MBA Made In A Mountaineer Minute (Trees And Things)

MayorBob: Re: MBA Made In A Mountaineer Minute

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:35:36 EST

According to reports the university's Provost and B School head are resigning.

pO157: Re: Completely Unrelated Long Personal Anecdote

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:49:42 EST

We may have overdone it a little...

Understatement of the year. All told, I still don't remember how many bars we were at. I remember being at five, but there could have been more. It's still all a blur.

All I can say is we were lucky I had

port1080: Re: Completely Unrelated Long Personal Anecdote

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:54:56 EST

I don't really remember. Actually, I don't really remember much at all from that night. We may have overdone it a little...

pO157: Re: Completely Unrelated Long Personal Anecdote

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:39:35 EST

If I recall correctly, weren't you on the couch?

Good times, good times.

port1080: Re: Completely Unrelated Long Personal Anecdote

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:58:02 EST

picked my way over the passed out people in my apartment

Thanks for not stepping on me!

postillion: Re: still time to save my soul...

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:41:04 EST

In my humble opinion, at 60% tuition reimbursement, it sounds completely worthwhile.

When I looked at the GMAT a few years back, it looked pretty easy, even for a math idiot like me.

thefadd: Re: still time to save my soul...

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:29:47 EST

My company will reimburse 60% of my tuition for any degree program so there's little excuse for me not to take advantage...Anderson/UCLA is supposed to be a very good school but I've heard good things about the entrepreneur program at USC as well. Pepperdi

postillion: Re: still time to save my soul...

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:06:19 EST

I considered doing an MBA a few years ago and ultimately decided against it because I wanted to remain in publishing (which is so low paying that even with an MBA my salary wouldn't have changed drastically). I did take the time to talk with a few pe

JimmyHavok: It's only an MBA

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:07:23 EST

Who cares? It's not like it's a real degree.

thefadd: Re: Joe Manchin III, Asshole

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:00:57 EST

hey--those are some high costs!

MayorBob: Re: Joe Manchin III, Asshole

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:28:31 EST

She's definitely got a load of his DNA also. Her statement about still believing she "earned" that MBA when she was told to take half the course load off. One wonders what else she believes she's "earned" in life by paying the costs of being Jo

pO157: Re: Joe Manchin III, Asshole

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:22:25 EST

"whatever problems that led to this situation"

WTF? The only 'problem' is a previously respectable university took a foray into the world of "late night 3am online b-school" by granting half the degree's credits on "life experience." All because of who

pO157: Re: just my perspective from the outside

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:20:18 EST

Executive MBA programs are for people who are already working business executives

That explains it. The university has an eMBA and a regular MBA. The tuition charges for the executive program include a service for some guy to pick up all your t

thefadd: just my perspective from the outside

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:14:52 EST

Executive MBA programs are for people who are already working business executives. I suppose how you qualify depends on the program. Working MBA programs are for people who are simply working and the regular MBA program would be for people whose main conce

keta: Joe Manchin III, Asshole

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:38:21 EST

From Manchin's website (via the link of his name):

"Gayle and I support our daughter and are very proud of the professional reputation she has built throughout her career. She is one of the brightest, most compassionate and honorable people that I know.

pO157: Re: still time to save my soul...

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:26:59 EST

Absolutely...in a sense this is almost an argument for attending a program because having looked at several top ones I feel that I'd do really well relatively easily.

I see where you are coming from. As a grad student, I am on a fellowship so I

thefadd: Re: still time to save my soul...

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:43:26 EST

1. Many programs seem to increasingly offer programs that meet once or twice on the weekends, but still seem to finish in a year or two. Also, there are a variety of online MBAs. This just seems watered down and not commensurate with an advanced degree.

pO157: Re: still time to save my soul...

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:41:49 EST
I dunno. The GRE was given in the same place as the TOEFL and GMAT when I took it. It was easy to tell who was there for the TOEFL. It was also easy to figure out who was there for the GMAT.
Bunch of random people, over half with 'magic' hair, and almo

thefadd: still time to save my soul...

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:42:20 EST
Anyone ever taken the GMAT? Anyone want to convince me whether or not to get an MBA.

pO157: Completely Unrelated Long Personal Anecdote

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:01:59 EST
It was several years ago. I had just defended my MS thesis and finished the corrections to my manuscript. After getting all the proper signatures from the folks on my committee, and turning my manuscript into the university printer I did what any good newl

postillion: Re: MBA Made In A Mountaineer Minute

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:17:15 EST
Bresch is among the 40 % of people who lie on their resumes.
Is it because she's the daughter of a governor that her non-MBA degree wa