<p>Hello all, I had a question on applying for MBA.</p>
<p>I plan on recieveing both BS and MS engineering degrees from a 5 year program.</p>
<p>After finding a job, I plan on applying for MBA. I would appreiciate if someone could tell me what would be most important to get into a good MBA school.</p>
<p>ex.)
1. work experience
2. MS gpa
3. BS gpa
4. etc, etc</p>
<p>THANKS A TON!!!</p>
<p>1-3 are equally important plus LORs, essays and GMAT.</p>
<p>what field are you in for engineering? emphasis?</p>
<p>Ill end up with BS Nuclear Engineering and MS Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics degree.
I'm trying to have some work experience inside campus and internships outside campus. I've had pretty diverse internships (sony) which does not relate much to nuclear engineering though.
BS/MS Nuclear Engineering + MBA..... is there a future to that? or should I just stick to my major?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>OP, before you start getting into the habit of picking up degrees ...</p>
<p>I assume that after your BS/MS engineering degrees, you want to have a career in the energy industry (or research labs or nuclear-anything etc), right? You will most likely take FE and, a few years later, PE. If this isn't what you have in mind, did you sign up your current program for pure fun/interest? That Sony internship gives me pause about your career plan. </p>
<p>I will add to my earlier post that "a clear career plan and ability to explain how MBA will help you" is very much needed for admission.</p>
<p>thx for the reply messages.</p>
<p>I love studying nuclear engineering, and yes, like you've mentioned, that was my dream. But recently, I tried several internships out of my field, and started to think that bussiness was also something I would be interested in studying... (also since I'm pretty good with languages). - Most of my internships were outside the U.S.</p>
<p>It does very much sound like I am going to start getting into the habit of picking up degrees... But I really enjoy nuclear engineering, work involving nuclear engineering and those business, economics-related internships.</p>
<p>If my ability allows, I would love to work for a company like GE with a MS/BS nuke major in a business perspective. </p>
<p>Sounds like a pretty dumb question... but just out of curiosity, is there any career that involves nuclear engineering + business?</p>
<p>thx</p>
<p>So the answer to your question is absolutely... </p>
<p>Take GE, specially GE Energy, they have nuclear engineers who do everything from designing and building a reactor (mostly outside US these days) to servicing existing ones. They also have a lot of business people - the marketing, the management, finance, sales/support etc. I am sure some of them are previously trained in engineering and some positions require both business and engineering training. </p>
<p>As you start looking for a job, focus on those that provide you better career progression opportunities. GE Energy should be one of them. </p>
<p>Instead of a MBA right now, I would suggest taking a minor or certificate in business. Perhaps consider MBA when your role is more of a business manager than an engineer. The extra language training is useful. I am not an insider in the nuclear energy industry but it seems like the real demand is on Asia (specifically China) and Europe.</p>