Am I being smart by planning early for GMAT/MBA… or just overthinking my career?
I’m a second-year student at a tier-1 college.
Academically, I have 93% in 10th, 94% in 12th, and currently an 8.55/10 GPA (hopefully pushing it closer to 9 by graduation).
Because of some poor decisions during internship season, I still haven’t secured a summer internship yet. I’m working on fixing that, but assuming that gets sorted, I’m confused about the MBA/MiM path ahead.
I strongly believe an MBA makes more sense after meaningful work experience. Because of that, I was considering giving the GMAT in my 3rd year itself. Since the score remains valid for 5 years, the idea is to secure a strong score early and then build my profile accordingly around the kind of programs/jobs I eventually want.
At the same time, this keeps the MiM option open in case placements don’t go as planned. I could also prepare for CAT alongside it since there’s some overlap in prep anyway.
My confusion is:
Is giving the GMAT this early actually a smart move, or am I over-planning and should just wait it out?
Would genuinely appreciate advice from people who’ve taken either the MBA or MiM route.