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Ask HN: How best can a software engineer prepare for getting into a Bschool?

4 points| hubatrix | 8 years ago | reply

I am fresher at a multinational company, and I am aspiring to do MBA after 2 years of experience, I am into R&D and just code day in day out, and as it is a product based company promotions take time (more than 3 years on avg). what do you think I should do to portray myself as a serious candidate for MBA program? what activities (in specific), what extra thing, etc. I am yet to give my GMAT.

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[+] joeclark77|8 years ago|reply
Just ace the GMAT and they'll be happy to have you.

You should also have a decent reason why you want the MBA, and some sense of what you might do afterward. In my case, I had been through the dotcom bubble of 1997-2001 as a web developer, saw that all these companies had business models that made no sense, but didn't know what the better way was, so I thought I needed to get that MBA (in 2002-2004) to understand what makes a good business model.

I suspect if you read HN, you have at least a little bit of interest in entrepreneurship, and that could be what you talk about in your interviews. Don't worry!

[+] hubatrix|8 years ago|reply
True I am inclined more towards entrepreneurial methodologies, in fact bootstrapping a small startup. thanks for your insight. I like the way you played the question "why MBA".
[+] myrobostation|8 years ago|reply
Unless you are falling out of love for software development, being the cool mysterious guy who solves everything, always getting challenged to the brink. Then and then only you may opt for a MBA.
[+] hubatrix|8 years ago|reply
I just can't see myself coding for next 20 years whilst everyone else around me making millions just with getting C-type roles. I love technology!