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标题: 新手疑问: 我适合申请MBA吗? [打印本页]

作者: nodatg 时间: 2006-3-26 14:24
标题: 新手疑问: 我适合申请MBA吗?

新手上站,急需各位意见来帮助我选择下一步的方向. 还请不吝赐教. 多谢多谢!

我是生物专业,GPA 3.2 (UG) . 2004年fall 来美国top 50的学校读Ph.D. 现在失去了对生物的兴趣, 拟今年8月硕士毕业. 先工作一年,同时申请另外一个专业,等明年秋季入学.

我一向对商业和管理的方向很有兴趣,从个人来讲,我prefer 自己能够在不同的领域体验不同的经历, 我感觉MBA比较适合,而且我也需要这样的一个学历来作为我的career switcher. 但因为在国内时把精力都投入到申请来美读Phd, 以至于工作经历乏陈可数(出国前在实验室工作2年,然后小公司做过1年的sales).

读大学时,我在学生会工作过两年. 来美后,在现在的学校的CSSA (Chinese students and scholars association, 有500多members)做过一年的VP, 此外,我将会担任2006-07年度的President. 在CSSA的工作包括组织各种活动,和学校相关部门协调,寻找sponsors,以及和当地其它华人社团之间的互动与合作. 因为我的专业的限制,我在申请的这一年中依然会在实验室工作, 所以CSSA的经历大概是我唯一的实验室外的申请背景了, 可这毕竟不是在职场中真正的历练. 因为现在美国,不涉及到签证的问题, 去各个学校面试也方便, 对我而言,现在可能是申请MBA最好的时机.

各位觉的我的背景申请MBA的希望大吗? 什么档次的学校适合我去申请和去读呢? Thx!!

作者: jkmbe 时间: 2006-3-26 14:57

可能需要向学校好好解释why mba,GMAT成绩也是一个变数.

作者: yorkzhong 时间: 2006-3-26 16:05

如果你真的想从事商业管理，没有什么不可以的。

工作经验太少，maybe多工作一年在申请会更好。

作者: eeyupyup 时间: 2006-3-26 16:22

you started as a biology major, and you went for a phd, and then you went for an master, then you are changing your career focus.

If i were the adcom, i would ask you: "will you change your mind again in two years?" Be well prepared for this question!!

作者: nodatg 时间: 2006-3-27 14:00

谢谢各位的指点.

就个人而言,因为在学习的过程中发现生物并不是我真正喜欢去做的事情,所以我选择了硕士毕业并开始申请 MBA program. 这个过程中间并没有太多的变换我的选择. 希望这个解释能消除adcom对我不好的印象.(当然我需要在这个解释的细节上下功夫)

对于GMAT, 准备一段时间,得到一个相对好的成绩应该是很有可能的. 最难解决的问题是工作经验. 在美国,我所学的这个专业很难找到非科研性质的工作,工作几年后的经历非但不会对申请MBA有大的帮助,反而更加让我难于解释这几年的职业选择. 所以我希望能尽快的申请.

但我申请2007入学的希望大吗?

作者: eeyupyup 时间: 2006-3-27 14:27

How many years of working experience will you have before you apply? Business schools do care alot of your working experience. they wanna see your career development, and htey also wanna see how well you get along with the others, more importantly, they wanna see if you have leader potential. You dont have to have a long working history, but you need to have enough to demonstrate your skill and your potential.

my two cents, good luck.

作者: nodatg 时间: 2006-3-27 16:21

Before I came to US, I worked in China for 3 years, 2 years as research assistant in a Bio-related lab and 1 year as sales. Honestly, I do hope a MBA degree can be a career switcher for me. During all kinds of events CSSA held, I can find enough examples to demonstrate my leader potential and to show admission committee how I can get along well with the others. My concern is if adcom would give equal attention to those extracurricular activities compared with real working experience. How do you think about this? I appreciate any comments from you.

作者: gonghao 时间: 2006-3-27 17:31

In my opinion,extracurrical activities won't be paid equivalent attention compared with working experience.working experience is something the admission committee more concerned . But if you are very strong applicant who has not graduated from university ,your extracurrical activities will be take into accuant more seriously.

But I think you have 3 three years w/e from which you can pick out of somthing which can make you more outstanding.Such as leader potential ,communication skills,or etc.So it does not the really matter but to make you unique and oustanding through your essay .

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作者: nodatg 时间: 2006-3-28 15:59
Many Thanks.

作者: hph 时间: 2006-3-30 10:30
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