MBA with no work experience - advice needed
Hey everyone,
I'm a college senior at Yale. Humanities major. In the past, I thought I wanted to go to law school but I changed my mind and now want to attend b-school after going through the application process for Harvard 2+2 and getting denied after an interview. But I'm not sure exactly what field I want to go into long term whether it be marketing, <abbr title="investment banking">IB</abbr>, general management or something else.
I thought business school would help me make that decision. I currently have an interview invite from a top 12 school, but I don't know if it's worth making the trip to their campus considering all the advice I've read about <abbr title="Masters in Business Administration graduates">MBAs</abbr> with no work experience having a tough time in the job market. At this point, I'm strongly considering becoming an officer in the army through officer candidate school because most of my family has been in the military and I know its respected work experience in the eyes of business school admissions officers. However, what type of clout does military experience have on say wall street if I were to get an <abbr title="Masters in Business Administration">MBA</abbr> after 4 years or so in the military then seek a job there? Thanks for any advice you have.
do not go get an MBA if you do not have adequate work experience. an MBA is valuable only if you know what you wanna do with it
Why not do what YOU want to do?
Business school admissions should have close to 0 weight when you consider joining the army.
I feel like I say this shit like 40 times a day. Don't join the god damn military for the exit ops. Period.
Yeah, from someone who just finished four years in the military and is now heading to b-school, I can tell you that joining the military solely to open up doors is a terrible idea. You should want to be in the military above all else, or you will hate it and it will eat you alive. However, if you are genuinely interested in military service and want to continue the family tradition, it can be one of the best choices you ever make from a leadership development standpoint. Do your homework and focus on what interests you.
Oh, and I hope you like summering in Afghanistan.
Just join the air force and sit in a nice office in the Midwest for a few years ;)
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