<p>Is there anywhere I can find admissions info on specific MSE/MBA programs, or does anyone know about this firsthand? I'm specifically interested in the Purdue/Indiana (MBA from Kelley) and Pitt programs. I'm curious about stuff like average GPA, GMAT, work experience and the usual admissions criteria. Since for these programs you don't apply separately to the engineering and business school, I can't find any reliable stats anywhere. Thanks.</p>
<p>I am an undergrad engineer at Purdue and am thinking about doing the IE/MBA 5 year program. For a MSE/MBA I would think you could find relevant information on the website, but I dont know about specific stats. I know the Krannert MBA is around 650 GMAT and 3+ GPA, its a fairly decent program, I would think that the admissions for a split program would be similar assuming that your engineering undergrad background is solid Dont know if this helps.</p>
<p>Why would you want to do a program like this?</p>
<p>Cuz you get both degrees in two years at a very reduced cost. The Purdue/IU thing I know you have to be accepted into Purdue first but all it said was min GPA was 3.0. Haven't seen anything about Pitt.</p>
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<p>And with reduced post-graduate opportunities. I guess I should rephrase the question....what do you want to do after you graduate from this program? What are your long-term goals? Degrees should simply be means to an end.</p>
<p>Be an engineering manager, move up as high as a can in a company and make a lot of money. Maybe I'm a whore, but that's what I want to do. My parents are both scientists, my dad a Ph D. and many of his bosses have either only BS's or MS's and then MBAs. I've talked with him a lot about it and he has said if you want to make money in a technical field an MBA is the way to do it. My brother has a BS in Computer Science and an MBA and he was making 100k+ when he was 26.</p>
<p>That makes sense. The reason I asked is that most of the engineers I know that have gotten an MBA have done so to switch careers to one with higher pay and more opportunities for advancement.</p>
<p>You definitely will be limiting your opportunities by taking this route.</p>
<p>Which is why I'd like to get an MBA from a school like Indiana where I know I could network, plus an engineering degree from Purdue would be awesome. So....anyone know anything about getting into these programs?</p>
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<p>I don't know about the Purdue/Indiana or Pitt ones, but there is one at MIT.</p>
<p>Leaders</a> for Manufacturing (LFM) PROGRAM AT MIT - OVERVIEW</p>
<p>Thanks Sakky. That'd be awesome to get into, but I go to a SUNY so I don't know if I'd really be competitive for MIT. Thanks for the link though.</p>
<p>Well, let me tell you. In a recent class, there were 2 people from SUNY (Binghamton and Buffalo) who were in LFM (and an LFM class is only 48 people). One person came from the Illinois Institute of Technology. One from New Mexico State University. One from Kettering University. </p>
<p>Granted, there were many others who came from premier undergrad programs such as MIT itself, Berkeley, Stanford, etc. But the point is, there were some people who came from lower-ranked schools and did just fine at LFM.</p>
<p>Sweeetttt. Sounds like I'd better get to work. Unless of course the Bills lose this game in which case I'll be crying myself to sleep tonight.</p>
<p>Speaking of Kettering Univ, it's definitely one of the best overlooked undergraduate engineering schools in the country.</p>