Good time to get an MBA?

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  • $5 submissions
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    • Nov 2003
    • 32189

    #1

    Good time to get an MBA?

    Are tough economic times the best times to reinvest in your personal education? Not necessarily to make yourself more 'marketable' in the job market or to get a promotion but just for the sake of education. Basically, take two years off getting a degree and get out of school once the worst of the recession has passed. Assuming you can get grants and scholarships to cover up to half of your MBA costs, would you go for it?

    What do you guys think?
  • retardednewbie
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    • Jul 2002
    • 191

    #2
    I think it's a great idea. You should do it.

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    • ThatGuy25
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      • Sep 2006
      • 4

      #3
      I think there's more millionaires made during a depression than during good times.

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      • tranza
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        • Jun 2003
        • 57559

        #4
        I think you should go for it!
        I'm just a newbie.

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        • The Judge
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          • Jan 2006
          • 1647

          #5
          Unless its from one of the top 5 schools, don't bother.

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          • FakeNick
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            • May 2007
            • 739

            #6
            just buy a bunch of them online
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            • Agent 488
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              • Feb 2006
              • 22511

              #7
              go get a trade. when shit collapses what do you think will be more in value - mad accounting skills or the ability to fix a fridge?

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              • RayVega
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                • Jul 2004
                • 4212

                #8
                Originally posted by FakeNick
                just buy a bunch of them online


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                • Khulan
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                  • Sep 2008
                  • 890

                  #9
                  Yeah you really should. I heard that you should have MBA if you want to work in high-level especially the U.S government requires it these days.
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                  • After Shock Media
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                    • Mar 2001
                    • 35299

                    #10
                    Originally posted by $5 submissions
                    Are tough economic times the best times to reinvest in your personal education? Not necessarily to make yourself more 'marketable' in the job market or to get a promotion but just for the sake of education. Basically, take two years off getting a degree and get out of school once the worst of the recession has passed. Assuming you can get grants and scholarships to cover up to half of your MBA costs, would you go for it?

                    What do you guys think?
                    One of those news shows (20/20, primetime, etc) did a story on such. Really seems that just about everyone agrees they are just about useless (read most college education) unless you are after something that REALLY requires it such as lawyer, doctor, etc.
                    They did really express and show how trade schools on the other hand are surefire winners and worth every dime.

                    I know I rather pick up skill sets than other forms of education.

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                    • $5 submissions
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                      • Nov 2003
                      • 32189

                      #11
                      Originally posted by The Judge
                      Unless its from one of the top 5 schools, don't bother.
                      Not even just for purely educational/self-gratification via education purposes?

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                      • woj
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                        • Jul 2002
                        • 47880

                        #12
                        I was thinking of doing the same, but they are kinda expensive, you are looking at probably at least 50k for 2 years tuition, you have to jump through hoops to get into a decent school AND you have to account for probably another 100-200k in "opportunity cost", time used up studying that you could have used for work instead....

                        so the whole thing = 250k if not more, which is a significant expense to be doing it just for "self gratification"...
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