re: Thinking about pursuing an MBA

I'll check on it

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PHDs generally are students avoiding work. Or are super quirky. They hardly ever work out good


Interested to hear what field you are in
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Environmental

I asked for information from LSU's online program.

My $0.02;

MBA's are only good if they come from a "big name" school. Harvard, Rice, Yale, Stanford. Those degrees will open doors. It's a good ol boys club when you get an MBA from those types of universities .

MBAs do not only have to be from a "big" name school. Of course, University of Phoenix isn't great either. MBAs, like any other post-grad degree/certification, are resume differentiators. So if your resume is compared to a non-MBA resume, you'll probably get a call.

The problem with getting an MBA today is people getting it for the wrong reason. People get it (and pay $$$) so they can potentially make more money quicker without having to earn it. People aren't going for the experiences to learn to be better managers. Thus, every mom and pop college offers an MBA.

I too agree you should only get an MBA after working 6+ years or started your own business recently. Hate seeing 23 year olds in MBA classes; they add no experience-value; only theories on how they would solve crisis/problems

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