re: MBA Jobs

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We had that at my professional program, we covered the same material as the full time.

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Yes you cover some the same material, but they can do a lot more in 20 hours a week than the professional program can in 6. More in depth case studies, more public speaking, and more material covered in classes.

I have been pigeon holed (in this case, it is a good reason) to where I will have to do a professional MBA program rather than a FT program like I had planned on doing in the past. The reality is that I will not get enough salary boost from a FT program relative to what I make now so a Professional program makes sense. The opportunity cost is just too high for me to quit for 2 years at this stage.

However, there is no denying that you get a better classroom and networking experience from a FT program. You are completely dedicating yourself to schoolwork and spending significantly more time both in the classroom and networking with your peers.

Moreover, anyone who says "you take the same classes" in a PT vs. FT program is very wrong. PT programs typically require 10-16 credits less to graduate than the equivalent FT degree. PT programs would need to be more like 30 months in length to have the equivalent classes. There could be some exceptions to this is the rule is the vast majority of cases. For the ~30 credits that both the PT and FT students are required to take; however, the courses are the same. The difference comes in the number of elective classes FT students are able to take (which makes concentrations and majors, or multiple or each, easier to attain).

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oreover, anyone who says "you take the same classes" in a PT vs. FT program is very wrong.

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When i say that, I mean the classes that you do take are the same.

Yes they have more time. I argue that getting to apply what you are learning to a job you have now is very valuable. Its the theory behind requiring less hours.

I mean obviously almost everyone would rather take two years off and go back to college, it sure as hell would have been a lot easier.

Did you find the classes to be worthwhile?

I need to figure out what course-work related skills I want to enhance from the degree. I would enjoy the 'strategy' work but it sounds too much like soft skills based on the course descriptions. I am leaning towards a Corporate Finance major and maybe a minor in Data Analytics. I will have worked in Corporate Strategy of some kind for 6 years by the time I am done with the MBA.

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You would definitely want to go somewhere that does concentrations then because general MBA curriculum
isn't THAT heavy on hard finance and math skills. Take that with a grain of salt as I have a mechanical engineering undergrad so basically everything is light on the math.

I actually like the soft skill classes. Almost anyone can learn finance or acct. Its the soft skills which are the hardest to develop and master.

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I am avoiding a general, lock-step program. I don't want to be a numbers grunt for my entire career but I know that it will never hurt to have that in the back pocket for reference.

Soft skills like negotiation and public speaking are very valuable, but I don't want to take classes that make me build SWOT analyses as the core learning.

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I definitely learned more in a professional program than I would have in a full-time program. After each class I was able to study and work the theoretical aspects and also directly apply it or relate it to work the next day.

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I can see the benefit here.

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Plus we had other professionals taking the classes at night from different industries that had a lot of good viewpoints and anecdotes.

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A good FT program should have experienced professionals making up the class...so they should have these viewpoints regardless of whether they are currently working or did for the last 5 years.