Next step for Engineer before Stern Langone

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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<p>Hi all-</p>

<p>My reason for posting is to seek advice about career advancement by way of obtaining a MBA. I graduated from RPI (GPA 3.3) this past spring with a dual degree in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and have been working as an entry level stress analyst at a defense contractor since that time. I had an internship at the same company last summer.</p>

<p>Though I want to stay in the industry, I do not see myself as an analyst five to ten years down the road and I am looking for a change of pace to help with career advancement towards a leadership position. After my first year of service, the company pays for part-time education up to one degree per level. My ultimate goal is to attend NYU Stern's Langone Part-Time MBA, but at this point I don't have the resume to be a serious candidate. Columbia is the only other high-end program that I know of that is within a possible commute. </p>

<p>My question (thank you for sticking with me): would it make sense for me to pursue a second Bachelor's degree free of cost (at Penn State online, University of Connecticut, Sacred Heart University, etc) in Business or Business Administration? I do not see myself getting a lot of business experience through my day job, and I am very eager to improve my chances. I don't like the thought of sitting on my hands and wasting the education benefits while I wait to have enough experience to qualify for a MBA program. </p>

<p>Thanks for any input you might have!</p>

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<p>Hey PirateFace,
I understand that you do not wish to waste your education benefits while you wait for the five or so years of experience, but is that the only reason why you would do the bachelor’s?</p>

<p>The second bachelor’s on a part-time basis will take a few years depending on how many classes you’ll be taking per semester and you could probably elongate it to five years if you wanted to ensure that you’ll have something to do the entire time you are waiting to gain experience. </p>

<p>You do not feel that there are other things you can do with your time? volunteering, GRE/GMAT studying, sports leagues…etc. </p>

<p>You’ll be studying plenty when you start the MBA program. I just began langone for the Spring semester and know I have a few busy years ahead of me so some free time now to do other things is good. You can explore other things that interests you…unless you just love taking classes. In that case, you can just take one class per semester for a topic you find interesting or that you haven’t done before.</p>

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<p>Hey PirateFace,
I can’t tell you what to do, but I found here an online chances calculator for engineers seeking an MBA, maybe it could help:
[Chances</a> Indication](<a href=“http://www.vocaz.com/ClientInfo/ChancesIndication27985.htm]Chances”>http://www.vocaz.com/ClientInfo/ChancesIndication27985.htm)</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>