2 exploding offers. Please help me.

Hi everyone, I would appreciate any thought you guys have to help me work through deciding which job to pick. I have 1 week left to decide so have to move quick.

My first offer is at a F50 FLDP program, and the second one is at a small PE fund (think

 

Both seem like great opportunities!

I think the F50 FLDP program will probably have a perception for MBA admissions and is more likely to give you a better platform when applying. However, one thing I would say is that post-MBA PE is extremely hard to get into if you don't have pre-MBA PE experience. Maybe this would be different when targeting MM or LMM PE firms, so not entirely sure. 

 

No, I don’t think anyone at the firm has any direct ties to MBA schools I’m aiming for unfortunately . One of the biggest reasons I really wanna do the PE gig is because of the amount of responsibility I would get and the fact that I would get to do work I actually wanna do when looking at cool companies. It’s just that I need to be smart and look at this from an MBA perspective.

 

My dilemma is based on being able to get into a good MBA program. I know that I would be able to pivot into an investing role after doing one.

But a no name small PE firm where I would get a lot of responsibility may not look as good as a household name corporation to an MBA admissions committee.

 
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My dilemma is based on being able to get into a good MBA program. I know that I would be able to pivot into an investing role after doing one.

But a no name small PE firm where I would get a lot of responsibility may not look as good as a household name corporation to an MBA admissions committee.

I wouldn't be so sure that you would be able to pivot to an investing role post-MBA without pre-MBA investing experience. 

As for your first sentence, a job at a small PE shop will not preclude you from getting into a top MBA program if all of the other components of your application are not lacking (good GPA, good school, good letters of recommendation, etc.)

 

That's a hard one. However, being in the gas/power/aviation industry can make you a good candidate for PE/investing in that industry AFTER ur MBA. If you want to be able to invest across the board and are 100% sure you want to do PE, I'd just do PE pre-MBA. Sorry man but go with your heart. If not your heart, take the hard route. Best of luck. 

 

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