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one2di4 · Credits: 820 My Scrapbook

Medicine grad doing MBA in top US B-School willing to take any queries.

gray_skull · Credits: 1093 My Scrapbook

hii one2di4 .. i admire u for ur decision 2 completely change tracks .. needs guts ..

well .. im interested in indian colleges .. so my question 2 u is did u give CAT exam before u went 2 the states or do u know any doc who has made it thru CAT .. if u did give it i wanna know how tough is it n wat r the chances for a doc ..
any suggestions r helpful ..

google_singh · Credits: 3150 My Scrapbook

Also do u require work XP to apply for MBA in USA?

Punk · Credits: 165 My Scrapbook

your from which school? what was your GMAT score?

one2di4 · Credits: 820 My Scrapbook

Ok guys here goes

My case GMAT 700, doing MBA from one of the most reputed MBA school having one of the best Health sector management prog. as well.

I did not give CAT, and yes work experience is required but in my case was an exception I had just about 9 months of work ex while applying but had tons of leadership experience and roles. It basically is not the quantity but quality of work exp.

The things required for MBA from top US B school is Your application essays, which give a face to your application, Your GMAT score, your recos, your interview, your past grades, and your resume. MBA is US is very very different from that in India.

In India they teach you how to work and in US the emphasis is on managing, work as well as personnel and thats why work is required and recommended.

And I went to a med school in Bombay.

one2di4 · Credits: 820 My Scrapbook

Well I do know that every year many doctors go to IIM, but trust me there are bigger, wider pastures than just IIMs.

Many people in my current school are from IIMs and coming for their second MBA here.

Usually the competition is assumed to be less for doctors, but again I dont have any first hand experience. Every MBA school tries to include diversity in its class and hence doctors, lawyers, writers, etc, etc.

And I personally dont know any medicos from any IIM.

saumya · Credits: 132 My Scrapbook

hi one2di4

how does a degree in health care adminstration differ from an MBA with a concentration in the health sector?
does it make a difference in amount of money u earn after completing the course?
also how feasible is a MHA /MBA dual degree?
tks a lot!!

saumya

one2di4 · Credits: 820 My Scrapbook

Well Yes it does. MBA is a much wider degree and you can do finances, marketing, consulting or anything you can imagine. You can be an I banker, a venture capitalist, work for non profit the possibilities are immense.

Doing just an MHA you restrict yourselves to hospitals. So it depends what you want to do. MHA with MBA is a good option but again I think its redundant. Why would you want to do MHA when you are already doing an MBA and can go and work for a hospital or even a clinic if you want to.

Money is a good question. I assume money with MHA comes with a ceiling but with MBA sky is the limit. Also a lot depends where you do it from. But rest assured dont let money be the entire focus of your efforts. At end of the day you'll get what you are worth. Money would definitely come if you are good.

Punk · Credits: 165 My Scrapbook

saumya · Credits: 132 My Scrapbook

i understand..if one does MBA with a concentration in health care then one isnt limited only to hospitals...one can venture out into pharma companies etc. as u mentioned....but i thnk even wid an MHA degree u have options in insurance firms etc. but yes its a little difficult.....

i plan to do the dual MHA /MBA degree.....its feasible only if i do it from a gud univ which has gud ranking of both the MHA & the MBA program...

i spoke to the MHA faculty of a few univs during my interview but they couold not offer me a concrete answer for the economic feasibility part. but they said that their students who had gone for the dual degree were happy that they had done it....

i was hoping u mite b able to throw some light on the situation from the point of view of a student...

i think yr market value increases when u r an MBA ...but yes...it makes a lot of difference which univ u do it from...

but hey tks a lot for the info u have given....
pls post if u have any more info...

best regards
saumya

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