选校的困惑

ftdonnaf

   楼主背景一般, 本科双非, GPA 3.25/4.5, Toefl 103, G 740, Luxury MKT 小朋友一个。
   12年本科毕业的时候就想念mkt master，也申请了，结果不咋样理想，所以果断放弃去工作。
   由于本科不是mkt背景，所以一直心心念念要继续深造。
   考虑15或者16年入学，这样截至会有3-4年工作经验。目标是mkt research，direct marketing/CRM track
  纠结到底是准备master and MBA
  念master，本身选校就有限，虽然课程很specific，但是career service毕竟不给力，又很难有奖学金。
  念MBA，很担心自己的背景， 看了论坛上那么多人申请MBA，大都要么是banking investment/finance/starts up背景，要么就是铁心要去consulting，要么就是high-tech牛人 ，而且MBA比较强调的leadership在我现在的工作中都比较难实现。lux人员精简，基本很多工作都是independent来完成。  想问是不是这样的背景，有没有可能选top20-50？

sm0421

必然申ｔｏｐ２０MBA啊，犹豫啥？我也是ｍarketｉｎｇ背景，算有点ｌｕｘｕｒｙ／ｆａｓｈｉｏｎ吧, Columbia/Wharton录取.

怕什么，好好准备，写文章，自己想／和同事，家人商量为什么要读书，职业规划等等。包装一下。

JonFrank

Hey there!
Thanks for dropping by. I think that either of these can be good options if your goals are to continue your marketing career. An MBA has the advantage of being a bit more prestigious and of leaving you a lot more open options than something as directed and focused as a marketing program, but a good marketing program can be fantastic as well.

I don't really know enough about your work experience and university experience to say exactly which schools you can get into, but your grades are fine and your GMAT is fantastic. If your work experience is good, then schools ranked about 20-50 should be within range for you. And you don't necessarily have to have any leadership before you apply. Lots and lots of MBA applicants have no leadership experience before they matriculate, so don't worry about that.

If you have any additional questions, don't hesitate to write!

Best,

@JonFrank
HBS 2005