I’m an “experienced” candidate that is now thinking about an MBA 2-3 years down the line. I’ll be mid 30s by then and will likely do one of the part time programs. Objective will be to (a) get the paper to hang on a wall/put on a CV, and (b) change industries. Question - what is something I can start doing now to make me a competitive candidate for the M7? Likely will be self sponsored so scholarships would be nice. For reference, I’m an Asian male in STEM.

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Look into GMAT/GRE/EA any of the tests and give yourself time to prepare. Some programs will over waivers but for those that don’t you won’t have to cram to get that part of your application in order (scores are good for 5 years)

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Thanks for the info!

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33 doing part time rn

Never as good as full time but also not impossible. It depends how much time you want to dedicate into networking. The advantage of full time is you get access to IBD/Consulting/F500 summer internships; but if you are targeting in house strategy or anything outside traditional FT MBA pipeline programs then i’d say FT/PT mbas all on same footing

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