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Hi SamSung,
The below is solely my personal opinion on the matter.
'Giving up' might be the wrong wording. I suggest you evaluate your options realistically and approach the situation accordingly.
A gap of 2 yrs (from your outline it seems that it might even be longer, assuming you finished LSE in '11) would be of obvious concern to me when interviewing you; particularly when you mention you 'waited for your MD to sort you out'. Somewhat sounds like you took a backseat and waited for someone to place you - not exactly the pro active approach you require in this industry. However, i understand that it is not an easy task in the US when you don't get recruited into IBD via grad program or post-MBA.
Don't think anybody will give you a 'how to' guide here in the forum but suggest you think carefully about the MBA. Requires another ~1.5yrs, is costly and does increase your probability of success by a margin - ignoring the fact that you should attend one of the top 5 schools to have any meaningful impact.
On a positive note, i have seen interesting things happening in this industry so keep pushing.
All the best.
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It's history so wouldn't worry too much about things you can't change anymore.
Look, i might not be best placed to discuss 'employability' post MBA in the US hence i can't give you my opinion on the latter.
A gab is obviously a challenging thing to overcome, as in your case - i don't know you and would shy away of making definite statements based on assumptions only. This will have to be decided on a case by case basis.
In regards to your 'edit'; no doubt you have done some interesting things, which may well be of assistance at some stage.
I'll wrap it up here and leave you to it; what is possible going forward is most likely a combination of your efforts, luck and ability to let go at the right time to focus on alternative opportunities.
Best of luck in your future endeavours.
Cheers
Definitely spin the property development into you building a property development portfolio while traveling the world to explain the gap. It is never too late to do an MBA.
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