For those who believe an MBA in most cases is a waste of $ due to the debt involved. Would getting into HBS may have changed your mind on that?

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It’ll be the best two years of your life.

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The tuition and other fees for top MBA programs are at 160K - 220K. And be a full-time student without incomes for 2 years.

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It depends on the caliber of the school - and where you are at vs. exit opportunities. If you start out on IB out of undergrad you don’t need one unless you want a career changw

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Top 25? Generous...

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Definitely not a waste of money. Not sure what analyst is messing up that math

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SC1 it isn’t just about the money. It is the most fun you’ll have in your ears career, by far. You’ll travel, meet new people, and learn new things. Also, exit opps are helped by it. The opportunity I’ll probably take soon (corona dependent, lol) asked for an MBA. IMO does. It need one, but they specified it and would never have reached out if I didn’t have one.

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Only bad MBAs are a waste of money. Im talking like below top 20 or maybe top 30, where people still pay upwards of $100k but can't find a six figure job after.

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I took the MBA at the lower ranked school with partial scholarship and still got the high paying gig. An MBA is what you make of it, although the higher the ranking the better the network / easier it is to recruit.

Definitely worth it

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Depends what you want to do with the MBA

Anything t25 is worth it. Anything under t25 that unless you are just checking off a box at work or having work pay for it and go part time doesn’t make sense for the debt taken.

There’s no general rule for what is worth it or not worth it. In each case, it depends on an individuals current situation (occupation, earnings, savings, etc.), their end goals, at what cost they are willing to achieve those goals, and whether or not the MBA program they get into can help them achieve those goals / with what likelihood

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