whichever round u apply this year, the adcom will question your motive on changing your job just b4 your application? in their mind, towards any change in position, company or even interest, there should be a caulculated move. otherwise they will consider you r not cohesively goal-oriented with ambiguous career objective, which is going to be a fatal error, leading to their conclusion that MBA for u, at least for now, is not your priority. I am not discouraging u from application, but you have to think hard on this question, finding sound anwsers to it and most importantly, convinced not only the adcom, but yourself also, that MBA right now is the natural and best solution for u at this critical stage of your prefessional life. Q2: most top 20 bschools will go for a reference check on you, doing so will incure tremendous risk for you. ultimately it is you to decide what to weave your story and make the decision. just my personal 2cent |