Thanks for your time. Actually, I've been looking for someone like you. I'm writing from Mongolia and i'm really new to MBA program. Therefore, if i ask silly questions i hope you will understand me. My primary questions are as follows:
1. What are the essay topics for MBA at Marriot BS? /I just want to be familiar with topics ahead of registration opening and prepare myself/
2. What companies and what industries are the main employer of Marriot graduates? /According to Forbes the major employers of the Marriot graduates are the techs in Silicon Valley and Seattle. Is that true? If so what particular companies are the major employers and in what positions /like product manager, financial analyst/ they usually hire graduates? And what about the other employers and their positions that they usually hire graduates?/ I am asking this question because i haven't decided my MBA specialization and my career upon the completion of MBA.
3.Is there any particular pattern among grad students of Marriot? /For example, i heard most of the grad students at Columbia have work experience in wall street or consulting and they go to MBA in order to switch their company in their industry and to get promoted/
4.Is there any particular emphasis that Marriot lays on their operations and looking for it from its applicants? /For instance, i heard Duke lays emphasis on team play. Therefore, they look for someone who can be a good team player/
5.What factor does make Marriot's MBA program standout from those of other business schools? /For example, i heard University of Washington is located in Seattle which makes its graduates easier to be hired in Amazon, Microsoft/
6.Is Marriot's finance and strategy concentrations are good enough to pursue? /The reason i'm asking this question is that i heard Marriot is strong in accounting and entrepreneurship fields but there is no information about finance and strategy/
7.How well is Marriot at offering scholarship?
In order to help you to answer my questions, i think it is better idea to give my background information.
Major: Marketing /received my bachelor's degree from one of Mongolian state university/
Work experience: 4 years in Consumer electronics /worked as a brand manager of Mongolian consumer electronics brand/, 1 year in Mongolian pharmaceutical distribution /worked as a head of marketing department but spent most of my time on formulation and implementation of company's short and middle strategic plan/, 1 year in Mongolian FMCG distribution /worked as a head of marketing department/, 2 years in Mongolian boutique Marketing consulting /worked as a consultant/
English proficiency: IELTS 7.5 /so-so/
Future career aspiration: Strategic management, Corporate finance and Product management /i haven't decided yet, and what do you think is that feasible?/
Sorry for asking a lot of questions.
To be honest, Marriot's MBA is the only program i can afford the tuition from top 40 business schools in States and that's the reason i'm asking those questions.