Am interested in applying for top 15 U.S. MBAs but I am having doubts in terms of international student prospects, financing and opportunity costs
Background * Australian - can go for E3 visa (pretty much guaranteed) - however I heard US employers are relatively unaware of this visa * I've been working in Corporate Development since last year August 2018 with 1.5 years in Big 4 corporate finance prior
Goal * Ideally PE (MM or smaller) post MBA - but given the difficulty of breaking in, am happy to go for BB IB first * Would like to work in U.S. or Asia (don't want to be in Australia for much longer)
Second Thoughts * Financing - require to borrow roughly 120k-150k (at 10% interest rates). Not sure if it is harder to get scholarships being a international student? * Prospects - difficulty landing desired roles as international student * Alternatives - given my background, would I be able to achieve my goal in US (or Asia) without a MBA? From reading posts on WSO, seems like the jump from Corp Dev to PE is extremely difficult * Opportunity costs (standard foregone salary, 2 years of experience etc.)
Thanks
