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EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi kapilbsharma,

Since you've named some specific Schools/Programs, you should be able to research each one individually. Most Schools will post application data about their recent incoming classes, including data about the average GMAT score (or middle 80%, etc.), so that you can gauge how competitive your GMAT score might be. THAT data is important - if you score significantly lower on your Official GMAT, then you might find it difficult to convince a School's Representatives that they should invite you to attendSchool.

All of that having been said, if your Official GMAT is in just 2 weeks, then you don't have a lot of time remaining to study and improve.

1) How have you scored on each of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

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