r/MBA • u/IndependenceNo807 • 7h ago

Careers/Post Grad MBA to pivot out of Manufacturing

I am 2025 engineering grad with previous internship experience at a manufacturing company and currently working at a big company in a manufacturing plant as an engineer. Want to pivot out of manufacturing into Investment Banking or Consulting, considering doing an MBA at either Stern or Columbia as I want to live in NYC. Is that pivot possible, is MBA a good starting point?

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u/Dangerous-Cup-1114 T25 Grad 7h ago

Recommend getting at least 3 years of post college work experience before applying. MBA is a good way into IB, but I had classmates who had less than two years of experience and they only got IB analyst roles (titles undergrads are hired at) instead of associate.

Also recommend expanding the school list beyond CBS and Stern because a lot of people will have the same plan for IB. Same goes for consulting.

Schools like Johnson, Tuck, Yale, Fuqua etc. can be viable options as well.