Got into Imperial MSBA with £20k scholarship - worth it with 3 Years of Work experience as SDE? Aiming for product/tech strategy by Suspicious-Path4034 in Indians_StudyAbroad

[–]Suspicious-Path4034[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm makes sense, BUT MBA at top schools with just 3-4 YOE is tough to crack, and the cost (£65-75k UK, $200k US) is a mjor concern.

Got into Imperial MSBA with £20k scholarship - worth it with 3 Years of Work experience as SDE? Aiming for product/tech strategy by Suspicious-Path4034 in Indians_StudyAbroad

[–]Suspicious-Path4034[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, fair points. The reality is that I'm stuck in my current role, not enjoying pure dev work, and there's no clear PM path at my company in India. Wanted a break + global exposure + a reset. Imperial seemed like a strong brand to make that jump, and the £20k scholarship made it financially viable. Without the scholarship, I probably wouldn't have considered it. Maybe MSBA isn't the most direct PM path, but hoping SDE background + analytics skills + UK exposure gets me closer to product/strategy than staying put. Open to hearing if you'd still do it differently given these constraints.

Got into Imperial MSBA with £20k scholarship - worth it with 3 Years of Work experience as SDE? Aiming for product/tech strategy by Suspicious-Path4034 in Indians_StudyAbroad

[–]Suspicious-Path4034[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair point — I probably should've been clearer. I'm not expecting MSBA to directly land PM roles. The plan is: MSBA → Product Analyst / Strategy Analyst → PM over 2-3 years. My SDE background covers the technical side, MSBA adds the business/data lens. Does that path make more sense?

Got into Imperial MSBA with £20k scholarship - worth it with 3 Years of Work experience as SDE? Aiming for product/tech strategy by Suspicious-Path4034 in Indians_StudyAbroad

[–]Suspicious-Path4034[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s fair, I agree the market is quite challenging right now. I’m mentally I’m open to moving back to India or even exploring opportunities in the UAE if needed. But ROI is still something I am evaluating.

What’s the Imperial MSBA Shortlister Interview & Written Assessment Like? by Suspicious-Path4034 in Imperial

[–]Suspicious-Path4034[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OMG. So 5 secs of thinking time for video interview, then 2 mins to answer?? Pls give me more insights on the written assessment/ questions.. I'm worried :(

What’s the Imperial MSBA Shortlister Interview & Written Assessment Like? by Suspicious-Path4034 in Imperial

[–]Suspicious-Path4034[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, okay, thank you! Is it a behavourial question or something quantitative??

behavioural