12-02-2015, 10:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-02-2015, 10:25 PM by cookderosa.)
the best MBA is the one you finish.
I'm not going to suggest brand doesn't matter, but there is an arc or graph or whatever that you have to consider the intersection of your costs, age, and time-served. You're not a 19 year old kid just starting out, so you've already got some meat on your resume. People don't expect mid-career adults to go back in time and be traditional. The fact is that you're an adult, but you also have EXPERIENCE. Something the 19 year old can't say. So, in my opinion, you should look for an MBA that is specifically targeted toward people like you- sometimes these are called "executive MBAs" or similar. The ideas is that they WANT candidates with work experience.
I was in a similar situation. I actually had a grad school picked out BEFORE I earned my first AA credit. As it turned out, I was accepted into the program and my incoming cohort (group) was actually sent letters 2 months before we started that the program was being discontinued! In retrospect, that degree wouldn't have helped me as much as the path I ended up going on, but my point is that a lot can happen in the 14 months while you're working on your BA. I would suggest planning long term, but try to focus on one thing at a time. You've made it THIS FAR without any degrees, so it's all up from here!
EDIT: there is a free MBA that just started at Arizona State University. Butt in seat only. https://wpcarey.asu.edu/mba-programs
Also, (and the MOST exciting) is Harvard University's Extension campus has a new super-awesome accelerated bachelor's & masters in management combo degree for $45,000 and almost all online. I've already sent this link to 2 friends. It's an AMAZING deal. Fall and Spring online, summers on campus. http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/1...ed-degree/
I'm not going to suggest brand doesn't matter, but there is an arc or graph or whatever that you have to consider the intersection of your costs, age, and time-served. You're not a 19 year old kid just starting out, so you've already got some meat on your resume. People don't expect mid-career adults to go back in time and be traditional. The fact is that you're an adult, but you also have EXPERIENCE. Something the 19 year old can't say. So, in my opinion, you should look for an MBA that is specifically targeted toward people like you- sometimes these are called "executive MBAs" or similar. The ideas is that they WANT candidates with work experience.
I was in a similar situation. I actually had a grad school picked out BEFORE I earned my first AA credit. As it turned out, I was accepted into the program and my incoming cohort (group) was actually sent letters 2 months before we started that the program was being discontinued! In retrospect, that degree wouldn't have helped me as much as the path I ended up going on, but my point is that a lot can happen in the 14 months while you're working on your BA. I would suggest planning long term, but try to focus on one thing at a time. You've made it THIS FAR without any degrees, so it's all up from here!
EDIT: there is a free MBA that just started at Arizona State University. Butt in seat only. https://wpcarey.asu.edu/mba-programs
Also, (and the MOST exciting) is Harvard University's Extension campus has a new super-awesome accelerated bachelor's & masters in management combo degree for $45,000 and almost all online. I've already sent this link to 2 friends. It's an AMAZING deal. Fall and Spring online, summers on campus. http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/1...ed-degree/
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