u/Curiousbidyarthi

I recently finished Grade 12 with Management and Computer Science. I was an average student before, but I worked really hard this year and I think I will graduate with an A or A+.

Right now, I am confused about my career path and would genuinely appreciate advice from seniors.

I am very interested in business and entrepreneurship. During high school, I participated in several business events, case competitions, and pitch competitions and I won around 4-5 of them. I also completed 2 internships at small accounting and consulting firms.

Currently, I am part of an incubation program with really good mentorship and I am working on startup ideas. I tried building startups 3 times already but all of them failed. Still, I enjoy building things and solving problems. so, I want to continue in entrepreneurship.

My goal is to get into a top business school with a flexible and practical curriculum, similar to schools like Babson or Tetr. I am more interested in real-world business learning than traditional business degrees focused only on corporate jobs. I want to become a job creator not just a job seeker.

Many people suggested that I prepare for the SAT but from what I understand, getting into top business schools is not only about test scores. Even a good SAT score is often not enough without strong extracurriculars or meaningful projects.

So now I am wondering what I should focus on during the next 4-5 months.

Should I:

I) focus on building a startup and trying to earn revenue.

II) prepare seriously for the SAT.

III) improve technical skills like AI, coding, and automation.

IV) or focus more on business-related skills like sales, persuasion, customer psychology, networking etc.?

I know a little about automation, do some vibe coding and I am active on GitHub but sometimes I feel behind because everyone online seems to be building AI products or AI wrappers. I want to build something meaningful not just follow trends.

Are technical skills becoming compulsory for future entrepreneurs?

Am I making a mistake by not going deeper into AI right now?

Also, what extracurricular activities would you recommend for someone aiming for top business schools?

I would genuinely appreciate honest advice from seniors or people already studying business/entrepreneurship. 

Thanks.

I recently finished Grade 12 with Management and Computer Science. I was an average student before, but I worked really hard this year and I think I will graduate with an A or A+.

Right now, I am confused about my career path and would genuinely appreciate advice from seniors.

I am very interested in business and entrepreneurship. During high school, I participated in several business events, case competitions, and pitch competitions and I won around 4-5 of them. I also completed 2 internships at small accounting and consulting firms.

Currently, I am part of an incubation program with really good mentorship and I am working on startup ideas. I tried building startups 3 times already but all of them failed. Still, I enjoy building things and solving problems. so, I want to continue in entrepreneurship.

My goal is to get into a top business school with a flexible and practical curriculum, similar to schools like Babson or Tetr. I am more interested in real-world business learning than traditional business degrees focused only on corporate jobs. I want to become a job creator not just a job seeker.

Many people suggested that I prepare for the SAT but from what I understand, getting into top business schools is not only about test scores. Even a good SAT score is often not enough without strong extracurriculars or meaningful projects.

So now I am wondering what I should focus on during the next 4-5 months.

Should I:

I) focus on building a startup and trying to earn revenue.

II) prepare seriously for the SAT.

III) improve technical skills like AI, coding, and automation.

IV) or focus more on business-related skills like sales, persuasion, customer psychology, networking etc.?

I know a little about automation, do some vibe coding and I am active on GitHub but sometimes I feel behind because everyone online seems to be building AI products or AI wrappers. I want to build something meaningful not just follow trends.

Are technical skills becoming compulsory for future entrepreneurs?

Am I making a mistake by not going deeper into AI right now?

Also, what extracurricular activities would you recommend for someone aiming for top business schools?

I would genuinely appreciate honest advice from seniors or people already studying business/entrepreneurship.

Thanks.

I just appeared in my 12th board exam. I chose Management with Computer Science. I was an average studentnbut I studied hard in Class 12 and I think I will get A+ overall or at least A.

I am currently struggling to choose my career path. I am interested in business and entrepreneurship. I participated in several business events and programs during +2. Actually, I won 4–5 business case competitions and pitch competitions. I am also currently enrolled in an incubation program and working on a startup idea. I regret that I have not been able to start any startup yet. I tried but I failed 3 times.

In Nepal, there are not many business courses like I want. I have BBA, BBS and CA options but I do not want to pursue them. I want a program with a flexible curriculum or a curriculum with real-world business learning like Tetr College and Babson College provide. Basically, my aim is to get admission into a top-tier business school. I do not want to study an outdated curriculum or a curriculum that ends up placing me in a corporate office. I want to be a job creator, not a job seeker.

Currently, I am free and thinking about what to do next. Many people suggested that I take the SAT but I read many articles, books and listened to podcasts about admission and what I found is that even if I take the SAT and end up below 1400 that does not matter much(for top business schools). If I start a startup and earn revenue, that could be a key thing for getting into a top business school. I have 4-5 months. Also, I am in an incubation program under really good mentorship.

I am free now, so what skill should I learn? Are technical skills compulsory these days? I do vibe coding, know a little about automation and I am active on GitHub. Should I learn AI-related stuff in this free time or should I focus on business related skills like persuasion, customer behavior and tax-related stuff?