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Has anyone here been to business school? M'aidez, GAF.

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NotTheGuyYouKill

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Was the time and experience worth it? Is your life better for it? I've spent four months doing nothing since classes ended and I'm figuring out what I want to do. I find business interesting, and I think business school could be a good next direction for me. I get my undergraduate degree in June. I don't know anybody who's been, so I was curious as to other people's experience.
 
If you're into the biz and have the capability for positive work ethic you'll love it.
I've seen ambitious friends prosper and the lazy ones absolutely hated it.

Also it's connection city. Being as many people's friends as possible in business school can get you plenty far in life.
 
Matt Damon said:
If you're into the biz and have the capability for positive work ethic you'll love it.
I've seen ambitious friends prosper and the lazy ones absolutely hated it.

Also it's connection city. Being as many people's friends as possible in business school can get you plenty far in life.
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Can I cycle between lazy and ambitious?

I was never great at networking and making friends.

But shit, I'll give it a shot. I like talking to folks.
 
NotTheGuyYouKill said:
Can I cycle between lazy and ambitious?

I was never great at networking and making friends.

But shit, I'll give it a shot. I like talking to folks.
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Yeah you don't have to be crazy ambitious. Just more ambitious than your classmates. Then you'll have those muns.
Networking opportunities are what you're really paying for when you go to school imo.

I went to film school btw so take any of my advice with a grain of salt.
 
Didn't you make this exact thread last year? Why do you keep making this thread?

Wasn't your degree nothing to do with business? And business jobs you need to network a lot so if you suck then it will be useless to you. All your jobs and stuff come from connections and networking 99% of the time.
 
Do not go to business school right out of undergrad. It is a tremendous waste of money at that point because the kinds of jobs you'll get are the same ones you could get by working for a couple of years only you just spent $150k with no real income for two years.

Most business schools (and all of the best MBA programs) look for job experience as a prerequisite and your resume is a very important part of the application.

It's a huge commitment. Don't do it because you don't know exactly what you want to do right now, go to B school because you know exactly what you want to do afterwards. Those two years will go by fast and you better have a plan (and some internship experience).

There are very, very few jobs that require an MBA. Like almost none. You want to network? Go network. You don't have to spend that much money to make connections.
 
I'm a prof in a Top 10 business school, OP. Send me your Qs via PM, and I'll be happy to aidez-vous. As you might imagine from my username, I made the jump from teaching in the liberal arts to business communication. This is not the same as working in the "real world," but I prep students for it. If you have questions about business programs and course content, I'm your man.
 
Sub_Level said:
I regret dropping out of 4-year college. Actually really enjoyed Accounting classes.
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what!? just got done with classes for the semester and i can definitively say there is not way im going to miss accounting. it's considered a "weed-out" class at our school for a reason. where did you go to school?
 
ito007 said:
what!? just got done with classes for the semester and i can definitively say there is not way im going to miss accounting. it's considered a "weed-out" class at our school for a reason. where did you go to school?
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What
Accounting is awesome :(
 
Zaraki_Kenpachi said:
Didn't you make this exact thread last year? Why do you keep making this thread?

Wasn't your degree nothing to do with business? And business jobs you need to network a lot so if you suck then it will be useless to you. All your jobs and stuff come from connections and networking 99% of the time.
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I keep wavering, but now's pretty much the time to commit or not.
Ace Harding said:
Do not go to business school right out of undergrad. It is a tremendous waste of money at that point because the kinds of jobs you'll get are the same ones you could get by working for a couple of years only you just spent $150k with no real income for two years.

Most business schools (and all of the best MBA programs) look for job experience as a prerequisite and your resume is a very important part of the application.

It's a huge commitment. Don't do it because you don't know exactly what you want to do right now, go to B school because you know exactly what you want to do afterwards. Those two years will go by fast and you better have a plan (and some internship experience).

There are very, very few jobs that require an MBA. Like almost none. You want to network? Go network. You don't have to spend that much money to make connections.
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I'll keep this in mind.

CreativeWriter said:
I'm a prof in a Top 10 business school, OP. Send me your Qs via PM, and I'll be happy to aidez-vous. As you might imagine from my username, I made the jump from teaching in the liberal arts to business communication. This is not the same as working in the "real world," but I prep students for it. If you have questions about business programs and course content, I'm your man.
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Thanks man. Appreciate it.

Matt Damon said:
Yeah you don't have to be crazy ambitious. Just more ambitious than your classmates. Then you'll have those muns.
Networking opportunities are what you're really paying for when you go to school imo.

I went to film school btw so take any of my advice with a grain of salt.
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I will also keep this in mind.
 
ito007 said:
what!? just got done with classes for the semester and i can definitively say there is not way im going to miss accounting. it's considered a "weed-out" class at our school for a reason. where did you go to school?
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UTEP

They have a decent business college. I dunno Accounting just made sense to me. I've done entry level IT for the last ~2 and a half years and would prefer to work with balance sheets and cash flow statements over running cable and removing malware any day...
 
Sub_Level said:
UTEP

They have a decent business college. I dunno Accounting just made sense to me. I've done entry level IT for the last ~2 and a half years and would prefer to work with balance sheets and cash flow statements over running cable and removing malware any day...
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well at least you enjoyed it because it was unbearable for me. if i had your attitude these past 2 semesters wouldve been so much nicer
 
Are you thinking about an MBA or a more specialized Master program? MBA is extremely basic and I honestly wouldn't recommend it unless you already have some decent work experience (2-3 years minimum). Try to get into a specialization and work from there. What was your Bachelor´s Degree?
 
