Mba?

BatemanPatrickl · 11-26-2007, 09:47 AM

Has anyone gone back for their MBA? I looked at the a few programs and it's not cheap. The GMAT scares the living hell out of me but I think I can do well IF I study.

durito · 11-26-2007, 10:00 AM

I didn't study much for the GMAT and did just fine, but I do real well with standardized tests.

I think it really depends on what you want to do with your degree if it's worth it or not.

BatemanPatrickl · 11-26-2007, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by durito

I didn't study much for the GMAT and did just fine, but I do real well with standardized tests.

I think it really depends on what you want to do with your degree if it's worth it or not.

Well, I helped start a business that is doing well but I want something to fall back on just in case. I don't do well on standardized tests so I would need to prepare for exam.

What did you get on the GMAT test and may I ask what did you go back to school for?

durito · 11-26-2007, 10:22 AM

I got a 680 though I'm sure I could do better if I studied.

I didn't need a very good score to get into the University of Colorado. I've only taken a couple classes so far (all online) and I'm not sure if I will finish it or not.

I did it mainly to learn and not to improve my job prospects. If I wanted to use it to launch a better career I'd have applied to a better school and gone full time.

Real world business experience is far more important IMO and the degree is mostly only worth it if you go to a top school.

BatemanPatrickl · 11-26-2007, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by durito

I got a 680 though I'm sure I could do better if I studied.

I didn't need a very good score to get into the University of Colorado. I've only taken a couple classes so far (all online) and I'm not sure if I will finish it or not.

I did it mainly to learn and not to improve my job prospects. If I wanted to use it to launch a better career I'd have applied to a better school and gone full time.

Real world business experience is far more important IMO and the degree is mostly only worth it if you go to a top school.

A 680 is a strong score and I agree about the real world business experience.

seaborneq · 11-26-2007, 11:37 AM

Study a little bit with the GMAT study guide and you will at least get in conditionally. If I did it with social anxiety, depression, sleep apnea, a wife, a job, working irregular hours, and a serious dislike for business class acumen, then I know you can do it.

BatemanPatrickl · 11-26-2007, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by seaborneq

Study a little bit with the GMAT study guide and you will at least get in conditionally. If I did it with social anxiety, depression, sleep apnea, a wife, a job, working irregular hours, and a serious dislike for business class acumen, then I know you can do it.

Thank you for the support

pico · 11-26-2007, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by BatemanPatrickl

Has anyone gone back for their MBA? I looked at the a few programs and it's not cheap. The GMAT scares the living hell out of me but I think I can do well IF I study.

mba is useless. they don't teach you anything, people go there to get connections and do networking.

BatemanPatrickl · 11-26-2007, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by picoman

mba is useless.

From a diploma mill, yes. From a good school, no.

pico · 11-26-2007, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BatemanPatrickl

From a diploma mill, yes. From a good school, no.

you need job experience going in. still, mba classes aren't useful at all...those case studies are all bullshit...waste of time. the only use is probably you have something to say during the cocktail parties. good school means you get to meet future leaders from fortune 500...that is why people pay shit load of money to get into top 25.

mba doesn't teach you anything. those who got accepted to top mba programs are already leaders. it is just a way for them to gather and network.

louisvillekid · 11-26-2007, 03:34 PM

i barely got a high school diploma. dropped out of community college, i got a plumbers certificate from a local tech school, got a license to drive fork-lifts and cheery-pickers, and a bar tending certificate, also took a class on reading building plans, and many more useless classes and certificates that are meaningless in the corporate world. i'm a jack-of-all-trades, and a master of none.

BatemanPatrickl · 11-26-2007, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by picoman

you need job experience going in. still, mba classes aren't useful at all...those case studies are all bullshit...waste of time. the only use is probably you have something to say during the cocktail parties. good school means you get to meet future leaders from fortune 500...that is why people pay shit load of money to get into top 25.

mba doesn't teach you anything. those who got accepted to top mba programs are already leaders. it is just a way for them to gather and network.

May I ask what you do for a living?

durito · 11-26-2007, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by picoman

you need job experience going in. still, mba classes aren't useful at all...those case studies are all bullshit...waste of time. the only use is probably you have something to say during the cocktail parties. good school means you get to meet future leaders from fortune 500...that is why people pay shit load of money to get into top 25.

mba doesn't teach you anything. those who got accepted to top mba programs are already leaders. it is just a way for them to gather and network.

Maybe, but the average starting salary and bonus out of a top 10 MBA program is about $200,000 a year.

BatemanPatrickl · 11-26-2007, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by durito

Maybe, but the average starting salary and bonus out of a top 10 MBA program is about $200,000 a year.

You are off by about $80,000...

pico · 11-26-2007, 04:32 PM

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Maybe, but the average starting salary and bonus out of a top 10 MBA program is about $200,000 a year.

you can't really look at the numbers. those people who get top salaries out of business school already has pretty nice jobs going into business school. if you're a nobody going into business school, you'll be a unemployed nobody coming out of business school. if you don't beleive me, spend 3 years and prove me wrong.

as i said before, hiratio alger story is just a folklore.

pico · 11-26-2007, 04:35 PM

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May I ask what you do for a living?

i live in my mom's basement. make a video on youtube once a while and trying to act like a big man on on sbr