Did anyone join a mba program to make new friends? If so, was it worth it? I’m 4 years out of college and haven’t made a ton of new friends recently and am considering getting an mba to meet new people. Not sure its financially worth it for me so would love to hear from others experiences.

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I started an MBA program a few years after college in a similar friend situation. I had moved to a new city and had a limited friend group. I didn’t start the degree for that reason but I did make a lot of great friends.

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Join a sports club or a professional members club or anything. Don’t do the mba just to make friends. Yes you might get some great friends but they are even more an international group.

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I just graduated with my MS in Health Information Management. Any jobs in NYC in this particular field (first time in this field)? Provide links. 🫶🏼

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