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Hello,
I'd love to have your advice regarding Anderson's part-time and full-time programs. There are the obvious differences between part-time and full-time - 3 years vs. 2 years, keeping your job vs. not keeping your job, access to financial aid etc. But I'm interested in some of the less public data:
What are the differences in quality of education and access to resources? Is the part-time MBA less useful because of the more limited interactions with fellow students? What are the other pro's and con's?
Here's a little more info about me. I'm trying to advance further in my current work in the non-profit world (rather than switch career paths) and am open to either continuing my work or stopping for a two year period. I really just want the best education and most opportunity opened up.
I scored over a 750, had a mediocre 3.26 GPA in computer engineering from an elite American university (top 3), and have been working in the non-profit world for the last 6 years. The last two years I've been running my own program which has included oversight of volunteer staff members, raising the operational budget, etc. I'm also a typical Caucasian-male.
In terms of strategy, would you advise applying to a part-time program because the odds are better? At UCLA for example, the round 2 FEMBA deadline is 2/9 which I can make comfortably, but I'd have to apply to the random crapshoot round 3 for the full-time program.
Your advice would be much appreciated!
- b
I'd love to have your advice regarding Anderson's part-time and full-time programs. There are the obvious differences between part-time and full-time - 3 years vs. 2 years, keeping your job vs. not keeping your job, access to financial aid etc. But I'm interested in some of the less public data:
What are the differences in quality of education and access to resources? Is the part-time MBA less useful because of the more limited interactions with fellow students? What are the other pro's and con's?
Here's a little more info about me. I'm trying to advance further in my current work in the non-profit world (rather than switch career paths) and am open to either continuing my work or stopping for a two year period. I really just want the best education and most opportunity opened up.
I scored over a 750, had a mediocre 3.26 GPA in computer engineering from an elite American university (top 3), and have been working in the non-profit world for the last 6 years. The last two years I've been running my own program which has included oversight of volunteer staff members, raising the operational budget, etc. I'm also a typical Caucasian-male.
In terms of strategy, would you advise applying to a part-time program because the odds are better? At UCLA for example, the round 2 FEMBA deadline is 2/9 which I can make comfortably, but I'd have to apply to the random crapshoot round 3 for the full-time program.
Your advice would be much appreciated!
- b
