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You genuinely have no idea what you're talking about, McKinsey. The professors at Harvard Extension School are mostly derived from Harvard College, Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Divinity School, etc. Sure, there is an occasional random professor from Boston College, or even industry, thrown in. But overall the level of education is identical to other schools at Harvard, to the point where Harvard College students take Extension School classes for credit as well. How do I know this? I have a colleague with a PhD from Harvard Business School who teaches part-time at the Extension School, and she raves about the superiority of the quality dialogue in her classes vice that of other classes. The Kennedy School has a mid-career track for adults, with many of the same professors as the Extension School, as do other graduate schools at Harvard; why not malign those programs, too? If you need more validation, this article in the Harvard Crimson from 2021 clearly states "many students at the College and the Extension School are enrolled in the very same courses with the very same professors" https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/10/19/extending-our-gratitude-to-the-extension-school/ . I would encourage you to do a bit of McKinsey-grade research before popping off about subjects you don't understand.
So, I talked to the career center and learned of this: https://carc.extension.harvard.edu/alumnicareers
It certainly helps, but it's not the only thing they're looking for.
It's not a guarantee by any means, but it definitely looks good on a resume.
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Extension school degrees are like U of Phoenix degrees for those in the know
@McKinsey&Co can you be more specific? From what I know about U of Phoenix, those degrees are solely online. Harvard Extension School Master degrees have to be completed on campus with some courses having the option of an online format. Not to mention you have to be admitted to the ALM program.
“The College’s Undergraduate Council went so far as to analyze the entire Extension School course catalog and concluded that the classes were extremely similar, in content and quality, to those offered at the College.”
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/10/7/extension-school-scrut/
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Of course Harvard won’t call their extension school a joke. That’d be shooting themselves in the foot….
Subject Expert
I am not sure what you are trying to say - but you are not understanding my point. Extension School students are usually two types: 1) Working professionals doing it part time for other opportunities, usually ALMs 2) Full time (typically younger) doing it as part of their UG (ALBs)
To say either of these tracks are the same, career wise as Harvard College (or HMS, HBS or HKS) is insane.
Please check, but none of the IB BB or MBB recruitment stats, none recruit at the Extension School. And why do you think it’s ALB and ALM rather than AB or AM, it’s to differential against the core (more prestigious counterparts)
Yes, with your ALB or ALM, you can probably get a regular company, but to compare this to any Ivy League degree is a joke and shows how little you know about the real world.
So here are the job titles of recent graduates from the ALM in Management.
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OK, I give up. Please enjoy your ALM degree. I hope you also get membership to your local Harvard club and hob nob with them proudly. Have a good day!