Hi guys,
I’m currently going for an MBA at a mid-tier school; curriculum, faculty and student body are great. The point of going into this program was to break into IB but I wasn’t aware of the apparent target difference between T20 and everything below those schools. Additionally, I wouldn’t have gotten into a reputable school as I didn’t have enough experience coupled with a weak undergraduate GPA. However, I worked hard throughout this MBA program and my cumulative GPA is at a comfortable 3.8, thank God - I have a year left.
While some in banking said I’ll have a slight chance of breaking into BB IB programs, a mentor of mine from a top 3 business school said that i should give it a shot, network through LinkedIn and try to go for a second MBA at a top tier school in a couple of years if you really feel you need it.
What do you think?
Uh, in my experience, a prior MBA is an almost an automatic ding at the Top 15 schools - it flies in the face of your essays of "why MBA", because you already have one!
Sometimes it happens with guys from like IIM or something, but honestly, coming from Wharton/Columbia/Booth, it is exceedingly rare and I've never met someone who has a prior MBA from an american school.
Idk, could you flip this to a M.Fin? Graduate now, work for a few years, then apply for a top MBA? Just anything to NOT have MBA on your transcript..
this blows my mind hah. Yea just collect 100k MBA's until you get that front office job. That's the way to do it. Me? I just finished my 4th MBA so hopefully I will get that wells fargo internship now
I’m planning on going for 53 MBAs - one for each rejection