Is an MBA still worth it if I’m already at EM/PM level at a T2?

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Unless you’re sponsored, want to trade up to MBB or go into IB no. You’ll feel like you took a step back and most of your peers won’t have people mgmt experience and trying to go to the job you have now.

If you want MBB you can go experienced hire route without an MBA and if you want to be a career consultant stay at your firm. If you want to exit, network.

I’m a current T10 MBA student and often regret going. Pre-MBA I was making $180k, was a manager in a late stage startup and prior to that was a B4 consultant. There are some benefits I’ve realized (expanded network) but as of now I feel like I would’ve be been better off staying in the market and getting more experience

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1. Speaker series: tons of alumni from interesting / aspirational roles coming to campus for intimate conversations

2. Decompress: step away from the consulting bubble and reassess what you want to do next

3. Exploration: explore new internship opportunities (summer and in-semester), of course this is dependent on if you land something worthwhile. This isn’t always guaranteed and more so the case as of my recent observation of classmates

4. Travel: if that’s your thing

5. Party: if that’s your thing

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PT or Exec MBA at an M7 sounds more up your alley. Classmates are more mature, more senior, and may still use the opportunity to pivot or create joint ventures. Same degree, same diploma, but the target of the students are more senior roles.

Context: I’m in an M7 EMBA, a bit younger (early thirties), and chose this path. I was already a people manager and could plausibly transition into MBB without an MBA.

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My colleagues
Just to put some intro
I am 22 years after college experience and worked in consulting for 15 years and currently in industry for 7 years.
My long term goal is to go back to consulting more of a business advisor from a strategy perspective
Here is my question
Would MBA be any good for me especially looking at strategy side?
I don’t want to spend $200K and would probably go online MBA in a mid tier school. Are those any good?
Looking forward to your great input on this topic

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HYPSM ug in econ, 3.7gpa, GRE 169v/163m. 4 years exp (age 25) on matriculation (2 MBB, 2 int development). No promos.

ECs: founded social enterprise, journalism (on health, environmental inequities etc) at top pubs, published academic research, 4 yrs volunteering as advisor for social entrepreneurs. Recs good not amazing.

ST career goal = social impact VC; LT = social entrepreneurship.

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