So my GMAT score is well above average for top part time MBA programs, but below average for full time. I'm applying full time this year, but is part time worth considering if my goal is to career switch?

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I’m in a part time program at T15 and there are good number of people who do career switch. 70-75% of the class are sponsored, so the number of people actually looking for career switch is low. If you do the right things for recruiting along with a FT job, coursework - you can very well switch careers

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Depends what you’re switching to/from. I successfully got into Bain from a PT program but was switching from Corporate Strategy. A number of my colleagues trying to switch into tech were successful. PE seems to be the hardest nut to crack if you’re not there, but that also seems true for FT programs.

The biggest difference is the lack of internship and having to balance more things than FTers. Just make sure the PT program you go to allows access to the same OCR opportunities.

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Thanks this is helpful. Big takeaway for me would be to make sure that OCR opportunities are the same as FT

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