Golden Gate University or Apollos DBA?

[quanticmba]

Just an update, I got accepted into GGU DBA with emerging tech - still 70% off but now comes with a compulsory 10k USD immersion program fee to SF, SG and Mumbai. So 24k USD in total.

Congrats on getting into the program! Seems like a very good deal even though they added the 10K... Did you get your Quantic MBA for free or cheap? What other requirements were needed for the DBA? I keep forgetting what they need as I've read so many that I want to apply to...

Thanks buddy! Been lurking around and reading your informative posts even before my MBA. Quantic currently offers 25% scholarships (class Nov 24) which is approx 9.9k USD. I asked around my cohort and 3 of them confirmed they got the same offer amount (25%). They recently implemented sweeping changes to how grading works, which is significantly harder for the 2025 cohort. Internal speculation is that they are adjusting academic rigour for RA. As of now, Quantic is only NA (DEAC). Seems like they have been reducing the scholarship amount from 100>75>50>25%. Courses have been great so far on their proprietary mobile app but as a new non-RA business school, it probably does not tick the boxes for most people. 

The UUG DBA program in emerging tech requires a Bachelors with 10+ years of work experience, while the normal DBA requires a Masters or Bachelors with 5+ year of work experience. Kind of weird that the requirements are different, but then again the programs are wildly different as well. 

DBA in Emerging Tech: https://cdn.upgrad.com/UpGrad/temp/7dbd6...gu+dba.pdf
Normal DBA: https://cdn.upgrad.com/UpGrad/temp/5a73e...52.pdf.pdf

Also worth it to note that the normal DBA allows you to opt-in/out of the 10k USD immersion program, but the DBA in emerging tech does not provide you with an option AKA the immersion program is compulsary.