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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you had to go back in time or ancedotes from people you know

For context, my DD is graduating this year with a corporate communications Bachelor of Arts degree. [b]If she wants to pivot into leadership roles in corporate or be in investor relations, would this be a good idea to do after around 5 years of post-grad work experience. [/b]

[b]She is interested in investor relations as well but is lacking the financial and analytical background required for these roles[/b] (many want bachelors in finance or accounting and 2-3 years of work experience in IB/consulting/private equity etc[/quote]

An MBA can be a valuable degree, however specifics matter.

Another poster made a great suggestion: Check out the Linkden profiles of those who hold the position to which she aspires.

OP: Your daughter will learn a great deal about her career aspirations after working for a few years (2 to 5 years) after earning her undergraduate degree. Currently, the average age of students enrolled in the most elite MBA programs is age 27 to 28. Tough for those over age 32 and for those with less than 2 years of post undergraduate work experience to gain admission to the most elite MBA programs (M-7 or Top 10), but there are exceptions. I expect the exceptions to grow substantially over the course of the next few years.

The MBA landscape may undergo dramatic change over the next few years due to a variety of factors including, but not limited to, higher student demand for one year accelerated MBAs in light of the outrageous total cost-of-attendance for the traditional 2 year, full-time MBA programs as well as the possible further reduction of international MBA students attending well-known US MBA programs (already down to about 40% for many well-known programs). As an example: Georgetown's MBA program is now composed of about 49% international students which is a 10% reduction. Indiana-Kelley MBA program is now down to just 46% international students--both a whopping 12%. Duke is down 6% to just 41% international students in its full-time MBA program (same numbers for UCLA).[/quote]

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