Hi guys, I have been closely following the discussions here. I am 27 years old this year, graduated with a degree in civil engineering, worked as a site-based project engineer for a year, then went on to help with my family business for a year. Taking an MBA has always been something I wanted to do back then because of my interest.

If I pursue a MBA, it would be because I want to equip myself with more business knowledge with regards to finance, marketing, management, accounting, etc (in addition to my day-to-day experience), and not because I want to climb corporate ladder or anything like that. I do not necessarily place importance in the accreditation by international business school accrediting bodies (though I understand recognition to a certain extent tells about the program's quality). I am also not necessarily looking for the best/higher ranking whatsoever because as many experts here have pointed out, the effectiveness of an MBA at the end of the day depends on oneself. Funding, mode of study comes secondary to me if we're talking about points of consideration.

Many of you here have more experience and know more than I do, hence my questions: should I work for another year or two? On average, universities that I've looked at (Monash, Nottingham, UPM, Heriot Watt, Sunway, Help, etc) need at least 2 to 3 years of managerial experience. Is there any particular business schools which you guys would recommend I look into?

Thank you.

Thank you for your suggestions, Rabloo.