NotTheGuyYouKill said:
I keep wavering, but now's pretty much the time to commit or not.


I'll keep this in mind.



Thanks man. Appreciate it.



I will also keep this in mind.
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There's going to be nothing that is said now that wasn't said in the other thread. After this thread though I think there's zero point in you going at all. You admit you're going to halfass it at best and then not even network. You're literally pissing away money at that point.
 
lenos16 said:
Are you thinking about an MBA or a more specialized Master program? MBA is extremely basic and I honestly wouldn't recommend it unless you already have some decent work experience (2-3 years minimum). Try to get into a specialization and work from there. What was your Bachelor´s Degree?
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I have a few years work experience at this point, enough that I can apply.

Zaraki_Kenpachi said:
There's going to be nothing that is said now that wasn't said in the other thread. After this thread though I think there's zero point in you going at all. You admit you're going to halfass it at best and then not even network. You're literally pissing away money at that point.
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I will full-ass it, I promise you. I'm ready for a change in my life. I didn't really wanna bump up a year old thread to find out people's experiences.

Honestly, I want to try it.
 
NotTheGuyYouKill said:
I have a few years work experience at this point, enough that I can apply.



I will full-ass it, I promise you. I'm ready for a change in my life. I didn't really wanna bump up a year old thread to find out people's experiences.

Honestly, I want to try it.
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Your post seemed to say the opposite to start the thread... Why business school? Do you even know what you want to do yet? You just got a bachelors that you're not even using.
 
I'm graduating with my MBA in a week. I had over a decade of work experience under my belt before I started. I've learned a lot and made way more connections than I did in undergrad. It has absolutely been worth it for me, but it depends on what you want to do with your life.
 
Get work experience first, or better yet, get a company you have been working with for a few years to pay for it. If you specialize in finance or accounting, you can expect to have job prospects with good pay and job stability.
 
Zaraki_Kenpachi said:
Your post seemed to say the opposite to start the thread... Why business school? Do you even know what you want to do yet? You just got a bachelors that you're not even using.
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Because I was planning to go to law school after my undergrad but I realized I have no real passion for law and I wasn't sure what I wanna do with my degree. The parts of poli sci that I loved and found easy was administration and policy, practical stuff. I just find business interesting, I want the opportunity to build something of my own rather than work for other people the rest of my life and I want the skills to do that.

I always planned to continue my education after undergrad, but I wasn't sure what I really wanted. After some thought, this seems to be what holds the most of my attention. I want something I can be passionate about, and I can be passionate about something I build myself.

Does that help? I realize it comes off as rambling maybe. I want to do more with my life, you know? I dunno if business school is the best direction, but at least it's a direction which is nice since I spent the better part of a year not knowing what to do.

I want to build something and I probably won't ever be an architect or an engineer... so maybe I can do business. What's nice is that in business, I have a lot of outside resources, family and friends etc, vs law or government where I know very few people in those positions.

I'm worried about doing it cause I'm a slacker and cause I probably won't be as experienced as most people there and I'm probably dumb compared to them.

I'm not worried about paying for it cause my parents said they're willing to pay if I make something of my life, lol. But that also makes me nervous cause I don't want to waste their hard earned money.
 
Business school is your best bet. Took me 7 years to get my accounting degree but it was worth it. Lots of job opportunities if you study hard and get good grades.
 
I'm in business school right now. It's great. Accounting wasn't much fun, but I'm loving all of the other classes.

Contrary to what some other poster above said, there are, in fact, a lot of jobs that companies specifically recruit MBAs for.

Shoot for >= 700 on the GMAT, and try to get into one of the top 20 schools.
 
NotTheGuyYouKill said:
Because I was planning to go to law school after my undergrad but I realized I have no real passion for law and I wasn't sure what I wanna do with my degree. The parts of poli sci that I loved and found easy was administration and policy, practical stuff. I just find business interesting, I want the opportunity to build something of my own rather than work for other people the rest of my life and I want the skills to do that.

I always planned to continue my education after undergrad, but I wasn't sure what I really wanted. After some thought, this seems to be what holds the most of my attention. I want something I can be passionate about, and I can be passionate about something I build myself.

Does that help? I realize it comes off as rambling maybe. I want to do more with my life, you know? I dunno if business school is the best direction, but at least it's a direction which is nice since I spent the better part of a year not knowing what to do.

I want to build something and I probably won't ever be an architect or an engineer... so maybe I can do business. What's nice is that in business, I have a lot of outside resources, family and friends etc, vs law or government where I know very few people in those positions.

I'm worried about doing it cause I'm a slacker and cause I probably won't be as experienced as most people there and I'm probably dumb compared to them.

I'm not worried about paying for it cause my parents said they're willing to pay if I make something of my life, lol. But that also makes me nervous cause I don't want to waste their hard earned money.
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Than you definetly should concentrate on either accounting or marketing, those fields are pretty much required when you plan to become independent sometime in the future. Getting connections is vital as well, I suggest you participate in your student body for the program, lots of networking opportunities.
 
I have a BS in International Business and I'm slowly working through an MBA program, I also work full time. I have no doubt that it will benefit me in the future but I've also been working in the business field since I graduated (the past 4 years) in various international business settings. It's what you make of it.
 
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