MBA vs MiM

winnie257

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Posted Jun 11, 2016 14:39

I'd appreciate if anyone can give me an opinion on my case. I'd like to pursue a post-graduate program and still consider between MiM or MBA, specialized in Marketing and ideally 18 - 24 months. I'd like to focus on broadening my knowledge with not only in theory but also practical project (working on real-life company cases etc), sharpening my skills (focus on leadership, entrepreneurship & negotiation) and gaining more international experience that help to provide me a full competitive package in the market.

My Post-MBA career goals:
- Short-term: Working in a managerial role in Marketing for international corporations related to hospitality/service industry
- Long-term: Take over my family business (travel agency) and develop a new midscale hotel chain.

A quick screenshot about my profile:
Asian female - 25 years old
Education: Australian Bcom in Management (I skipped highschool and went straight to diploma and then Bachelor) - GPA 3.75
GMAT: not yet, taking the test this Sept (target 680 -700)
Professional experience: currently Marketing Manager for a golf management company with 5 years experience in various service factors, but mostly hospitality.
Extracurriculum: leader of English club for 2 years, members of a local charity group as well as organizing field trips by myself with friends to help out the local orphanages.
I have great passion for travel and been travelling to around 15 countries in 4 continents

My budget is around 30k/year so European B-schools are ideal except I love the spirit of Haas (US) even it's pretty expensive for my case if without scholarship
Programs I'm interested in:
1) Haas - MBA
2) ESSEC - MBA in Hospitality Management or MiM
3) RSM - MBa
4) ESADE

I'm looking for Jan intake, however, most of the schools I'm interested in, only have Autumn intake so I don't mind to continue working and having ample time to prepare for the program and scholarship application.

Thanks for reading and shed me some light.

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Duncan

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Posted Jun 11, 2016 14:46

Considering what you've said, the ESSEC MBA is the obvious choice.

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badux

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Posted Jun 13, 2016 14:49

You also might want to consider HEC Paris - the school has decent connections with the hospitality industry and does have a January intake. A bit outside your budget but it's definitely less than Haas.

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winnie257

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Posted Jun 23, 2016 08:01

Thanks for the comments from Duncan and Badux. After your comments I've looked at a few schools and found some interesting courses which not always related to MBA but mostly MSc such as
- ESCP - Msc Marketing & Creativity - I really like the content structure
- ESSEC - MBA in Hospitality Management
- Emlyon - Msc International Hospitality Management
- WU - Msc Marketing or International Management/CEMS

However, I have 2 concerns regarding my profile as I'm in a cup between MBA & Ms. I'm quite hesitated to apply for MBA at the moment due to my managerial experience (1.5 years of total 5 years of working experience as well as diversed professional background with branding, event, hospitality)

1) Some school requires at least 180 ECTS credits - mine is only 144. Therefore, I'm unsure whether I'm eligible to apply
2) Class profile - One of the things I found that most of the Master programs especially MiM tend to attract pre-experience candidates. Apart from learning from the academic program, I also emphasize the importance of peer-learning and maturity.

Pls help to share your thought in it

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Duncan

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Posted Jun 23, 2016 12:16

Your profile indeed marks you out for an MBA, as do your goals. ESCP Europe doesn't have a full-time MBA, so perhaps there the class might be a little broader. It has an excellent programme but your goals seem to require a general management training.

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