Hello everyone,

I believe my case is somewhat special, so I need a bit of guidance.

I am 31-year-old professional athlete (Serbian, male) with more than 13 years of experience in various teams in Serbia, United States, Spain and France. Additionally, I graduated with a Diploma in Sports and Physical Education after which I did Master in Nutrition and Dietetics. I do have plentz of playing, coaching and in general sport-related experience, yet almost none related to the specific field of business. In order to successfully transition my career after sport, I am looking to enroll into business school, hoping to focus on strategic management/ consulting afterwards.

My idea was to do a Master in Management in one of top European business schools, like HEC Paris, IE or ESADE. However, some of the admission staff that I talked to in these schools suggested that I skip this and do the MBA. I see pros and cons of both options. So, my key dillema is what would you advise me in this occasion, and only after can I start searching the right program.

I scored 110 on TOEFL and 740 on GMAT (51Q, 38V).
I am native in Serbian, fluent in English and Spanish and I have reading and basic speaking competence in French.

I thank you all in advence.
Marko

The MBA is designed for people like you; it's a much better for for you than a MiM.

Thanks for the quick reply.

Moving to the next subject, I am not sure how "adequate" my experience is. Because if it is, according to your GMAT Tiers tables, I could have a shot pretty much anywhere (still speaking about European schools: Insead, IE, ESADE, HEC Paris, IESE...). Am I getting it right?

Also, which one of these schools would you reccomend in term of international mobility afterwards?

The FT ranking has a great score for international mobility: use that.

I recommend the best available school that's in the country you want to work in.

Do take a look at Do you need to speak the local language? www.find-mba.com/board/34713

For what it's worth: Vincent Kompany (a Belgian football player) is doing the Global MBA at Manchester Business School. So I assume your profile and experience will meet the criteria of other (top) business schools.