What do you tell ADcoms when they ask what you want to do with your MBA?

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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<p>Do you tell them that you want to go build orphanages in Bangalore even though you intend to do nothing but shmooze investment bankers once you're accepted? </p>

<p>Or do you play it straight and just say honestly that you want an MBA just so you can move into the investment banking field?</p>

<p>I understand that it is important to have a good story as to your work experience when applying to top B-schools, but what about the future aspect of that story. Do your future goals have to be equally mesmerizing or can you state them honestly?</p>

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<p>they have to be logical, realistic, and practical. for most, that would mean either #1) using MBA for rapid advancement in your prior industry) or #2) a career switch into a field where such a switch is feasible and done quite often.</p>

<p>i-banking is tough to break in w/o finance experience, so even if that is your goal post-mba, i would shy away from it in your app. stick to either your current industry or a more feasible switch into a field like marketing or consulting</p>