mrscushion
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Just wondering if anyone else is in b-school... or has an SO in b-school?
yup, exactly. sorry!Date: 3/21/2010 6:18:04 AM
Author: Po10472
B-school as in business school?
sorry, too early in the morning for acronyms.
Hi Ira! Well, there''s a long law school thread, so I thought I''d start one for any business school people out there. Would be fun to discuss whatever comes to mind, what year they are in, what classes they''re taking, how they see the job market post-graduation, etc.! But, I see I may not have much luck.Date: 3/21/2010 12:49:39 PM
Author: Regular Guy
Sounds like you''re looking for someone maybe currently enrolled?
I did earn one, but part time, and in the 90s. At U of MD
I take it you''re not just taking a head count? Anything in particular in mind?
Best,
It''s even harder when you have a child come along...which did happen right as I was at the end of the program.Date: 3/21/2010 3:26:43 PM
Author: mscushion
That''s cool that you got your MBA part-time, I admire people who do that, it must be really really tough, working and studying.
Congrats on getting to the half way point, zipzapgirl! What is it, 4 years in all? 3? Again, it''s really admirable that you are working full time while doing this. Do you find that you are using a lot of what you are learning in your daily job? I find that some of the finance methods we are taught here in class are theoretically sound and definitely useful knowledge, but that people actually working in finance use different (and in many cases much more simplistic) methods.Date: 3/22/2010 10:24:06 AM
Author: zipzapgirl
I''m doing a part-time program at NYU. I will be halfway through in two weeks
I am still working full-time and doing classes on Saturdays and sometimes weeknights. I am planning to focus on finance and management topics.
Congrats on the new job. What field are you working in?Date: 3/22/2010 11:35:11 AM
Author: Bella_mezzo
yep-I am doing my MBA part-time as well. I start a new job the first week of April and am a little concerned about on-boarding to a new position mid-semester, but it''s a great job and I''m just going to make it work somehow
Date: 3/31/2010 11:48:34 PM
Author: Regular Guy
Callisto,
While not a lady, and maybe not the best person to respond...I''d be personally sympathetic to staying the course, and staying put.
Thanks! It takes 2.5-3.5 years on average for part-time, depending on how much free time you are willing to forego to finish quickerDate: 3/23/2010 10:52:43 AM
Author: mscushion
Congrats on getting to the half way point, zipzapgirl! What is it, 4 years in all? 3? Again, it''s really admirable that you are working full time while doing this. Do you find that you are using a lot of what you are learning in your daily job? I find that some of the finance methods we are taught here in class are theoretically sound and definitely useful knowledge, but that people actually working in finance use different (and in many cases much more simplistic) methods.Date: 3/22/2010 10:24:06 AM
Author: zipzapgirl
I''m doing a part-time program at NYU. I will be halfway through in two weeks
I am still working full-time and doing classes on Saturdays and sometimes weeknights. I am planning to focus on finance and management topics.
Callisto,Date: 3/31/2010 11:21:15 PM
Author: Callisto
Well I may be joining you ladies...
I totally didn't see this thread the other week but I just searched MBA to see if I could find anything interesting and couldn't believe how recent this thread was.
I'm still not 100% committed to the idea but it looks like I'm headed in that direction. I'd love some tips or advice or opinions...
Basically my situation is that I have a BS in Biology and don't want to be a doctor or a professor and that doesn't leave a whole lot of choices where I can work in a field that I can really excel in. So I'm thinking Biotechnology might be a good field for me. I really like seeing science applied in real life and think biotechnology would be a really interesting field. I'm currently working at a public university as a lab manager in a biology lab which I enjoy but I don't think I can spend my life working in academia because unless you have a PhD you're treated like a second class employee. So I'm thinking I'll make the move into the industry sector but I feel like an MBA will make me much more prepared to do so. I could get the degree part time at the university I'm working at in about three years and it would only cost about $6500 since I'm at a public school and they offer a scholarship for staff and faculty. The downside is that the school is not terribly well known. It has some really amazing programs but mostly on the arts side of things. Not to boast, but I'm a really good student and could definitely get into a better MBA school but it would mean paying at least 10 times as much for the program and leaving my current job that is SUPER flexible and would be very easy to do while getting my MBA. I'm thinking the cost and flexibility are worth sacrificing a bit in the name of the program especially since my goal is far from running a Fortune 500 company, I simply don't want my lack of a business degree to stop me from advancing within a biotech company. Thoughts?