Hey folks, I am in search of advice.

I am currently studying for the gmat, Now, i dont think I would get anywhere near the 700s, but I am confident that I will get low/mid 600s.

In any event, I am debating where i should do an mba. I am realistic in my expectations that I wont be able to get into the top 20 or even the top 30 American MBA schools.

So i am looking at the second tier mba schools and currently I am looking at Tsinghua/ CEIBS. I want to see myself working in Hong kong and asia for the next 5-10 years but eventually would like to settle back in north america (where i am currently located)

So any guidance would help. Should I look for an american mba or should I try for a Chinese MBA or should I just go to a european uni?

My ideal solution would be a school with an international branding and a very deep and integrated alumni network. Price is not really an issue ( although the more costly the uni, i would imagine the more prestige it might have)

Alittle about myself. Canadian (from quebec), I have a bachlors in commerce and have worked 3 years in the tech/internet sector. I am very interested in sales and marketing with a perverse attraction to financial sales. I spent a year traveling and studying mandarin in china.

hi jindy, what is your GPA?

did you read the article about EMBA programs in Asia on this site?

http://www.find-mba.com/article/320/the-eye-of-the-tiger-a-look-at-emba-programs-in-east-asia

although it is about EMBA, some of the information is also helpful for future MBA students - like the importance of knowing mandarin if planing to work in Asia, and the economic future of Asia.

you should also read the interviews on the Blog:

http://blog.find-mba.com/

IMO if one wants to work in Asia, one would better take his MBA there - there are some stunning cultural differences between Asia and the west, and studying in an Asian program can help to prepare you for it.