Ops.. I forgot another useful ESMT tip:

..) Nobody will hire you for your MBA.. you'll be hired for your past experience, your background but not for your MBA.

Probably this is true: excluded Stanfors, Warthon, LSB, Insead and few others..

By the way I talked with 7 different program managers and they were much more pleasant when I did explain them that I was more interested in a career advance than in a career switch. St.Gallen told me that career switches are possible but you have to take into account that you'll get a lower salary

That's really useful. Just a comment on Manchester: I think the project-based, 'Manchester Method' approach is really strong. However, I think St Gallen and Cranfield have really strong careers teams.