Guy in his late 20s seeking help to decide on univ/course
Hi All,
Having spent a couple of weeks thinking about future, decided to post here hoping for some solid suggestions. A bit about my background - I am in my late 20s, with bachelors and two masters in mechanical engineering from top universities in India and Canada, with decent (3.8/4) gpa. I have total 4 years of work ex- 1 year in an oil refining industry and 3 years in energy management consultancy companies. Apart from these, I have few recognized engineering titles such as Professional Engineer and Certified Energy Manager under my belt. I am also a permanent resident of Canada, and become eligible for citizenship in about a year. Overall, I am doing okay. However, I feel like life is not as adventurous and growth is sluggish as it tends to be in engineering jobs.
Therefore, I have been thinking about an MBA and hoping to move into energy banking or energy trading jobs. Note that I am pretty good with math (and engineering in general). I have had pretty good gpa in math courses such as statistics, advanced calculus etc, and I will be able to learn anything mathematical such as financial modeling effectively once I sit down my ass and focus on it. Apart from that, I don't really have any other experience with finance or trading.
I have been reading a bit on this forum for about a week or so that energy focused jobs are mostly based in Houston and getting a degree in UT/Rice is effective to land a job there. Therefore, I am hoping to get some advice from experts around here:
1) Given my background, what are the chances of getting admitted to one or two year MBA program? Again, I am hoping to get into energy banking or trading. 2) What are the good schools and courses I should be applying to? I am preferably looking to get into 1 year program 3) What are the job prospects of getting in energy banking role in Houston with no previous experience in finance? 4) Is it advisable to do my MBA in Canada instead and look for a job in Calgary? Note that Canada does not offer opportunities in terms of both quantity and quality of jobs that US has to offer
Hoping for replies.
Cheers!
-Enthu
Two things to focus on first:
Get Canadian citizenship before considering moving to the US. You want to avoid being an Indian national going through the US immigration system for work visas. Visit the Immihelp website for more info and first hand stories on the US immigration process. Tons of Indians posting on that site.
GMAT. B-school admissions is becoming more like law and med school admissions in that the standardized test score is becoming even more important as a filter. For the kinds of jobs you're looking at, you're looking at top 16 schools mostly, and so you'll need at least a 700 and ideally a 720+ to have a chance.
Sounds good. Would you also comment on schools and programs that I should be targeting? GMAT score is good enough for admission? I will be crossing 30 by the time I get Canadian citizenship, does age become an issue for admission in top programs?
Bump. More comments are welcome please, specifically about courses and universities?
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