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[quote=Anonymous]Your son seems to be sort of all over the place. He seems to have an interest in supply chain/ops management (consultant), finance (banker), and real estate (developer). I'd recommend that he get some work experience to make up his mind.  Plus, the standard tracks in these fields lead to grad school being paid by his employer.

On the JD/MBA question, I think you got good answers from the previous thread. You really don't get an advantage in business with the JD nor do you get a head start in law with the MBA.  He shouldn't go to law school unless he wants to be a lawyer.

A Masters in Finance would not cover the topics of global supply chain/operations management (GSCOM). This is a funky degree.  If he was working in finance already, he could do this as an alternative to an MBA so he could get back working after just 1 year.  It might not be a bad program to pair up with a math/compsci degree to get in the door as a quant. But, there are many schools that offer this program where the vast majority of students end up working on the retail side - stock brokers or certified financial planners - who make far less money and are way down the corporate totem pole.

If he has an interest in supply chain/ops management, then he can go the usual consulting route. The big consulting firms take a steady supply of recent college grads. After a couple years, they send them to business school.

If he wants to do real estate development, he can choose law school or business school. In business school, he'll meet his investors. Law school will teach him the transaction side of things, but it is less likely to connect him with the people who have money to put into his deals. [/quote]

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