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have you considered business economics or finance? i think you need bs in econ or closely related subjects like financial econ to do ms and then phd in (pure) econ. but there have been engineers in the past who successfully switched from engineering to business admin (with an emphasis on finance) or business economics (with an emphasis on strategy). merton and porter were engineers weren't they?

Not sure about MBAs, but London Business School offers a masters degree in management. You can apply if you are a Senior and no experience is required. http://www.london.edu/programmes/mastersinmanagement.html But before you apply, check the current students' profiles. http://www.london.edu/programmes/studentambassadors.html

I studied social sciences, e.g., Economics, Business, Finance, etc.

Hi, So I have got a masters degree and just started looking for a job. My undergrad and grad qualifications are from elitist universities. For some reason, employers - even MNEs - seem to think that I should go into research, i.e., a research post in a public company. I often get "yes, your CV is impressive, but you are really not what we are looking for." MNEs do not really want over-qualified and opinionated masters graduates like me for their graduate schemes. SMEs are scared of hiring someone so overqualified and inexperienced (real life work experience). What are my options? Anyone going through similar experience?

I will get a proper and honest job if I am rejected by all.

I have been educated in the UK. This is so true in the UK as well. 5 universities, Cambridge, Imperial, London School of Economics, Oxford and University College London dominate the UK academia.

I am not a specialist in your field, but there should be a standarized test that you can take to prove that you are fit for the graduate program. It is common, more than people think, to switch from natural science to medical science, economics to politics, economics to art history, english to business, etc...

This would be torture in engineering.

Was just wondering, where did you do your undergraduate degree? I have studied in the UK and have never been asked to validate my qualifications. Doesn't the WES evaluation take like 3 months? And there are a number of dissatisfied customers if you read customer reviews.

To add. You need the CAS number by August (the latest) for your visa application. The university starts issuing CAS numbers to admitted students from May (I think). Once the CAS is in, all you need is to show that you have got enough money to live for a year (the tuition fee and the cost of living). Once you get in, do speak with the international office. Just call them. The visa regulations have changed significantly over the last 5 years.

Once you receive a letter or email that your application is complete, it shouldn't take that long. What happens is that (as with the US universities) your application must be checked by the graduate school (this is centralized) before a relevant faculty member can see it and makes the decision. It takes some time for the graduate school to do this. Once this process is complete, your application will be forwarded to a relevant department, some universities use internal computerized system while others still print out your application form and your supporting documents and forward them to a relevant department via internal mail. Once the decision is made, if successful, the program administrator (from your department) emails you. If they need additional information such as they might ask you to do a simple entrance exam, an admission tutor will email you directly. What happens now is that your department processes your file and sends it back to the graduate school that does the final check and sends you an official conditional offer letter. Once you receive it, you have to send the graduate school your original transcript(s) to get an unconditional offer letter. You then need the university to issue the CAS number for your visa application. The international office can't do this if you don't have an unconditional offer letter. Have you asked this question on studentroom.com, UK-based students forum? You can probably find people who are applying to the same program there. Generally speaking, they make the decision within 4 weeks of the receipt of the complete application.

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This sounds exciting! New York New York. Please let us know how this goes. Some departments in MIT do virtual open day (but not open house for shortlisted ones) or so I hear.

To add to Seeking's post above. It is not easy to get into those universities (maybe easier than getting into the most competitive ones in the US) and successfully complete the graduate program. And 3/4 years is such a long time. I can tell you what I think people should consider when thinking about going abroad to study. Please choose your university/institution taking into consideration, a. your GPA: Can you get in? b. the living cost: Can you afford it? London is a very expensive town. With £400 a month, you probably get the smallest room with a single bed in a shared flat/house. c. culture of university: If you go to a less established university abroad, you might be the only American there. Are there societies or clubs that you want to join? d. personality of your supervisor(s): Once accepted, you can call/email them. Do they return your emails within 48 hours? e. what the current students say about your department: How many students per program? How are you going to be assessed? Please read negative reviews. There is no point in reading positive reviews. You can read positive reviews on the university's website.