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Hi,

I work at Global Semiconductor Company (Intel) as a hardware engineer. I work on latest technologies and have a total of 8 years of experience.
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Nationality - Indian
Undergraduate - B.E (Hons) from a leading private university (Bits Pilani) in India. CGPA - 8.3/10
Work Experience - 5 years at top MNC working as Lead Design Engineer (VLSI Domain). 3 years at another top MNC (Intel) working as Senior Engineer. Mentored 2 recent college grads and took a few leadership roles during projects but nothing over the top.
GMAT - 710
Age - 30 years
Target Schools - UCLA, Insead, Berkley Haas, Wharton, LBS, Kellogg
Extracurricular - Have taken various leadership roles as a toastmasters member. Worked in NGO during college time. Have organized various employee activities in office and lead some office CSR activities.
Post MBA Goal - To work as product manager in a tech giant.

Please evaluate my profile. Do I need to change my target schools ? Shall I target FT MBA or look for an EMBA after 1/2 more years of experience
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with your good GMAT score and good experience, EMBA after 1-2 yrs would be good deal.

Meanwhile, have you got yourself in some program? How was the experience? Interested in knowing- especially if its EMBA admissions
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I would suggest apply for Full time MBA this year; working for more years, gaining experience and applying for EMBA will waste time and effort.

Your profile almost similar to mine. I think you should apply in US and Canada.

Best of Luck
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ak_shayla and prateekchugh,

Hope you have done your research.
Although avg. yrs of WE for top EMBA programs is 12 and 13 and 14, you may apply with 10 yrs of experience as well.
Do NOT underestimate EMBA. It has huge advantages of its own - getting a degree without giving up job would take of much of the financial burdon, which usually offsets the gains from MBA degree.
Moreover, your profile is so strong, your chances of getting into top business schiools are high.
On the other hand for a full time MBA see your chances with respect to trends:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/mba-acceptan ... 43137.html
https://gmatclub.com/forum/mba-admissio ... 39142.html
https://gmatclub.com/forum/admission-tr ... 23151.html



prateekchugh,
I would suggest you too should think on these lines.
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TheGraceful,

Thanks for providing links for FT MBA admission trends.
I haven't yet enrolled for any program. I am tilting more towards a FT MBA but trying to weigh all my options here.


prateekchugh,

Hey, fellow applicant! Thanks for your reply.
Good luck to you too.
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Hi ak_shayla,
Thanks for posting your profile. With 8 years of solid work experience, you would be an excellent candidate for programs tailored for mid-career professionals, such as the Part time MBA, or 1-year MBA programs, eg. Stanford MSx, MIT Sloan Fellows, Kellogg 1-yr, Cornell 1-yr. Have you looked into these programs?

Like the 2-yr programs, Part-time programs offer a robust business education, but are more geared towards mid-career professionals not looking to make a full pivot into a new industry. Similarly the 1-year programs give you a strong business education but without the summer internship. If you're looking to become a Product Manager in Tech (to leverage your technical background), these programs could be a good fit for you. Do look into these!

Wishing you the best in your MBA journey.

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Hi Debbie,

Thank you so much for replying. I will consider the points you mentioned.