Hi everybody,
I am aiming to do an MBA in 2016. My background is in publishing, but I worked crap jobs for a long time. It's only recently (the past two years) that I've gotten any managerial and leadership experience at all. I would like to build on this experience with an MBA, and then transition, most likely out of the publishing business into a marketing-oriented role where I'd have more upward mobility. At the same time, I'd like to transition, from the UK to Canada.
The main issue that I see with my profile is that at close to 40 I'm substantially older than a lot of the people who do MBAs.
I'm basically looking for candid advice on whether an MBA would suit my career goals now.
I'm ready to put a lot of time into studying for the GMAT (which I need a lot of help on, based on my practice test performance!)
If I did this I would like to do it right, and get into a top school like Schulich, Rotman, or McGill. If my chances, based on my age and background, were slim at this tier of business school, I'd probably not do an MBA.
I am aiming to do an MBA in 2016. My background is in publishing, but I worked crap jobs for a long time. It's only recently (the past two years) that I've gotten any managerial and leadership experience at all. I would like to build on this experience with an MBA, and then transition, most likely out of the publishing business into a marketing-oriented role where I'd have more upward mobility. At the same time, I'd like to transition, from the UK to Canada.
The main issue that I see with my profile is that at close to 40 I'm substantially older than a lot of the people who do MBAs.
I'm basically looking for candid advice on whether an MBA would suit my career goals now.
I'm ready to put a lot of time into studying for the GMAT (which I need a lot of help on, based on my practice test performance!)
If I did this I would like to do it right, and get into a top school like Schulich, Rotman, or McGill. If my chances, based on my age and background, were slim at this tier of business school, I'd probably not do an MBA.
