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Too late for this year but right on time for 2021. Focus on getting a good Gmat score (atleast 720) and then you can start thinking about the major. It's 2 years or your life, so spend wisely. Don't settle on the bschool if you think you can do better.

Figure out what you want to do first. Then get MBA if that's a step that is required for you do that. It's a big investment of time/money if you don't know what you're going to use it for. That being said, if you have a good idea that what you want might involve an MBA then go ahead and get the ball rolling with GMAT studying and outreach events and then apply to programs in the fall. If you decide not to do it, you'll have invested time and money into it, but not as much as actually enrolling. If you don't apply, you will have to wait another year to do it. Also, not all MBA programs are the same. Some are better in some industries/geographies than others. And if you're career switching, I think it makes a big difference to go to a top (~25) program.

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