Looks 11/10 Height is adjustable: (think fantastic four) I can make table service and HCBs appear anywhere I want. Have fitted a Ferrari as my sink and toilet in my park ave all glass apt. All that aside. Have a serious MBA question. I’m pretty deep in the app process and will apply to CBS, NYU and LBS fairly soon. Wharton and others after (I prefer to stay in NYC or live close to sis is in London). The other day though I got a lateral sell-side offer at the top of the pack mid-tier bank. Good bump in pay and much better boss to work for. It’s not what I want to do longer term, but I’m inclined to take for the pay and better opp. short term. That said, if I get accepted, then what? Seems like a pretty disingenuous thing to do since I’d be there for just under a year. Not sure how bschools and others would view this. If I had the acceptance in hand, then I wouldn’t have this issue. Just would hate to pass on a better offer without a guarantee… Advice fellow BSDs?
Take the job offer. Sure, it’s sell-side so that sucks, but with the extra money you can put a bidet in your Ferrari.
My uneducated, hillbilly .02 - I’d take the job offer, and if you got accepted to the program, I’d quit and go back to school. Yeah, it might look bad initially, but I think you’ll be better off in the long run. And while I’m pretty big on “do the right thing simply because it’s the right thing to do”, I also believe you gotta look out for yourself, and take opportunities when they arise.
Agree with Greenman. Future employers will understand leaving in under a year to go to a decent school. The schools also won’t care. So, take the job and leave for school if you get in.
Don’t the MBA programs have Round 1 deadlines in 1-2 months? If so, it seems like your current work experience will dominate the applications, and you might even be able to submit the applications before starting at the new job. It seems more awkward that the new company hired you when you intend to leave next year. Do they know that you want to go to business school?
If you are absolutely sure you want to go to business school, you are 100% confident that you will get into some acceptable school, and you think that taking the new job would jeopardize your application, then I don’t see why you would take the new job (the new job would be a good fallback if you don’t get accepted though).
Of course, the alternative is to see how the new job goes and apply to MBA next year. However, it looks like you don’t want to do this because you will be old.
I would not have reservations about inconveniencing the new company by quitting within 1 year. They will understand.
why are you wanting to do an MBA in the first place? Youre all over the place blackbelt.
Why bother with the MBA?
take the offer and leave if you get accepted, it’s just business dont have to feel bad.
based on just what you’re asking, I’d say take the job. But I too would question if the job is decent, and a step up, why not take the job seriously, and maybe springboard from that to an even better job? taking a 2 yr break is questionable how much value it will do for you.
especially in sell side. I’m guessing it’s research right?
It’s in equity research. Been doing that for like 4 years now (3yrs at a tiny firm and 1yr at a BB). Bschool has been on my mind since my first job. I have another MBA thread here somewhere, but basically I want to transition into buyside (doesn’t have to be equities) and would like the time to reflect on things, make connections and attempt to get into the right shop (in terms of fit for me) as best I can (rather than what just comes my way being on SS). Here’s my background. GMAT 700. 3.5 gpa. 6yrs work. Apart of a couple volunteer clubs (relative active). I’m pretty sure my recommenders are solid.
I’m going to be an a*hole, but you might want to retake the GMAT given your target schools and background. You are below the average for NYU and probably even more below the “racial average”. You seem smarter than some people I know who get 700+ scores, so this seems like low hanging fruit. You don’t want to suddenly be blind sided by the admissions decision.
No offense taken. I should have gotten a 720 no doubt. But talking with others and even adcoms, seems like it’d be a waste unless I get it up to 750 or so.
I know this is a bigger question, buy why do you want to do an MBA to transition to the buyside? Wouldn’t it be easier to just start networking with buysiders now while you are moving up on the sell side?
Take the job and hedge the bet by applying to B school. They’ll understand if you said, “Ayo, I spent 6 years in SS ER at a few places and want to grow those skills into a more ethical investment leadership strategiest M’n’A’in on the buyside role wtih the help of your remarkable b school stamp.”
They get that the MBA is a career game changing hub. No sweat son.
When in doubt, do what’s best for yourself. You can expect nothing less from everyone else in this business. It’s the one constant in an ever changing market environment.
I say take the job, skip the MBA, and use the two years (or less) to train yourself / network / whatever and move to whatever job you really want.