MBA

[ace13 0]

I am considering enrolling in an MBA program. Are any of you in a program or completed one? Was it worth the investment and has it helped your business/career? Just looking for some thoughts.

[babybunny 2]

good for you...

I am still working on my BA...grrrrrrrrrrrr

[ace13 0]

good for you...

I am still working on my BA...grrrrrrrrrrrr

Thanks I feel overwhelmed at my job sometimes and I look at financials and marketing plans and I feel like I am grasping at straws and I have no real clear idea what I am doing sometimes--scrary huh I am thinking this may help-plus I graduated with a Telecom/Italian double major, biology minor, and never took a lot of business classes--and where did I end up?????BUSINESS!! GREAT

[babybunny 2]

I feel your pain. I have a career and then there are my studies. sometimes it feels like its going out of control. I need to be studying for my finals. here I am at work ..ggggagggg

Edited July 15, 2006 by babybunny

[Fandango 1,440]

I was just contemplating it just the other week, but have spoken to my broker and asked what would help me more. She advised me to forego the MBA and go for a commercial real estate designation....

Best of luck to you!!!

[tomica52 0]

Well it depends. You need to figure out what you want to do. Many schools have weekend MBA programs that will let you keep your job (even though they take longer to finish). Also I feel like only MBAs that are worth something are from top schools (don't just get it from anywhere).

[Garfield fan 0]

I'm planning to pursue an MBA degree next year and currently preparing my application, so maybe I can give you my 2 cents.

First of all, you need to know what you want to do in your career, such as are you satisfied with where you are right now ? What do you want to achieve in the next 5 years, 10 years ? I know it sounds cliche, but it's very important in deciding whether you need an MBA or not. You mentioned that your background was in telecom/biology, but you are currently in business world. Do you want to climb the ladder in business world or you want to find something more related to your edu background ?

Most of B-schools will ask you in their essays why you need MBA and what your career goal is, so contemplating what you really want to do is the key here.

The next thing you need to explore is if you want to do it full time or part time. Don't get "tricked" by the term "full" or "part" time, the difference is more than just how many hours per week you need to spend in school. They are totally different ball games in some schools. For example, part time MBA students are usually executives or managers that want to enhance their career but will stay in their career path; full time has more varieties of students. If you want to switch career, then full time will suit you better.

[workin4somethin 0]

I am considering enrolling in an MBA program. Are any of you in a program or completed one? Was it worth the investment and has it helped your business/career? Just looking for some thoughts.

YES. YES.YES. If you are able to do it, then do it, especially if you are planning to have a business career. I've seen the results of studies that show the average person with a master's degree makes 20% more than the average person with a bachelor's degree.

Ask yourself this: "Is a million dollars over my lifetime worth two more years of college study?"

[ace13 0]

Well, I am not planning on a career change. I am part of a family business that I want to make more profitable. It looks like the online and part time programs would fit with my schedule better. I just want to be sure I don't invest all this time and money and just end up with another diploma.

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Well, I am not planning on a career change. I am part of a family business that I want to make more profitable. It looks like the online and part time programs would fit with my schedule better. I just want to be sure I don't invest all this time and money and just end up with another diploma.

Bang for buck might be best at a community college program. Depends on the size of the business.

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I've thought about it. But an MBA is only worth it if you get it from one of the top MBA schools. For example, I recall reading somewhere that average starting salaries for an MBA from a college like Rutgers (not a top MBA school) is in the 60s... hardly worth the investment. Not to mention that only 4/5ths of Rutgers MBA graduates even find a job within a few months of graduation.