G680 AWA4.5 retake?

以下是引用Taken在2008-1-13 23:49:00的发言：
the title? good question, but I get nothing to share

the content? I'd like to say sth

InternatiOnal MBA, a program held by University of Geneva, focues on providing education to students who are going to devote themselves to IO/NGO/NPO/SE sector. By leveraging the fabulous location, graduates from IOMBA usually get a position in organizations such as IMF, WTO, WHO, etc. While Im not sure the students profiles, especially the background before they attend the program, I still think IOMBA is a great program. But a few things you need to pay attention: 1) the average age of students is around 33; 2) its an only 9-month program; 3) it costs 41000Euro.

Business as usual, many NGOs, if not all, believe in it.

People work at NGOs can be categorized into at least 3 types. 1) fund raiser, required expertise depends on the type of NGOs since some run fundraise campaign, some dont. 2) fund management, usually IBers; 3) ground specialist, actual projects are implemented by these people.

Dont expect personal monetary income as high as those of other cash-cow industries such as IB, MC, etc.. All people get payment cut compared with those who have comparable abilities, backgrounds, etc.

so, if you want to make money, go somewhere else; if you want to do sth that would make difference, you'd better be ready to lose sth. My friend told me that he feels frustrating every night. After all, we are living in a society in which money is almost everything. Besides, the people you are trying to help may not be friendly. is there anything else that will make you feel sadder and worse than that the very people dont appreciate your efforts?

think it over, at least three times, consult with your friends and your families, ask them for advice and opinions. some positions, such as one related to AIDS/HIV, might expose you under some dangers.

dont be fool. Im telling to those who want to leverage this attractive argument to get in schools good at finance. all NGOs are small in size, and they only need people who are really good at sth. in other words, they do not accept a just graduate MBA to manager their fund. But you can set it up as your long-term goal, and keep your fingers crossed to pray ADCOM will buy it if you do nothing related to public interests in all these years since you were born.

about schools, I dont know what to say at this point of time. Yale, ranked #1 in this field. Oh, wait, not exactly this field, but government & non-profit. So, the question is: is Yale good at government, or at non-profit? Its totally different for international students. You can also find that all prestigious schools are also good at this field, government and non-profit, such as HBS, Stanford. So, I suggest we not only refer the rank, but also check on curriculum, extracurricular, faculty, and students.

BTW: if you really want to do it, an MPA from KSG could be very helpful. fortunately, several schools have a Dual Degree program cooperate with KSG. But it is harder to apply, and longer than MBA, the former one takes you 3y, while the latter only takes 2y.