<p>Hi,
I could use any information on what grad school to transfer to on the east coast. I have my BS in International Business and am currently enrolled at Saint Mary's Univeristy in Minnesota attending my second semester. I am pursuing my Master in International Business. I currently have a 4.0 gpa. I am really trying not to take the gmat instead I have researched some schools that will substitute the gre. I'm looking for a big school, diverse, good rep, safe city, and not too expensive (since 1st sem will be out of state tuition). I love the D.C., VA, MD area. I noticed a lot of school won't transfer more then six credits (why I don't know) but I will have about 11 credits when I transfer. I don't really want my MBA b/c it requires the gmat. Instead I'm looking at a Masters in Business ie; global mgmt...I would love to switch gears and major inMass Communications and Media Studies (Howard #1 choice) but I'm scared b/c I spent a lot of money (no FA but loans) into all the courses I've completed. PLEASE give me advice on which direction to take. One thing is for sure I am sick on Minnesota and want to move asap. I'm not trying to double major but I wish a mass comm program would accept my credits for at least electives. Looking at UofMCP, Morgan State, VCU (scared of crime though), VSU..any help would be greatly appreciated!!</p>
<p>IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WITH ADVICE or am I wasting my time on this website???</p>
<p>I don’t think anyone on here can help you pick grad schools for you. Especially if you don’t even know what degree you want. So yes, you are wasting your time here.</p>
<p>I agree. You really need to think hard about why can’t you suck it up and take the GMAT. Business schools DO require the GMAT. MBA requires the GMAT. Maybe you would rather just get a MA in International Affairs/ Relations like at American University or Georgetown if you really like the DC area.</p>
<p>Graduate schools don’t like to transfer credits because at graduate level professors have a lot more leeway about designing their courses than say Psychology or Economics 101 and it’s hard to measure the quality and standard of such courses.</p>
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<p>Unless there’s some compelling reason (sick family, young children, full-time job) you don’t pick grad schools based on area. You pick grad schools based on the best dit for you both academically and financially. A master’s program is only two years long and you can always move to the DC/VA/MD area after you are finished. Do not limit yourself before you even start.</p>
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<p>This is not a good reason to avoid a degree. Think of it this way - are you going to let one 3-hour test dictate your entire career? Many MBA programs also accept the GRE, so look into that, but honestly if you want an MBA I would look for best-fit schools and see what they require, then just take it. What do you want to do with your life? What do most of the people working in that field have? If the answer is an MBA, then you should suck it up and not let one test prevent you from having the career that you really want.</p>
<p>General wisdom states if you don’t have a plan of action - a career goal and a reason - then you don’t go to graduate school. It’s clear that you don’t really know WHAT you want to do, you just want to go to graduate school for whatever reason. Why? You can get a job with a BA - especially if you can’t figure out what you want to do, you <em>should</em> get a job with your BA until you do. There is no point in laying down thousands of dollars on a master’s degree only to find out that you don’t need it or don’t want the career that it leads to.</p>
<p>If you are just sick of Minnesota, why don’t you apply for jobs in the DC metro area that you can get with your BA and work for a few years? If you DO need a master’s, you will eventually hit a ceiling and you will know when and what you need to do. But going to graduate school without a direction is a massive waste of time and money.</p>