Related Posts
CPA exam, now stop asking that dumb question.
Rising Star
More Posts
Rising Star
Bowl Leader
Addressed? Should this go to the previous owner?
Conversation Starter
The first day after you quit, is the best day ever.
ey gds noida badhiya hai ya ey gurgaon?
B4 Audit to industry SOX - yes or no?
Additional Posts in Confession
I take two showers a day. 🫣
Conversation Starter
Visual Storyteller
Conversation Starter
LinkedIn is becoming obnoxious, honestly. People need to stop bragging
Enthusiast
I hibernate my account every now and then. I do try to clean up my feed but the posts and recruiters can get annoying.
Pro
Why? You got into Deloitte.
We used to do more elite MBA recruitement back when S&O was an official thing, still do to some extent depending on the area you’re in. However, one thing that turned that trend was realizing that there was an inverse correlation between school prestige and career performance. I think the sweet spot ended up being schools like Michigan and Northwestern, but also good representation from other public schools
It's pretty natural, but ultimately it's irrelevant to you. There will always be someone who is smarter, earns more, has the more perfect looking family, etc. How you handle your life is what matters.
I went to a no name business school at night. After tax breaks, it cost me a total of $32k. When I graduated, I took a job that paid more than $40k over what I'd previously been making. If I could even have gotten into a top b-school (which I couldn't... 3.1 GPA and no brand names on my resume make that pretty certain), it would've cost me $200k in tuition and fees, plus about $200k in missed salary - net of $360k vs the path I took. Would I have gone to a top consulting firm? Probably, but my whole life would've been different. I definitely wouldn't have had two kids, whom I love dearly, by now. All told, I'd have needed to pause my life for at least two years, and it would take probably 10 years to break even vs the path I am currently on.
Honestly, kids really put this into perspective for me. My kids have no idea what I do or what money is. They just know that daddy will be there to play with them, be silly with them, eat with them, read to them, take them places, and put them to bed, and snuggle them when they're scared or upset. I have my own ambitions, but I'm happy to see others score wild success by making sacrifices I'm unwilling to make.
Hooray they won the right to be $150k in debt, only to work 70-80 hours a week for laughable money compared to top SWEs or buyside folks
Conversation Starter
Absolutely normal. That’s how I worked to get into one of them. Is life better? A little.. I feel a bit more confident. Am I happier? Tad bit. But now I get jealous of those who work at MBB because I couldn’t get in. My ex was Ivy and MBB.. was he happy? No.. he was insecure about something else. (Personal life)
I’m sure there’s never a state of true happiness. Comparison will never end once you start. Disconnect from negative experiences if it’s hindering your growth and peace of mind.
Chief
It’s normal but you just need to make sure it doesn’t get to you. Because you will never be able to enjoy life.
Comparison is the third of joy
Enthusiast
I always laugh out at those posts on Linkedin where people thank their community for allowing them to get into a school. Unless you overcame real adversity, no one actually cares.
Pro
Look at both sides of the coin. Like yes, they got in, but what debt are they also taking on as a result?
Also, see the bright side of where you are (not foregoing income for 2 years), can develop the skill set needed to pivot if you wanted to etc.
So yes it’s normal, but you should look for the opposite to make it neutral to you. You should only really care about what affects you and your family if you have one
Best case is they go to these schools and can refer you for jobs later without you needing to get the debt 😉
Comparison is the death of happiness
Rising Star
MBAs seem sooooo boring, so no. I mean, is there a more boring term than “business administration”? Maybe some tax terms have it beat.
The content of the degree may be curriculum equivalent of khaki, but I do understand from folks I know with MBAs that the real value of the program was the people they met along the way and the ability to experience school again (this time, as a more established, less poor adult). If that’s the goal, then how much does it really matter if it’s a tippy top school? Just go somewhere that has interesting people and is in a location that you want to live. Or, don’t get an MBA and save a ton of money. 🤷🏻♀️
Conversation Starter
I still feel jealous about people getting into HBS even though I got into Wharton and a couple of other M7s and ended up at McKinsey New York. So yes - it’s normal
There are people ur age that are millionaires too. Don’t play the comparison game if ure only going to look up. U are probably doing better than a large portion of the population ur age
Talk to some more grads of Ivy League MBAs. You’ll find out how brainless and dull so many of them are and the envy will wither away.
Because it’s envy. 😐