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What’s your future goals? I wouldn’t get an MBA just to have one… if your career or future career demands it, then you should make the sacrifice to obtain. Also, you’re still young. I’d wait a few years to make sure it’s truly what you want. You’d also probably get much more out of it as you’ll be able to bring professional experience to the classroom.
You can't break into PE without pre-MBA IB/Finance experience. At least not the top firms
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No good program will accept you at 22, especially out of EY (dime a dozen).
You’re afraid to get an MBA at 24/25? Even then you are at the bottom of the age range and probably wouldn’t get accepted to a top school.
This is a ridiculous post. But to answer your question, my side hustle paid the bills.
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Okay - sample size of two is representative of a population. Thank you for the lesson in statistics. Very sound explanation.
Work your ass of for two more years, apply if you’re still serious, assess your options when you get accepted to some top programs.
My dude… seconding what AC1 said. 22 is SO young. If you’re 22, when did you join EY? Last summer?
If you want to go to a top MBA, average age is closer to 27. Average work experience pre-MBA is 5 years at Wharton, Harvard, Kellogg, Columbia. Stanford GSB is 4.9. Going at 24-25 means you’ll have a tougher hill to climb in both differentiating your application and in the program (if you get in), and will be one of the youngest in your class.
I had similar thoughts to you at 22 and now that I’m 25 and have worked for almost 4 years, my perspective has totally shifted. Work will always be around, but you only have a few prime years to go back to school. I’m planning to apply just to have a change of pace from the routineness of work, build new connections, explore my interests, and travel. Plus an MBA from a top school will pay dividends in the future.
I did a full-time job and got MBA at night. It took me 4 years, tho. No way do you want to do ft school when you are also working.
If I had it to do over again/now- 100% I would do an executive MBA program. You go 1 weekend/month and go through program with a cohort group.
I’m 22 btw
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22 i’d just do it if you can get into a prestigious program and it makes sense for your career plan
Yeah I guess I should apply and just see if I could get in somewhere worth it
We literally have a program that sponsors mbas
I did an executive MBA program that was Saturdays only, but you did have to have 5 yrs work experience- which to me was far preferable in terms of all students actually having real work experience. I couldn’t imagine listening to kids that just rolled out of undergrad talking about how business worked.
Anyhow, it was hard but over in 21 months for me, and I got married in the middle of it. I was glad to do it before I turned 30 tho, and thank god before I had kids. Lots of dads in the program, but none of the women were moms. No surprise.
I’m 21 and don’t plan on getting one because I’ll have a mortgage by 24
MBAs are not the end all be all for graduate degrees.
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No part time job. What do you want to do post-MBA?
I did it online while working at EY. Regardless of what people will tell you here on the bowl, it is not worth it to quit working and go back to school. You’re already making 6 figures more than likely unless you’re wanting to build connections and found a company just get it online.