kevinbec wrote:
Thank you so much for your responses! I should have given more background information, but Mo2men your assumption is correct- I am American, 25 yrs old, and live in Denver CO.
Mo2men, thank you for the links! Those videos are incredibly helpful, I'll be sure to reach out to Kelley and other sources to get more information.
Ydmuley, I appreciate your insight on the MBA application process and on my unique situation! I think I'm starting to get an idea of where to start, and it is heartening to hear that I'm not being completely unrealistic.
I have a couple of follow up questions, and if either of you has a moment to respond I'd love to hear your input. While finance is what made me realize I'd like to change careers, I've also been researching a lot of other possible careers(In particular product/brand management and project management). Ydmuley, you mentioned that areas such as consulting, finance, tech, etc. are not as dependent on prior experience as other areas.
Do you believe that, due to my lack of experience, I will be limited to the specific areas that you mentioned? Which careers are going to require prior experience where finance and consulting do not? When thinking about an MBA specialization, are there certain specialties that are in higher demand than others? As someone going in without experience it seems that it is in my best interest to choose a specialization wisely to make myself more marketable.
I hope you'll forgive the onslaught of questions, I'd like to gather as much information as possible as I look towards this big career change. Again, any advice or thoughts that either of you have are a huge help and are much appreciated.
Thanks!
Kevin
Hi Kevin,
You are welcome anytime. I can't forget LODO and 16th Street mall.
I recall one of horrible in December days when the news said it would -17 Celsius and it became only -4 Celsius (sorry do not know F)
Operation and supply chain do not need prior experience beside consulting and marketing. I maybe conservative about finance. While IB depends on experience. I do not know about the corporate finance. You can check more.
Here is my thought process:
1- Build the desire to do an MBA, which you already did. It is not just I want to do MBA.
2- Try to determine the direction/directions you want to work in (like first focus area and 2nd focus area). Then, choose the the schools that fits your goals. You can US news as it has ranking for disciplines beside the general ranking. After, you have great opportunity to visit some schools to talk more with adcoms and students. It is huge plus in your case.
3- In parallel, you should invest to go from poet to quant side. i.e. invest time in GMAT to prove capabilities for MBA study.
4- You can invest some money with adcom consultant to craft your essay and application. But do not do it early before you have info about the above.
GO ahead and pursue your dreams