Is it worth going to Wharton (or any M7, for that matter) for MBA? Got a deferred acceptance, but now am reconsidering due to opportunity cost, and I’m skeptical that it would help me get somewhere I otherwise couldn’t.

Part of the reason why I applied in the first place was to shut my parents up about me not going to a top school 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🤣

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I would strongly recommend considering it should you get accepted. Simple ROI calculations do not justify value of education and change in thought process it brings about. Good luck!

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Got my MBA from a small state school. Super cheap and AASCB accredited. Hiring managers only seem to care that you have one and not so much where it's from.

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This. Also, it's not like you'll rocket to exec level post-MBA and by the time you're there it's your past work experience. No one cares where you went to uni over a decade ago. Save the $$

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Very few folks here who did an MBA will say no. Folks who are well off without an MBA will say don't go. Make a decision for yourself.

Consider an exec MBA/part time MBA if the MBA is not going to meaningfully change your career trajectory or help you pivot. Will help later in leadership roles

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Agree with this. Wharton has an EMBA which would cut the cost incl opportunity cost in half but grant you access to the same network

Only if you think you need it to transition into an industry or geography that you can't otherwise get to. Chances are you don't need it.

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I think that’s true unless you get into Harvard/Stanford

Nah everyone who goes to one of those is a dummy who doesn't understand finance.

Digging myself out of a >$600k hole of lost income + tuition is really, really hard… for it to ever really make sense, I’d have to create relationships that’d provide immense value (partners at a fund, cofounder, etc.) and obviously there’s no guarantee.

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