<p>hey guys, i am an international student here in the US. i have been here for 10 years and graduated from a university here with a biology degree. now i am working in a research hospital as a laboratory researcher. i was really wanting to become a doctor when i was in college, that is the reason i chose biology as my undergrad major. it was my senior year that my family's green card application was denied and i think there is no way i could have ever afford the tuition for med school. hehe ok enough for the background.</p>
<p>to be honest, i found out biology to be quite boring. and i have talked to my current PI, he told me that i am already very lucky to find a job right after graduation in today's market. so here i am, after 4, 5 months of working in a lab, i found out it is very boring, and it is not what i wanted to do with my life. eventhough my PI want me to get into the PHD program in the nearby university, i don't think it is a worthy route to waste 5 more years of my life... i found out business was quite interesting few years back when i did part time customer service representitve for 4 years in my parent's company. I also started a little internet business, not so much of a money making thing cause i am still full time student and part time customer rep, but i was able to make my own aptment rent and food money out of it, haha. and i found out it was far more interesting and rewarding to deal with people rather than sit on a lab bench doing the same thing over and over again. i am not saying it is bad, but it is not what i am looking for in the future. </p>
<p>therefore, i think it is better for me to pursue a MBA degree rather than a biology PHD in the near future... so i am here ask for your suggestions :) i am thinking about some of the part time MBA programs. </p>
<p>my condition:
i don't have relevant work experience, only 1.5 years of lab experience by the time i apply to MBA programs. (1 year from now). and i seriously doubt my employer would ever promote me to lab manager like the other poster said in his situation, our manager now is a 53 years old MBA grad with 20+ years experience... it is already a good thing that my PI is willing to apply H1-b visa for me, since it's a non profit hospital, i will get the visa by next month hopefully. thus i could have the resident tuition... (i have been paying international fee for the last 7 years! it was almost 60k a year with room and such in a public university... great thanks to my family in china... ><)</p>
<p>i have not yet took the gmat exam. i only did the practice one and scored around 650... but i know it should be very different than the actual test... math was kind of simple but eng is really hard and confusing... i will have to work on my eng...</p>
<p>i am not shooting for ivy leagues and other top programs, i don't think i would ever afford the tuition on my own, and my family is not doing that great these years back in my country. </p>
<p>so my question is, what you guys suggesting i should do? part time or full time MBA? part time MBA in my current state could let me have the resident fee in this case... </p>
<p>probably 3-4 years from now, when i graduate from MBA program, will the economy gets better? so that i could find a job? i know that no one can predict the future but just a thought would help to cheer me up a bit haha</p>
<p>i am not sure how many of you guys are doing job hunt. but this is what i could tell you about our economy right now. i graduated from one of the top UC school on march, i didnot have a 4.0 gpa but well above 3.5, i have alot of recommendation letter from my professors, since i am an international student, so i worked in my university's lab for 2 years. i applied to over 300 companies both in state (california) and out of state. only 3 places sent me back for an interview. after i apply, only 1 place (obviously not in california) said could let me try for 3 month for an extremly low salary... hehe, so yea... it is just that bad. :(</p>
<p>sry for the long post and disturbing english grammar lol thanks alot for reading my post, any thoughts/inputs would be greatly appreciated :)</p>