看象我这样大龄申请者适合申请什么样的学校

tommytang

已经32了,呵呵,算大龄申请者了，真是不容易啊.国内重点大学但不是一流大学本科工程类专业，国内top 5学校的computer science硕士毕业后去世界500强的通信公司做软件工程师，一年后去一国内民营公司做部门副经理，两年后和其他人创业开了个公司，一年后又参与创建另外一个公司，在这个公司工作三年，主管研发。后来因为老婆出国读phd，所以陪她来到美国，7月份考过一次gmat，很差（630/5），9月份二战700/4.5，本科GPA 3.1，11月份iBT。

请问我这种背景的人适合申请什么样的学校？职业规划向什么方向靠比较好？感觉不大可能转finance了，这样以前的工作经验都浪费了。是不是MIS方向比较适合我？但是又不清楚MIS以后做什么的，请指点一二，多谢了！

inseadsh

It depends on what you want 2 do after MBA. Basically you only have 3 choices: Finance, Consulting and Industry.

I dont think its impossible for you to transfer to finance as long as you have strong determination to make it happen. But I agree with you that the opportunity cost might be an issue for you.

You can talk to peers in your company and try to get more information that can help you plan your future career. Dont rush to any decision until when you know where you want to go.

tommytang

Thank you very for your suggestions.

I think I have no problem to transfer to finance, but it is not an advantage during application because my formal experience doesn't help much.

So I think consulting or industry is better choice because my past experience is not wasted. Furthermore, it help convince adcom that I can take advantage of my experience before MBA.

inseadsh

Well, talking about career goals in your essays and looking for a job after starting your MBA are two different topics. If you just want 2 convince adcom to provide you with an offer, go with the safer choice.

tommytang

I get it. Thank you very much, inseadsh.