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giuseppina  
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i'm 34 age now.Sat Mar 31, 2007 03:37 PM i'm an entrepreneur from 10 years. i , thinking to take an mba , i choose the imd school but i think it's very difficult to enter. my problem is the age....too old for an mba in an another school ( except the imd) , maybe too young for an emba( i prefer the trium) who can help me? |
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| Sunnyboy
Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 15 |
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Hello GiuseppinaSat Mar 31, 2007 04:01 PM You shouldn't be that much worry about your age ,the average age for most MBA programme is 28-29 ,and for EMBA is around 40,regarding Trium it's a very good programme by the three best Business school in Europeand US but i would suggest you to consider other BS in Europe as well and never forget you can always apply for an MBA programme with a couple of years more experience you actually would be able to contribute to the programme.Good Luck |
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| Malia Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Posts: 64 |
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Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:12 AM i'm 34 age now. 34 is still an "ok" age to do an MBA, but with 10 years of work experience as an entrepreneur, an EMBA would suit you better. How come as an entrepreneur you have time to take one or two years off for an MBA at all? Did you sell your business or did it go bust ;-) |
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jaitego  Joined: 19 Nov 2006 Posts: 141 |
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In principle, with 10-year work experience as an entrepreneur, an EMBA should suit you better. I would however consider other things too. How much have you learnt as an entrepreneur, where do you want to move (professionally), and what weaknesses do you want to strengthen? In MBA programs it is assumed that everyone needs to get some basic knowledge about the main business areas, plus some specialized knowledge for some of them. So you have an important "knowledge transmission" part (from faculty to students), in addition to class discussions (among students and faculty). In EMBA programs, because people have more experience, the faculty-to-students knowledge transmission part is less important: instructors tend to let students discuss, correct them now and then, and add their own perspective. If you have experience as a small business owner and you feel that you haven't had enough exposure to corporate world, MBA format could suit you better than the EMBA format. So I wouldn't completely put away the MBA option.
Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:24 AM [Edited 02 Apr 2007 by jaitego] |
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jona  Joined: 11 Mar 2007 Posts: 59 |
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Hello Jaitego, after reading your comment, I'm a bit lost.Fri Apr 06, 2007 05:14 PM Looking from the outside, in fact I fulfill the requirements to do an EMBA. I have a similar profile as giuseppina - I'm in my mid thirts, 9 years work experience, several years in management position. But what you explain about knowledge transmission made me a bit insecure now, because I think I would need a more solid basis of knowledge. Well, it looks to me as if I should quickly enroll in an MBA program, or I'll be too old... Any comments? |
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| jaitego Joined: 19 Nov 2006 Posts: 141 |
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Jona,Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:39 AM If you feel that you need basic training in some of the business areas that you haven't been very exposed to at work (for ex. you don't know much about accounting or you feel a bit lost when you read a financial report), and/or you don't have an academic background in business, I think an MBA would suit you better than an EMBA. Maybe other people have a different opinion. Also, I don't know whether your work experience will be much of a disadvantage when applying to a program. Take into account that there are many good MBA programs nowadays, and very strong competition among them. It is definitely better to have "too much" work experience than "too little". Finally, when looking at work experience you should take into account not only the number of years, but also the type of employment. If you have 9 years of work exp. but (for example) your first 3 years were in positions of little responsibility, then 9 years is not that much. And also, how do you count part-time jobs? You see that besides the total number of years, the type of employment matters. [Edited 07 Apr 2007 by jaitego] |
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| jona Joined: 11 Mar 2007 Posts: 59 |
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I've been browsing a little of course to find out what are the important factors for different good MBAs to filter their best candidates, that's why I wasn't so sure about the question if EMBA or MBA would suit me better.Mon Apr 09, 2007 03:02 PM Just counting the number of years of work exp. I look like the perfect candidate for an EMBA - but actually the state of m knowledge makes the MBA a better solution. As you say Jaitego, two things: I don't have a strong acadmic background in economics, in fact after 2 years of economy I switched to a complete different subect (between arts + media) to finish my university studies. that's the field I work in right now. So I often lack knowledge - one reason for the MBA. On the other hand, several years of my work exp. I was in more creative positions with with less responsibility. So I think it would be more accurate to count some 5 or 6 years prof. exp., when I was working in managerial positions. Now I have a clearer picture of the situation! thx |
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