Education (Line of Work)

Whew, whew and whew !

 

I agree with this 100% as I hope It will pay off for me.

 

CompSci degree; got me my first corporate job, great contacts and experience. 25 years later business owner of a mid-sized IT consulting practice.

I'd do it again - despite only maybe 5 minutes of content is useful.

 

BS in Finance and I work in bank regulation as a bank examiner.

I'll most likely go to graduate school of banking in a few years and then get an MBA.

 

I've thought about going back to school for an MBA but my question is: If you have a business undergrad, is an MBA all that much better/worth it?

I'm not trying to discount the value behind a higher education (many schools are now doing both a law degree + MBA in 4 years which i have considered) but do 2 business degrees help out that much?

Cheers.

 

That sums it up quite nicely. I am pretty sure I clinched my current position, which makes me happy for now, when the letters PhD were mentioned.

OTHO, in what I foresee as my medium term future, experience will be all and college will mean nothing.

 

BS in Accounting, MS in Software Engineering. Spent much of my career in Product Management, where both financial and technical acumen are necessary.

I am now in Marketing, but still heavily leverage my statistical analysis and technical skills. Also a great BS'er, which comes in handy when presenting and managing interpersonal relations.

 

My path will ultimately depend on whether or not I say with my current employer. If I do end up staying, then an MBA will be for personal edification and just because it's always been a goal.
If I don't stay then it will be an opportunity to get into a different field or to get exposure to broader employment opportunities.

 

I have a BBA in Management and an MBA in Global Management. I did the MBA 75% for me and 25% for the hope it would open a door or two. So far, more doors closed than opened.

Currently am grossly under-employeed to the point I now consider removing the MBA from my resume since I repeatedly get the "over qualified" tossed at me. "You'll be bored". No one seems to accept that they would have someone that is willing to work hard, contribute and be easy to groom for future expansion/projects.

 

3 years college (economics), my fourth year was accepted to an Ivy League school...dropped out. Done a lot of things but mainly music production and touring DJ.

RMX

 

Yes, I have used both in my professional career as a graphic designer/photographer in teaching institutions. Worked for 10 years for UGA w/ marine biologists & now for 15 years in medical education w/ physicians. I loved college & took many courses not required for my majors but because I was curious. Stuff like anthropology & astronomy. My years in college were the best!

 

I switched from a crappy egr program to a different school for Mechanical engineering. Much happier to say the least.

Also, when I finally figured out what I wanted to do, I chose the money is not important route, and since I liked building things engineering was it. and finally, I will surmise that there are maybe a handful of good math/science teachers in the world. The rest are Master's or Phd's that wouldn't know how to screw in a light bulb; let alone another human being....

 

I haven't read what others have posted. I was an economics major and the coursework for that degree at my school focused heavily on statistics. I'm a business intelligence consultant and initially I would say that I never used my degree. As I've progressed in my career, the major challenges in my area of expertise focuses on data analysis and on certain projects I am working with statistic equations on a daily basis. I never thought in a million years that my work as an IT consultant would cross paths with my school work, but I was dead wrong. Having that background has definitely made that part of my career a lot easier.

But, I personally think colleges would be doing a great service to students if they revamped the general requirements that need fulfilled. For example, a course on personal finance or personal income tax filing would be much more useful to them than a history course for a vast majority of students. Leave the history requirement to the history majors. Just an example.

 

I got a bachelor's degree in legal studies/pre-law. It got me into law school but I dropped out after two days. Wasn't for me. Then I went back to court reporting school thinking it would be something easy to do until I figured out what I really wanted to do. Wrong! I was in court reporting school seven years and still couldn't pass my certification (this is not uncommon) so I had to move to another state to work. It took me a total of about ten years from start until I passed my national cert and could come back home to work. Turns out I really like my job (most of the time) and it suits me well. And I make more money than a lot of attorneys.

 

That has to be a tough job.... hearing all the details and curbing your emotions.

 

5 years NJATC Electrical lineman school.I'm the guy you love to see after the Ice storm,Hurricane Most anything that Knocks out your POWER.

 

Graphic artist, 6yrs of college, no degree. Stayed in school an extra two yrs. to avoid getting shot at in Viet Nam. now work in the entertainment construction industry doing design and production computer work. A degree wasn't necessary as experience is more valuable that a piece of paper.

 

Usually it's pretty boring and the hardest part is staying awake