[quote=“Joe,post:17,topic:14706"”]
Why get experience first when I can get my experience making $20k more a year?
(That and mine is free for all but 6 MBA classes)
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good luck with that
the real world might be giving Joe a slap in the face LOL
[quote=“BikerFry,post:18,topic:14706"”]
Keep your eyes open for application material from “James Fry.” Make sure he gets put in the “accepted” pile. He’s a straight shooter with upper management written all over him. 
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I’ll see what I can do
nah, I already have a few offers, everywhere i’ve gotten in the door for the interview without full-time experience has made me one…not like im starting out as a VP but not entry-level college grad 45k a year shit either. i’d imagine busting my ass to keep up a 3.94 cume for undergrad and 3.8 grad has something to do with it.
[quote=“Joe,post:17,topic:14706"”]
can’t wait to pull an “in good company” and have subordinates twice my age
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dude… seriously, chill.
'Grats Jay. Thinking about school again myself. :tup: Where can one take the GMAT at?
Whoa, where did this come from? Talk about a bump.
Yeah so far school has been going pretty well. I am so damn busy at work this semester that it has been difficult for me to keep up with reading. Plus I will be out of town for 2 non consecutive weeks so I am a little worried.
The workload is managable because in the PMBA program they know you are working full time so they try to keep the work at a decent level so you can still have some family time.
My work pays for some of my education. It will basically amount to about half of the total tutition. I also took out one loan for 1G a year and the rest is coming out of my pocket. I calculated it at one point and I think the total cost was something like $29,000 for the whole program.
I am hating life right now between all the time work takes up and the added responsibility of school, but I think it will be worth it.
Sorry for the misinformation on the E and P MBA programs. I read that somewhere.
LOL! Thanks James. BTW happy bday.
congrats…
[quote=“Joe,post:24,topic:14706"”]
nah, I already have a few offers, everywhere i’ve gotten in the door for the interview without full-time experience has made me one…not like im starting out as a VP but not entry-level college grad 45k a year shit either. i’d imagine busting my ass to keep up a 3.94 cume for undergrad and 3.8 grad has something to do with it.
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What type of career are you looking to get into and in what parts of the country?
[quote=“Joe,post:17,topic:14706"”]
Why get experience first when I can get my experience making $20k more a year?
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Experience will almost always trump school. Once you start working grades don’t mean anything.
And if you think you get $20k more with an MBA than someone with a BS and experience, you are mistaken.
[quote=“TrueBlue,post:29,topic:14706"”]
LOL! Thanks James. BTW happy bday.
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Thanks. Oh, and go to mba.com to get a shit ton of info on the GMAT and register. The damn test’s $250.
Thanks for the insider’s view Jay. I searched for GMAT to see what kind of inside info I might find and came across your thread. Going by the thread date I could see that you just finished your first semester so I figured I’d ask to see what I’m in for. :tup:
[quote=“93dx–hatch,post:31,topic:14706"”]
What type of career are you looking to get into and in what parts of the country?
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ibanking associate…you need 3 years of experience in financial services or an MBA. My MBA is only taking me one extra year and I don’t have to wake up early in the morning.
NYC, toronto, chicago, charlotte are the main money centers.
but i sort of sidetracked this thread a bit and i didnt mean to jack it. back on topic.
[quote=“BikerFry,post:33,topic:14706"”]
Thanks. Oh, and go to mba.com to get a shit ton of info on the GMAT and register. The damn test’s $250.
Thanks for the insider’s view Jay. I searched for GMAT to see what kind of inside info I might find and came across your thread. Going by the thread date I could see that you just finished your first semester so I figured I’d ask to see what I’m in for. :tup:
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No problem. What was your undergrad concentration?
I found that my class (70 people or so) is about half engineers. I thought that was kind of strange but I guess that’s pretty normal.
I studied mechanical engineering.
Yeah, that’s surprising that a full half are engineers. Then again a 4 year engineering degree, followed by spending some time getting some use out of it doing pure technical work, then studying business part time while transitioning to management is a pretty standard career path.