Areas of Study
The MBA program is an academic degree, so the course of study is import. The core curriculum of the leading programs generally does not change much, over time. But options and additional areas of study become available as the business landscape continues to evolve. For some MBA candidates, a specific area of focus may be fundamental to their choice of MBA.
Recent trends in terms of interest of students include a more globally focused MBA experience, some of which may be a result of competition among schools from European MBA programs that are traditionally more globally oriented. Globalization may be addressed with more globally oriented case studies, or in the extra curriculars, with trips scheduled overseas.
Tech is also a recent interest that has translated into significant career opportunities as new tech firms become much more mature in the business environment. MBAs with a tech-focus, including Sloan, Haas and Stanford, are well positioned for this growth in interest.
Similar to tech, entrepreneurship has seen an upswing in interest, further igniting the debate whether entrepreneurs really need an MBA. Business schools continue to develop entrepreneurially focused coursework, to complement their extra-curricular activities, including business plan contests.
Social responsibility and business sustainability have also become an interest for some MBA candidates.
MBA Applywire
I would like to get an MBA after obtaining 3 years of work experience in engineering in 2028 to transition to investment banking, specifically the industries of Financial Institutions Group, Tech, Oil & Energy, and Real Estate with an interest in M&A banking for all of the above
I am also interested in participating in entrepreneurship projects in my MBA with an interest in real estate development, tech or other and would pursue if gain enough positive momentum.
I have Masters in Chemistry with 8.74 CGPA from India- Thapar University. Post that, I learned business from the customer backwards—starting in enterprise sales and progressively moving from executing deals to using buyer behavior, account data, competitive intelligence, and customer insights to influence growth, positioning, product, and commercial strategy. I have been advising teams in B2B, B2C companies regarding buyer behavior, customer/market insights, and strategy that influences their GTM. I now want to do an MBA at the cross section of Data Analytics and Strategy. How would you advise my profile stands out amidst the other regular candidates who are applying to these schools since I do not have Tech, or official consulting experience or big brand name of company behind me.
How would you advise I stand out and shine on my post MBA-Goal: I am equally interested in Tech Strategy/Strategy/Consulting or Entrepreneurship or Healthcare IT SAAS Strategy. I have spent my recent 4+ years in a company that had a SAAS product operating heavily in Healthcare, Pharma.
I took the GMAT in May of this year (Focus Edition) and now I'm beginning to research whether an MBA is right for me. School selections were kind of a shot in the dark. I want to end up in corporate leadership in Atlanta area long-term, still not sure if the consulting route or just a higher level corp dev/strategy role post-MBA would be more conducive to that. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Outside or work I volunteer for a local housing advocacy group, the neighborhood civic association, and a pro-bono consulting group for nonprofits.
MBA LiveWire
Applied 20th July , interview invite on 11 th August, Interview 20th August, Acceptance 21 st august