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I went to a Wharton School MBA program introduction the other day. Or maybe it was Berkeley Haas, I can't remember. The lady leading the session to sell me a $
by noMBAplease 8y ago
I went to a Wharton School MBA program introduction the other day. Or maybe it was Berkeley Haas, I can't remember.
The lady leading the session to sell me a $150,000+ degree which requires me to leave my (extremely successful and promising career) for two years (and screw up my family life while doing it), started talking about how if people in the room got a bad grade in a certain area for their undergraduate degree - they might have to go back and fix it before they apply.
Did I mention I have to pay the costs of this program 100% myself since most employers (and mine) won't cover it anymore?
Once I heard that, I was done. Not only do I have to take three months to study for a stupid GMAT or GRE or whatever, I am also being held accountable for a grade I got over 12 years ago.
In that 12 years, I quit my business career ,taught myself software engineering, built multiple applications used by millions of people every month before resuming my career as a manager of technical evangelist teams.
The idea that I need to go get an MBA, take a GMAT, submit to covering for a bad grade 15 years ago after achieving a very high degree of proficiency in Objective-C and doing the things I have done since was so laughable it ended the desire for me to ever get an MBA.
Maybe if they paid me I might consider it. I just dont get it. It is something I might do if I got rich in cryptocurrency and needed a hobby to pass the time, thats about it.
Dont get me wrong, people (some) with MBAs I have met are often quite smart. But it seemed like an awful lot of time, stress and money and administrative nonsense for what the result is.
- bluedevil2k 8y agoSounds like you weren't that serious about getting an MBA to begin with. Surely you knew most of what she told you before going into the introduction.
- 0x8BADF00D 8y agoI’d argue that you don’t need one, since you’ve already accomplished so much and have a proven track record. An MBA is mainly for people who want to switch careers entirely. Maybe an EMBA would be more appropriate for the stage you are in your career.
- brianwawok 8y agoMost working people do executive MBAs. No reason to quit. Did this degree force fulltime?
- httpz 8y agoThe lady is just doing her job recruiting. She doesn't know your full background. MBA is not for you. You wasted an hour of your life. No need to be mad about MBA in general.
- notyourday 8y agoThe lady is a sales droid. Her job is to convince you to part with the money.
- analog31 8y agoRule of thumb: Don't attend grad school unless somebody else is paying for it.
- univalent 8y agoI went to the Haas part time program. I had some Cs in my undergrad statement that I did not have to re-take. I'm surprised they said that.