Next step for Engineer before Stern Langone

PirateFace
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:32:56 +0000

Hi all-

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.

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.

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.

Thanks for any input you might have!