i'm in almost same boat but different. Army is paying so that is good, but i just need to pick where I want to go.

What is your undergrad GPA and GMAT score?

average GPA is 3.69 and GMAT score is over 700 in Harvard that got in.

I got the first part but I have to take GMAT to see what i get.

 

I am applying this yr for fall/2k7.
I am considering top 5 in the states or if not London Business School(LBS), Uof Oxford, or Uof Cambridge in the UK.
I wrote the GMAT a few weeks ago(scored 720) and attempt to take it again in december for round 2(most of programs 2nd rounds due in Jan)
well in fact i got a good score on it but i want to be in top 99percentile( over 760 out of 800) to balance out my other poor qualifications.

MBA from a top global program cant go wrong as other agreeed.
when it comes to apay, a fresh mba from top school at i-banking firm starts off with about 80-90K salary a year plus sign up bonus 25-30K depending on firms profitablity and market. usually work starts in aug. and first bonus comes in Jan. So basically total package for a first yr associate would amount up to a buck and 80 Grand. some insiders said
its not worth it on an hour/wage basis. But u might wanna stick around for more yrs there since the total package from there would be doubled tripled ... year to year. believe it or not one insider from Merrill got paid 3.4million in his 4th year... after 4-5 yrs of hard work would sit u up at VP level.
TP $500.000 would start them off. not too shabby for a early 30s
and the pay from 2nd yr would skyrocket.

enough said. i would say go for it but u need some work experiences before putting down thousands of dollars for application fees.

know what u want, if mba can boost ur life and career then thats when u need to start considerin but right now IMHO u def need post-grad work experience.

 

If you do really well at this job, the company might even pay for some text books and tests. My sister got a whole bunch of certificates and stuff at her last job, like certified Cisco and higher level government status, then used these to get a much better job.

 

Have you done any sort of cost / benefit analysis?

If you were working full-time instead of going to school, earning salary increases during that time, and investing your earnings for retirement, would the cumulative result be better than if you have limited earnings and investment during your Harvard stint?

A businessman would do such an analysis.

 

MBAs just aren't making that kind of money in Columbus, Ohio and we have the headquarters of many national companies.

 

I wouldn't take serious somebody who 1) is still in school 2) and reasons and articulates like that

 

I'm enrolled at the University of Chicago's part time program. I would advice knowing what you want do after your degree before you narrow it down to a school.

For finance fields you would pick Chicago or Wharton and for the softer fields(Marketing, General MAnagement) Kellogg or Harvard.

A lot of people entering these programs are not sure about what they want to do after and are generally not very well prepared. As metioned earlier if money is your prime objective then i-banking experience with a Chicago/WHarton degree will make you tons of it. You can see $400-500 K after three years of graduation with a top firm.

I would get some experience atleast 2-4 yrs unless you are head and shoulders above your fellow MBA admit aspirants. Do a lot of research and nail the GMAT. All of the above schools are very competetive but the rewards are great and the market for MBAs that had tanked in 2001 is on the rise.

Good Luck!

 

should i pursue a new clipper to shave down my balls?

 

I'm interested in possibly attending Harvard as well, my gpa has gone down tremendously last year due to the hurricanes affecting our school schedules and test dates but I’m not going to blame it on that. I'm trying to pursue an MBA under the entrepreneurship program at Harvard. Is this a good move? A few of my dad’s friends are already asking me to do business with them and they are self-made success stories.

If anyone has any tips for getting accepted into these kind of schools when the odds are against you let me know, I'm trying my best since I came from being the slacker kid in high school that no one believed would actually make it to college and now I my eyes set on Harvard.

 

No.

Babson MBA, according to the us news and world report, is #1 in Enterpreneurship for 13 consecutive years.