adude wrote:
Hey, I'm in the same boat. I'm an engineer at a different division of UTC and was going to do a part-time MBA, but took the GMAT and inadvertently scored much higher than I was shooting for (my GMAT score is a hair lower than yours, but my undergrad gpa in engineering a hair higher). Decided to decline the part-time
MBA admit to pursue my options at a full-time program. HQ changing the employee scholar program really reinforced my decision to do it. Anyway, I'm not sure how high you're shooting for, but I was invited to interview at Yale on Monday, and Darden thinks highly of UTC employees
. I say go for it and don't look back.
(I don't really want to give out more details than that on a public forum while I'm in the middle of the application process, but feel free to PM me if you want.)
Yeah, I think I'll at least shoot some applications out. With the changes to ESP the part time route is nowhere near as attractive... hopefully you're right about perception of UTC employees
I'll definitely be pm'ing you some questions at some point
GoBruins wrote:
I'm pretty close to you, aerospace, engineer, UC school below average GPA, identical GMAT. :D I think you have a shot for many of the schools, but it depends on what you want. If you're bored of work or don't see your career going anywhere in B-school then it might be worth your time for a full time. Or you can get your work to pay for it and switch out later after you get your MBA. (I'm in LA also, concidering the same PT schools) In the end it's probably has more to do with your ability to handle risk, and what you want in life.
Interesting, a lot of people seem to be in this boat.
Where are you at? UCLA undergrad? :D
I mean, I... like a lot of people my age it seems... don't know
exactly what I want... but I am a little bored at work (I work on the Space Shuttle Main Engines at Rocketdyne... sounds interesting but its a 35 year old engine and the shuttle program ends next year). More importantly, reading some of thea ccounts of business school experience on here (the 'buzz' of people going off and starting ventures and whatnot) sounds really exciting to me. Also, I do want flexibility as I could see myself moving past the aerospace industry at some point..
So... I guess I almost have to wait to apply to UCLA right? The app is due in a week and decisions would be out in January, and I think I have a month to accept... which would still be before decisions from any of the full-time programs come in? Is that right? Its not necessarily a bad thing as I could use the extra time to write essays and perfect my resume but I had been planning on getting the apps in for phase 1 to optimize my chances.
In any case, thanks and keep the advice/experiences coming