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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have an MBA in Finance. I went in person 3.5 years after work in a part time program. Pre on-line schools.

MBAs were hard back in the day. My school wanted people with work experience at prestigious companies and references etc. We were all working full time and doing school
7-10 pm.

Today you can get on online [b]or just stay one extra year in school and have one at 22[/b]

My own niece just stayed on more year on college partying and got one.

In my day the classroom discussions were interesting. People in class were 25-40 many were AVPs, VPs etc trying to reach next level. [/quote]

Interesting observation that some MBA programs do not require post undergraduate degree work experience.

Your niece wasn't ready to leave college & enter the workforce full-time so she made good use of an extra year in college at a school where she was very happy. Nothing wrong with this. Happiness is hard to find. There are many options and many paths in life. I applaud her for taking time to enjoy life in a productive manner. To an extent, I am envious as well because she enjoyed her college years so much to stay an extra year.

Many public universities are generous with awarding college credit for pre-college accomplishments through testing or advanced high school courses. One might enter a public university with enough credits to start as a sophomore and graduate within three years. Taking an extra year to earn a higher degree such as an MBA or specialized masters degree (very common for accounting majors) could be a wise use of time in order to mature a bit more and enjoy life at a time when one has fewer obligations. Such a student could go straight through from kindergarten to MBA and then--after a few years (say 5 years) of work experience return and earn a second masters degree. Yes, I hear the laughter, but MBA material is best learned after several years of post undergraduate degree work experience as a more mature, more experienced person. Some folks are just not ready to enter the workforce at age 21 or 22. Different paths. Or wait until 10 years or more of work experience and enroll in an EMBA program (Executive MBA).

Point is that your niece used her time in a productive manner while prolonging for one year a very happy time in her young life. She can still pursue another higher degree many years later.[/quote]

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