re: ROI on Masters Programs

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My end game is to be Procurement Consultant and open my own shop for government and fortune 500 companies.

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Two questions:

1. Will the Georgetown program teach you how to do this?

2. Can you accomplish this with just an MBA or even just a BA?

I'm a lawyer and don't know a lot about procurement consultants but, based on a quick google search, it doesn't look like they type of career you need a JD and MBA for. When I interview potential lawyers who have graduate degrees other than JD's, I'm impressed but not wowed by it b/c those degrees typically have nothing to do with the practice of law. I'm thinking you're about to pay a lot of extra money for something that might not really help you accomplish your goal.

This is what it ultimately boils down to:

A) You sincerely want to practice procurement law, professionally, for as far you can see into the future. In this case, GW is the way to go.

B) You think that procurement law offers enough financial security that you can be happy enough doing it long-term. In this case, you probably need to think it over once more, but GW is probably still the way to go.

C) You have a general studies degree, want something more lucrative, and want to leave Louisiana to live somewhere more exciting like DC. You've read a couple things about procurement law and it sounds okay. In this case, I would take a giant step back and rethink your plan. $60K, plus the cost of living in DC, is a huge amount of debt to take on if you're not fully certain that your heart is in this.