34 years Indian Male , 12+ exp - EMBA options

Question

Hi,

Age:34
Exp: 12

Profile: Working as Senior Change Project Manager with Swiss bank in India.Previously managed a multi-national team in Latam (Chile) for 6 years working in Risk Reporting for Wells fargo .Other employers: Bank Of America and Accenture (domain :Business Intelligence, Data Management)

Bachelors in Engineering from mediocre College with low GPA.

Foreign language:Spanish.

GMAT,GRE : Not yet taken ?? (Aiming around 700)

EC:Toastmasters, CSR groups

I am actually confused between GRE and GMAT or EA. I find GRE to be easier than GMAT based on my research and grasp of current abilities but

Why EMBA or 1 year MBA : Finding it hard to grow without a masters degree; also need an Industry switch (done with Banking) and would like to move towards Tech Consultancy in the FinTech world.

Target Schools: 
APAC: Nangyan, NUS
Europe:INSEAD, IMD 
US: only STEM MBA programs

Will appreciate if you can guide what is better GRE or GMAT given my profile. Also which other EMBA programs school I need to look at .

Thanks,
Vikas

udaypratapsingh99 · Answer

With experience of 12 years, academic record doesn't matter much. Perhaps, a gmat score of around 700 will successfully compensate your academic background. International exposure and Spanish language are another plus points in your profile. I'll suggest you to write GMAT as soon as possible as much depends on GMAT score. If you Score fine on GMAT, then universities like NUS and NTU are very practicable. Another thing I'll suggest is a full MBA rather than EMBA.
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MG4MBACrystalBall · Answer

A few more thoughts and perspectives for you  Vika8415 :
 
  Your profile seems interesting. It would however be important to understand the actual work achievements as well as work related to the FinTech space. Career change becomes tougher with age/experience.  
    MBA after 30   is tricky. So be careful in your school selection. EA will work for the   Fellows programs  , which would also solve the fit issue btw. IMD might be ok but you may want to really relook into others in your current target list as you'd be a pretty big outlier at most programs. The effectiveness of EMBAs can be suspect, especially if you are looking for a substantial career change.  
  If you are looking for a wider selection, GRE/GMAT is better. If you feel more comfortable with GRE, that should be ok. Aim high since   GPA does matter  .  
  Following are the top   STEM MBA programs  .

Hope this helps some.

Cheers,

GeneralEducation · Answer

It is suggested take GMAT on GRE and aim to score 700+ to make it up for your low GPA because of most of the schools accepts GMAT. A good GMAT score can show interest in academics while presenting yourself to the adcom with your application essay. If your planning to applying for EMBA or 1 years MBA look into European schools as their most of the B schools provide 1 year MBA. Changing the career after executive MBA would not help you much and it would be tougher as well: so you need to be careful while shortlisting the B schools.

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GyanOne · Answer

Hi  Vika8415

INSEAD and NUS from this list may be tough bets at this experience level (they may suggest the EMBA instead).

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