I have been thinking of heading to business school since i think it would provide me some insights on business and it will provide me some network opportunities to start a new venture in the future. Is it worth the ride?
2007-04-09 05:15:39 · 3 answers · asked by Ksee 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
If you have the resource and the time, please do. By gaining a bussiness degree in addition to your computer science one, you make yourself more marketable, and you also equip yourself to start your own bussiness if you so desire.
You can never have too much knowledge, and you may be surprised at some of the similarities that exist in both fields.
2007-04-09 05:20:55 · answer #1 · answered by phyllop 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I would say it depends. However, I can say this with confidence most people would benefit from a graduate business education. You need to define what your needs are, different programs focus on different career paths. If you are interested in entrepreneurship some good programs are Stanford, Upenn, U of MD and Babson.
However, if you are interested in a career on Wall Street the list will be different. Once you have decided on what you want to do after business school, you should make out a short list of a stretch school, a target school and a fall back school. Truth be told top business programs are very competitive with acceptance rate being as low as 10% in some programs.
You also need to think through the cost of attending and look into finding opportunities for scholarships and financial aid. If you get into a top 30 program you probably can't go wrong. The higher up you go the better for you.
Good luck with your decision.
2007-04-09 09:09:36 · answer #2 · answered by Tee Kay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can get into a top 15 MBA program, you should be able to increase your salary by 50%-100% and do much more interesting work. You can get a better position in the same field or change fields.
If you can get into a ranked MBA program, then there are benefits that make it worth going full time, but you are unlikely to do as well as if you go to a top program.
Going to an unranked program will not do much for your earning potential or ability to get a new job -- though if you plan on staying in the same company and they pay for it, it might pay off.
Most top schools want you to have three to five years of work experience.
2007-04-09 06:51:25 · answer #3 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