工作经验一直是搞软件开发的，想申请MBA，是不是很有劣势？

cgcg

我觉得会有，如果你的target是m7。关键看你essay怎么发挥了。如果3年纯技术，没什么项目管理的经验，跟人打交道很少，很难写出compelling stories打动别人。你可以更着重extracurricular的leadership，但是也会emphasize你的limited professional experience

cgcg

对啊，上面有很多hidden assumptions：
比如
1. have leadership experiences - really hard for someone with only 3 yrs right out of school, and have been focusing on pure technical side
2. *a* MBA program Vs m7 MBA programs

我去年就是3 yrs pure technical，光target m7，GPA和GMAT都不错，最好的结果也只是waitlist。得到的feedback就是strong academic, but limited professional experiences；另一个学校跟我说，everything's ok, but you don't stand out。

我也觉得software dev experience给我的帮助是巨大的，逻辑训练、multi-tasking，time management等等，communication skills自然不会差，因为经常需要用最简洁的email给一个非英语母语的人解释最复杂的technical problem。但这些在你有一个concrete example前都很难在essay里面表现出来，而这些concrete examples主要就来自project management experience，因为只有跟人打交道的essay才可以让没有technical background的adcom看懂，产生共鸣。此外，这个background把你放在了2 of the most competitve applicant pools - Chinese and programmers. you'll have a really hard time differentiating yourself

所以，如果你是想进*a* MBA program, sure, fire away。如果你想进top 15, doable, if you execute well。如果是非m7不可，it's a stretch

[此贴子已经被作者于2007-3-9 4:01:14编辑过]

cgcg

    

don't
despair.  the fact you are a Chinese
makes you stand at a better position =D

    

I got in
Ross and Duke this year w/ 4 yrs of experience. It was a great deal of hard work.
 Still no luck at m7 though...  but at least I had interviews, so it’s
doable, but you have to jump and reach