To quit or not to quit?
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09 Nov 2020, 13:45
Hello,
I have been working in financial services for four years and I am looking to apply to business school next summer to start full time in the fall of 2022. My current company has not been doing it for me. I want to become an M&A banker and my large bank does not have an M&A program. I am thinking about possibly quitting my job next spring to invest in myself, dedicate my life to learning what interests me, begin writing, and start producing content. The corporate ladder at my large organization moves so slowly and I feel like I am not making the most out of my time. I have some savings that would allow me to pursue my passions by reading history, financial news and then writing about it all, but I want to know how this would fit in with the MBA story.
In my free time I’d study M&A announcements, subscribe to and read periodicals, continue to stay involved with my local community, build models, study leadership, and really invest in my own personal brand. I am looking to apply to Harvard, Wharton, Columbia and NYU and I am wondering what a huge risk like this would look like to admissions at these schools. I feel like I would get so much more out of a move like this and it would allow me to come out of business school with a much stronger base than I other wise would if I stay with my current organization.
Any takes would be greatly appreciated!