Comments on: Why I Didn’t Go to a Top Tier MBA Program

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:34:10 +0000

The difference will be noticeable when you move to a top tier firm, and you’re competing for promotions with people from some of the top tier schools. Even if you have slightly to moderate better job performance, the Ivy grad will get first dibs on promotions. There is a certain prestige in identifying where your MBA came from. In many cases we study, the manager’s MBA school is listed shortly after their name. Just my two cents.

By: scott

scott — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:44:50 +0000

I agree. I am planning on starting my MBA program in a few weeks. I’ve been researching the benefit of an MBA and everyone talks about the opportunity costs vs the outcome. My company will reimburse for successful semesters. I’m thinking if you can have your cake and eat it too, why not? I’m planning on doing the program in 3 years to allow my company to pay for it.
I also fee that it may be something i will need in the future and if I can knock it out before kids and a midlife crisis, I might as well. Am I off on this?

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By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:55:58 +0000

@Corporate Barbarian: Thanks! That’s pretty much what I did. Mine was 2 nights per week, 4 hours per night when I first started. Then switched to one night per week, 2 hours per night, but a longer term. I’ve not only kept my job, but I’ve made more money (not a ton more, but more) while getting my education.

@brooklynchick: Your number are really close to mine once I factor in books and things like that. I honestly — and this is bad — don’t know how much exactly I have in loans because I’ve got the money just sitting aside in a bank account ready to pay it off when needed.

By: brooklynchick

brooklynchick — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:12:48 +0000

I couldn’t agree more. I went to a local, public university at night – year-round for three years, and I got an MBA for about $3,000 from me and about $15,000 from my employer (Santa even bought some of my textbooks).

I have no school debt, I have an MBA, and I am making six figures!

By: Corporate Barbarian

Corporate Barbarian — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:08:50 +0000

First, congratulations on getting your MBA! It’s something to be proud of. I didn’t go to a “top tier” school, either. My company paid for my tuition. I continued to work full-time, and went to school at night. I couldn’t afford not to work, either. The only things that I paid for were books and college fees. A few years later, at another job, I worked with a guy that got his MBA from Notre Dame. He went full-time, had to quit his current job, and paid for tuition through student loans. So, we basically held the same job, yet he owed student loans, while I was free of any education debt. A more expensive MBA from a top tier school isn’t always the answer.