A little bit on my background. I studied my undergrad in finance, then worked for 2 years at McKinsey and I am now working as a strategy analyst in a solar energy start up company in Israel who basically does system integration (there is no R&D). 

I was wondering if you could give me your point of view on the level of difficulty of the classes. Basically what I want to ask is, I have no technical background, will I be able to handle the classes?

You have an interesting plan as well.  Do you think you efficiently scheduled your coursework considering your interest in CS?  Should I consider a similar route?  The Stanford GSB came to NYC (where I’m situated) earlier this December, and I was afforded the opportunity to speak to Mr. Derrick Bolton.  He had told me that for my plan, I would most likely have to apply in my first year to the CS department, which would need additional approval, then my coursework would probably take me approximately 3 and 1/2 years to complete or slightly longer.

Of the 4 joint degrees, the E-IPER seems the most relevant.  While clean tech engineering sounds interesting, I don’t know if I’m effectively designing my schedule to at least cover my secondary interest beyond the GSB general MBA interest, which is the CS degree.

Thank you, again, for your time and advice!