Hi,

I'm a 33 Asian female with US citizenship, and I would appreciate any advise on how to proceed with my MBA quest.

- Prior Education: UTA McCombs (5-yr program incl. BA and MPA), GPA 3.2ish

- GMAT: took it many years ago for the MPA program and got 710; the grade is expired though and I'd need to retake

- Work Experience: 3 years in China (2 in managerial role, head of a department, 9 direct reports); 4 years in Germany (2 in managerial role, director of strategy, reporting directly to CEO, however it is a mid-cap company with very lean overhead, so I have only 1 direct report but would lead cross-functional teams on projects). I decided to give up management position to go to Germany and had to "start over" my climb here; but in both countries I showed pretty fast and consistent career growth. Both companies are in the manufacturing sector, around 4000 people with global locations.

- Volunteer: I worked full time for 6 month for NGOs in Peru a few years ago. Right now I lack committed volunteer activities partially due to language problems in Germany, had some occasional work done online here and there.

- Language: Chinese is the native language, and I'd say I'm near native level in English; conversational level Spanish; very basic German

- Goals post MBA: I would like to return to the US and switch industry.

My question would be first of all does a full-time MBA make sense for me right now given my career goals and my age? Or should I go back to the states directly to find a job and try EMBA later on in my career.

Second, would INSEAD be a good choice? I know in general it's better to go to a US program if that's where I want to be afterwards, but the shorter program time of INSEAD is appealing to me with less opportunity loss. I'm also worried that I'd be "too old" for the US schools. Finally, my husband currently works in EU and going to the Paris campus would put less distance between us.

I think a good option is to find a US executive MBA in Europe, like Temple or NYU partner schools in Paris, Columbia or Chicago in London, Brown-IE, Northwestern WHU etc... 

Also, depending on location, the UNC partner in Rotterdam or the Minnesota MBA in Vienna might work. Personally, I think the Northwestern WHU MBA is a great fit. 

I think a good option is to find a US executive MBA in Europe, like Temple or NYU partner schools in Paris, Columbia or Chicago in London, Brown-IE, Northwestern WHU etc... 

It's 34th in the world, above Columbia. That's not low. 

Rankings reflect outcomes measured by the ranker, so they matter that way. 

Yes, a full time program at a great school in the country where you want to work will normally be better for changing industry. 

It's 34th in the world, above Columbia. That's not low. 

Kellog WHU is #34. Open up the two programmes and compare the scores. Obviously, pay differentials are much smaller in Germany than in the US. Few WHU-Kellogg MBAs use the US network, because they are in Europe. 

Kellog WHU is #34. Open up the two programmes and compare the scores. Obviously, pay differentials are much smaller in Germany than in the US. Few WHU-Kellogg MBAs use the US network, because they are in Europe. 

The average experience is around 15 years, and many of those are sponsored by the school's partners. 

The average experience is around 15 years, and many of those are sponsored by the school's partners. 

I'll send you a message in your mailbox but, yes, that is exactly what I can help with the best.