Hey!

I want to do the MBA triple jump but I'm not sure which schools have graduates who've achieved this and have the curriculum and career services to support students who aim for this. I'm looking at MBA programs in Europe, specifically the UK, and Ireland because I don't speak any European languages. I always wanted to move to the Netherlands and was under the impression not long ago that since English was widely spoken in the country finding a job would not be so hard. But oh, how wrong I was. Tuition fees in Canada and the US are too high for me to be able to afford even with the help of student loans so I can't look at schools there. So, can I please get some advice on which schools would be good for a triple jump? But is a triple jump even possible?

Take a look at Best MBAs for international students' placement http://www.find-mba.com/board/41143 and Do you need to speak the local language? www.find-mba.com/board/34713

Also, it's interesting to examine the assumption that you cannot afford a top MBA. Loans are available that will cover the full cost of attendance. As long as you are earning less than the average alumnus of the schools you can get into, then it's worth borrowing to get into a school with better outcomes. 

Forbes used to produce MBA rankins that focussed on the time it takes to get a return on investment. It's not a perfect method, and they had limited resources. So, the stopped the ranking. However, the 2019 results might give you some ideas:
https://www.businessbecause.com/news/mba-rankings/6377/forbes-mba-ranking-european-business-schools-offer-best-return-on-investment

Take a look at Best MBAs for international students' placement http://www.find-mba.com/board/41143 Do you need to speak the local language? www.find-mba.com/board/34713

Also, it's interesting to examine the assumption that you cannot afford a top MBA. Loans are available that will cover the full cost of attendance. As long as you are earning less than the average alumnus of the schools you can get into, then it's worth borrowing to get into a school with better outcomes. 

Forbes used to produce MBA rankings that focussed on the time it takes to get a return on investment. It's not a perfect method, and they had limited resources. So, they stopped the ranking. However, the 2019 results might give you some ideas:
https://www.businessbecause.com/news/mba-rankings/6377/forbes-mba-ranking-european-business-schools-offer-best-return-on-investment

Loans are available that will cover the full cost of attendance. 
- You can borrow as much money as you need to pay for the course and cover your living costs. All top MBA programmes have arrangements with lenders. 

As long as you are earning less than the average alumnus of the schools you can get into, then it's worth borrowing to get into a school with better outcomes.
- Most people who attend a top MBA will more than double their income. Almost all will have a substantial increase in income. Are you earning less than the average MBA graduate at the schools mentioned in that Forbes article? If you are earning less, then an MBA will almost certainly be a good investment -- if you want an MBA level role. However, if you are earning more than the average graduate, or if you don't want to work in management, then perhaps a full-time MBA at these schools is not the right investment. 

[Edited by Duncan on Oct 17, 2022]

 I checked out the Hult website and found that their MBA program fee is GBP 64,000 which is a lot higher than AMBS, Warwick, and even slightly higher than Imperial. Could you help me understand why is that so? 

[Edited by Duncan on Oct 17, 2022]

 I checked out the Hult website and found that their MBA program fee is GBP 64,000 which is a lot higher than AMBS, Warwick, and even slightly higher than Imperial. Could you help me understand why is that so? 

Although Hult is formally a non-profit, it is part of a voracious for-profit company, EF, and it pushes at the boundaries of what is acceptable for a business school. Hult is like a "half-price" Invicta watch on a TV shopping channel: no-one pays the full price. The feeling that you are getting a discount is part of what wins the buyers over. They are not selling to the best informed buyers. There are, as far as I can see, no circumstances where Hult is the best investment for you. Search the board for Hult. PS Am a Hult alumnus, through its takeover of Ashridge. 

Loans are available that will cover the full cost of attendance. 
- You can borrow as much money as you need to pay for the course and cover your living costs. All top MBA programmes have arrangements with lenders. 

As long as you are earning less than the average alumnus of the schools you can get into, then it's worth borrowing to get into a school with better outcomes.
- Most people who attend a top MBA will more than double their income. Almost all will have a substantial increase in income. Are you earning less than the average MBA graduate at the schools mentioned in that Forbes article? If you are earning less, then an MBA will almost certainly be a good investment -- if you want an MBA level role. However, if you are earning more than the average graduate, or if you don't want to work in management, then perhaps a full-time MBA at these schools is not the right investment. 

Not knowing anything about your background, I have to assume that AMBS made a correct assessment and that the issue is not the content of your application but the quality of your work experience, personal mission and life outside work. An improved application in itself might not shift things if you don't have the quality they are looking for in their MBAs.

If you are ready for business school now, why not take a MiM or functional masters? Some schools, such as Strathclyde, allow MiM graduates (theirs is called an MBM) to upgrade to an MBA after a little more experience after graduating. 

I've been working for over four years now, and a few schools I reached out to, recommended an MBA over MiM. Like Essec, Edhec, and RSM. RSM was a dream school till I learned how important Dutch was. The number of years of my we could be why they asked me to look at their MBAs. And I guess I don't know how to evaluate myself because I thought there was no chance RSM would say I'm eligible to apply since AMBS didn't. I'm also leaning towards an MBA because I don't want to do an entry-level job.  

It's the quality of your work experience that matters. Look at the profiles of people admitted to the programmes. They might have more experience managing people, money or information. They might have a clearer mission. They could have goals that relate more clearly to the specific employers that their school partners with. AMBS is a great school for career changers, and it's very focussed on help people who have the transferrable skills they need a clear goal.