Getting Your MBA? Should You Fork Out the Big Bucks?

So, our business school seminar is right around the corner. Have you thought about getting your MBA?!? Should you shell out the big bucks for it? In my opinion, of course you should if you can! In today's highly competitive business world, the MBA can and will make all the difference in your career growth and your lifetime earnings. To state the obvious, some of my friends, who completed their degrees from Haas, HBS, BU, and Babson, talk about the boost the MBA has had on their careers - it matures your career (and paycheck) to another level immediately.

Should you do the full-time program or maximize and do it part-time while working 40 hours per week? Does that make any material difference? Are you after the degree or do you want to create the network too?

Some links for you to review:
http://mitsloan.mit.edu/mba/studentlife/anu.php

http://management.monster.com/articles/mba/
"You no doubt know that having the degree will very likely increase your income over the life of your career, even after you factor in paying back whatever loans you end up taking out. The estimates vary tremendously, of course, but you can expect probably to increase your lifetime earnings by at least several million, even if you don't make it to the top of the corporate ladder."

http://www.forbes.com/2005/08/16/cz_05mba_business_schools_gain_calulator.html

The tentative date is June 22nd, to be confirmed soon, mark your calendars.

Tuhin and I are working to make sure your needs and desires are met (I hope you took that in the right way) as you pursue your career and educational goals, questions are answered, new ideas are generated, energy is created, and encouragement is provided!!

Plan to come by and meet everyone and be sure to say "hello" to us also!

Jagjit