Due to professional constraints in my current job, I would like to pursue an MBA next year. But I am worried that with almost 20 years of work experience, I may be considered "overqualified."
I started working right out of uni and next year I will be 40 so you can do the math. I have read through a lot of material here and elsewhere and it is apparent that many who pursue MBAs are much less experienced. A lot of discussions seem to point old folks like me to EMBA programs.
But my main goal is to change my career -- I've been in retail backend for most of my career, and I would like to get into a more marketing oriented role, not in the retail industry. Such a change usually calls for an MBA not an EMBA, I would think.
Another change I would like to make is to go to the US. I am British but my wife is American and we would like to relocate to the US. This also seems to suggest that I need a full time MBA program.
What are my chances at the top b-schools in the US? I'm thinking Duke, Kellogg, Carnegie Mellon, primarily.
I started working right out of uni and next year I will be 40 so you can do the math. I have read through a lot of material here and elsewhere and it is apparent that many who pursue MBAs are much less experienced. A lot of discussions seem to point old folks like me to EMBA programs.
But my main goal is to change my career -- I've been in retail backend for most of my career, and I would like to get into a more marketing oriented role, not in the retail industry. Such a change usually calls for an MBA not an EMBA, I would think.
Another change I would like to make is to go to the US. I am British but my wife is American and we would like to relocate to the US. This also seems to suggest that I need a full time MBA program.
What are my chances at the top b-schools in the US? I'm thinking Duke, Kellogg, Carnegie Mellon, primarily.
