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It seems like a lot of people here are missing the point of an MBA. You don't get one primarily for what you learn; you get one for who you can meet. Sure, you'
by kingnothing 19y ago
It seems like a lot of people here are missing the point of an MBA. You don't get one primarily for what you learn; you get one for who you can meet. Sure, you're going to learn some stuff you didn't know, but top MBA programs are aimed at people who were in an industry for a couple of years and have experience. The purpose, learning wise, is to fine-tune your skills. You should go after an MBA mostly for the networking opportunities, not the learning opportunities.
- chaostheory 19y agoI agree, but I'm not sure it's worth the $60-$100k (not including opportunity cost)... I would think if you live in a major metro that there are other venues for that. Then again the credibility it brings if you want to go to finance in Wall St or move up in Big Corp X may be useful to some people (assuming that you go to a top 10 MBA program)... but probably not too useful to most of the people who come to yc news