Southern US MBA Progams
Hey y’all,
I am starting my second year in banking at a boutique in Canada, and quite frankly, my American friends, your country is far better than ours (in every possible way, including HC). As a result, I want to move down to the US, but given that the lateral market for Canadians is trash ATM, so the easiest way is to go through a MBA.
The biggest hurdle with the MBA route is grades my undergrad GPA was sup-bar (3.2-3.5) however, I was able to grind my way into some very impressive internships for my situation (I did 6 internships in PE, sell-side M&A, and corp dev) and I was able to land a decent M&A role here in Canada. In addition to having some very strong extracurriculars and winning some impressive case competitions.
I plan on taking the GMAT and studying hard for it to achieve a top 10 percentile grade. But given my grades, the T7 is out of the question for me. Additionally, I want to move to the southern US (ideally Texas or Florida, and potentially go back to O&G banking). So from your experience/observations what are the best MBA programs in the south, and what do career opportunities look like.
Cheers, Your fellow snow monkey
Based on the most helpful WSO content, here’s what you need to know about MBA programs in the Southern US, especially for someone with your goals:
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With a strong GMAT score and a compelling application, you’ll have a solid shot at these programs and a pathway to your goals in the Southern US. Good luck, snow monkey! 🐒
Sources: MSF Class of 2018, https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forum/school/university-of-miami-fl-mba-the-rundown?customgpt=1, Ask mbaMission about Business School Admissions, Worldwide MBA Programs divided into tiers, The Comprehensive List of Transfer Friendly Schools For Investment Banking
For Texas O&G, the best would be UT and Rice.
Generally in south other good programs (in order) would be UVA, Duke, Emory, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech, UNC
But I think Houston O&G recruits heavily from Texas schools so I would focus on UT and Rice. Possible from the others but will be a lot of networking on your end and travel to TX
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