People who graduated from an MBA program, can you explain how the degree impacted your life (both professionally and personally)? A lot of people have been telling me an MBA is a waste of time and money, so would be good to hear some ppl’s perspectives on here

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Professionally, make more money than I could have ever imagined… 600k+/yr.. I’m early 30’s. Personally, confidence went thru the roof, lots of lifelong friends. Went to HBS.

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What industry do you work in?

Do you mean they’ve been telling you it’s a waste of time?

Yes, just edited the post lol

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