It seems more and more schools are offering MBA's, and more people are getting them with online/part time being popular options. My question is, are these MBA's being offered by unranked business schools even worth the time or money?
SidetrackAg said:
It seems more and more schools are offering MBA's, and more people are getting them with online/part time being popular options. My question is, are these MBA's being offered by unranked business schools even worth the time or money?
Dr. Horrible said:
As an adjunct faculty member at a lower tier school, I wouldn't hire someone out of our program. Either they aren't good enough, or I really have to ask why the few good ones went to the low tier program in the first place.
Just to add that data point for you.
Tumble Weed said:
I find it interesting that no one talks about the course work actually helping them after they graduate.
It is either about the connections made, or a check box for a large employer. Is it better to get a Masters in a field of study (like Finance)?
TriAg2010 said:
Someone more enterprising than me should make an MBA flow-chart like the personal finance flow chart. My general thoughts:
GMAT >> 700?
Drop everything and pursue a full-time MBA from HBS, Stanford, Wharton, etc. You have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and you'll be along side future titans of industry and heads of state.
GMAT 600-700. Already have a technical degree. Desire a career change into i-banking or management consulting. ++ if employer will pay for it.
Go to the best on-campus regional program you can. Do a night/weekend program. Opportunity cost of a full-time program is too high.
GMAT <600. Just need a resume checkbox. Employer won't pay for it
Find an online program that best fits your budget and schedule.
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Also, they way classes are taught in an MBA program the quality of your coursework is directly correlated to the quality of your classmates which is directly correlated to the quality of the program.
I used veritas prep and it got me up about 100 points. This was 8 years ago so there might be better options now but it worked well for me.SidetrackAg said:
I need to do a lot of studying for the GMAT. The match part isnt too bad, but the verbal killed me on the practice.
It's been a few years since I took mine. I got a 730 exam day, but was disappointed I didn't get the 760 I got two days before on the official GMAT prep software (not disappointed enough to retake). Both of these scores were a decent improvement from where I started.agcrock2005 said:I used veritas prep and it got me up about 100 points. This was 8 years ago so there might be better options now but it worked well for me.SidetrackAg said:
I need to do a lot of studying for the GMAT. The match part isnt too bad, but the verbal killed me on the practice.