<p>Hoping someone can clarify some things for me here.</p>
<p>I'm trying to get a handle on just what exactly an MBA prepares an individual for. Originally, I thought that an MBA was basically just a general business masters degree. Yet, from the research I've done, it sounds like MBA colleges tailor programs to prepare students for specific higher positions within their original profession (or a related field) or field of study, rather than for individuals looking to break into completely different professions. Is this a fair assessment?</p>
<p>I have a Bachelors in Landscape Architecture with work experience. Yet I'm looking to possibly leave that profession behind and go in a completely different direction. Business, in general, interests me. Yet my background is more arts/technical oriented. I've had no experience in the daily workings of running a business from a financial or marketing standpoint.</p>
<p>If I wanted to get into say, finance, information systems or marketing, would the mba curriculum do me any good in obtaining positions within those fields upon graduation, or would my prior background be working against me?</p>
<p>It just seems as though the mba is not the place to start for someone with a non-business background. Am I right or wrong here?</p>