MBA???

[Balla]

Ok good to know.

I was just tryna figure out what should I do if I couldn't handle stem.

Got any other ideas on what I could do In case I had to get a simple degree?

The debt isn't worth it.

Everyone thinks they're going to land one of the tops gigs at McKinsey, Bain, Goldman Sachs, etc. after business school.

There are only so many of those opportunities available.

Quite often people end up in roles that are only paying them marginally better than what they would have made if they'd just continued to climb the ladder. And they've added hella debt to their balance sheet in the process and additional stress.

It's not a decision to be taken lightly. Think carefully about what you want to get out of the program. What does post-MBA success look like for you? Is it attainable, given your pre-MBA background and rep of your school?

In other words, a non-profit worker who gets into Penn typically isn't going to leave business school and land a job at a top private equity firm!

But, some people take on the debt, thinking such an outcome is the norm!

 

[Voice of Reason]

The debt isn't worth it.

Everyone thinks they're going to land one of the tops gigs at McKinsey, Bain, Goldman Sachs, etc. after business school.

There are only so many of those opportunities available.

Quite often people end up in roles that are only paying them marginally better than what they would have made if they'd just continued to climb the ladder. And they've added hella debt to their balance sheet in the process and additional stress.

It's not a decision to be taken lightly. Think carefully about what you want to get out of the program. What does post-MBA success look like for you? Is it attainable, given your pre-MBA background and rep of your school?

In other words, a non-profit worker who gets into Penn typically isn't going to leave business school and land a job at a top private equity firm!

But, some people take on the debt, thinking such an outcome is the norm!

If you went to Penn and did an internship why wouldn’t you?

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Someone told me you can be a manager anywhere and be making 100k easy with an MBA. Am I being lied to?

Going to a top 15/20 program, yes, most people will get jobs making 90k and up. Honestly, like others said, if you're not going to a highly prestigious program - look at us news, business week, Forbes rankings - you want someone else to pay for it. Look into the consortium to get full rides to some of the top 25 schools.

As for getting an MBA from pine bluff state u or some shyt, you might get a "good" job at a regional company, but you'd be better off having your employer pay for it and using it as a "credential" for advancement within the company you work for.

Also, an MBA is best done after 3+ years in the workplace ain't nobody putting some 24 year old fresh outta school in charge of shyt and they're not giving you 150k salaries, people who go straight thru tend to go to less competitive schools and that degree really means nothing with no real world experience behind it.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

The debt isn't worth it.

Everyone thinks they're going to land one of the tops gigs at McKinsey, Bain, Goldman Sachs, etc. after business school.

There are only so many of those opportunities available.

Quite often people end up in roles that are only paying them marginally better than what they would have made if they'd just continued to climb the ladder. And they've added hella debt to their balance sheet in the process and additional stress.

It's not a decision to be taken lightly. Think carefully about what you want to get out of the program. What does post-MBA success look like for you? Is it attainable, given your pre-MBA background and rep of your school?

In other words, a non-profit worker who gets into Penn typically isn't going to leave business school and land a job at a top private equity firm!

But, some people take on the debt, thinking such an outcome is the norm!

I disagree. I actually went to penn - Wharton - for my MBA. While hardly anyone is getting PE jobs regardless of background (that's clearly one of the most elite worlds to break into with very few roles), there were plenty of non profit/teacher types that landed i-banking and consulting gigs clearing $200k a year. That's actually the blueprint for those types IF you're at a top school