<p>There seems to be some wise, informative people in this forum so I hope they can help me out. Here goes. </p>
<p>Alright, I’m an undergrad Industrial Engineer at RIT that’s a year away from graduating. Last year, after a few internships, I realized that being an engineer is the most boring profession in existence but I figured it was too late to switch out. I’m a really creative person and engineering pretty much gives creativity a good kick in the nuts as it is a job based on numbers and fact. My heart lies with Marketing, so to save my undergrad career from the doldrums I signed up for a minor in Marketing. I love it and want a career inventing marketing campaigns for the entertainment industry (preferably for a large video game company). **I was thinking of getting an MBA immediately after I graduate to steer me into that direction. ** </p>
<p>The problem: My profile is average. I’m between a 2.9-3.0 GPA. I haven’t taken the GMAT but judging by my standardized test records it’s probably not going to a high 600 or anything. Booksmarts aren’t my thing but I’m extremely creative. I wreck Business undergrads’ s*** when it comes to ideas for hands-on marketing campaigns and projects. If I had a dollar for every time some Business kid came up to me and said “Wait, why the hell are you an Engineer again?” I wouldn’t be even posting here because I’d be too busy pouring champagne on some poor, defenseless supermodel with Kanye West (lol). But I guess that’s hard to show in a grad school app, right? I can write a pretty good essay too. Anyways, I have a few questions:</p>
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<li><p>What’s a decent MBA school that would accept a mediocre student such as myself? The more suggestions the merrier. </p></li>
<li><p>I’m really diggin’ the city of Austin, but is aiming for U of T Austin completely out of my league? I hear it’s a bit hard to get into. </p></li>
<li><p>Should I be even getting an MBA right after undergrad? After reading some posts people recommend others to work a couple years before applying. Is that necessary? Because if I work as an engineer for a year a two I might shoot myself in the leg just to give myself just an ounce of excitement…and that would hurt.</p></li>
<li><p>Does the the prestige of where you got the MBA from matter that much? An MBA is an MBA right? I could just apply to the MBA program at here at RIT even though it’s pretty average at best. But I’d rather leave this school since we have more copies of Halo 3 than women. </p></li>
<li><p>Any decent schools in fun or laid-back places like Austin?</p></li>
<li><p>Any suggestions on how to weasel my way into the business realm are more than welcome!</p></li>
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<p>Thanks for the help!</p>