ON: anyone here have an MBA? I could use some career advice please
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Originally Posted by sendaraven
Well, I definitely can't afford a top school even if I did get in and I'm not convinced I'd get a job easily without going to a top school at my age, so. In the meantime I did look into taking an intro business class at my local University just to see how I'd like it. They're not offering weekend classes this fall through so I'll have to check back next semester, I get home way too late for the weekday evening class. Thanks again to all.
Cornell, Harvard, Ross, Sloan, Kellogg, Stanford, Fuqua, and maybe ten others are name-brand. All the Ivy business schools are Top 20 (or Top 15), period. I sure wanted that on my resume, and busted my rear to get it. This does not knock the business education from, say, Seattle U. or our local University of WW (Foster). In fact the latter hovers around no. 30 across the years. Great if you're staying local to this area, too.
But name brand opens doors, especially from the alumni and other networking contacts. I seem to know people nationally and call on my brothers and sisters at-will. They've dropped everything to help a couple times. I've dropped everything to help a few of them over the years, too. Bulk of us are GM or Sr. Director level ten years on, per predictions.
So, you're selling the degree a bit short in terms of what is helps buy you. Mine was not "cheap," though, at $93K. Paid itself off in three years. Everything since has been total gravy, and I've bought property and boosted the portfolio. Ten more years, I'm out of the game.
Not going "name brand," yes I'd think it over first, decide if worth it. For the knowledge: yes. For much else, not sure so would guess "no." I think "international" buys you some marginal gain at-best.
