WHAT SHOULD I PREFER MIM OR MBA?

Question

Hello everyone, I am fresher I have done my Btech from Manipal institute of Technology, India in Electrical and Electronics engineering. I graduated recently in July. I have been preparing for the CAT and GMAT for the last 6 months. I left my internship of 4 months and then just focused on the preparation.

Being a fresher I am afraid whether it is good to apply to top B schools in the USA and Europe which prefer fresher. I wanted to know whether it is vice to take that risk of applying or if should I just apply for MIM instead. If yes My Dream B school is Chicago Booth, I wanted to know how much scholarship and indian student can get at decent score, and if its a good decision to take loan and study?

dee1pug1 · Answer

Don't waste time on MiM. Find a full time job and start your career. Aim for MBA in 4 years time. Just my personal recommendation. Every other question you raised becomes irrelevant in this case.

nafuzzz · Answer

I'd also recommend to go for a MBA after you build up a better professional profile

Harshal112 · Answer

I am not going planning to do a job. I feel it's better to finish education in one go. So please suggest something accordingly

MBAACCOUNT2025 · Answer

Hi Harshal, you can pursue an MIM right now without work experience, but an MBA from tier 1 schools will typically require some work experience.

dee1pug1 · Answer

It's ironic that you didn't use the opportunity to ask the 'why?' behind the recommendation. I have nothing else to advise, I am afraid.

al-connect · Answer

Hey Harshal,

Given the fact you have been preparing for CAT and GMAT for few months you would know what you are going to score in both exams now. You really need to ask yourself why do you wanna goabroad and what is it you really wanna do? have these 2 questions sorted.

I saw you mentioned you don't want to work, in that case MiM would be a really good option but you have to pick your colleges very wisely. Especially if its USA. Booth, Kellogg, Duke can be really good options but it again depends on your career goals and also how competent your profile is. Otherwise LBS, INSEAD, NUS, HEC can also be considered. Again this depends a lot on your profile and how unique you are(would have to look through that to give a proper judgement)

It might sound harsh but MBA would not be an option until you have 4-5 yrs of experience.

I really and truely wish you all the best!

I hope you this gives you some clarity.

Kevin Rajan Singh
 Founder, Al-Connect 
 https://al-connect.in/

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