would have posted this in the original thread located here
http://thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=341556
but it won't let me post in it since its older than 90 days.

here's my post:

I'm thinkin about grad school, but really haven't decided on which school yet.

there's two ivy league schools that have programs I'm interested, however I'm not sure if I want to pay that much money, though I know the reputation of those schools will help me out in the long run (jobwise). Plus its a big move (up north) and I'm not sure if I want to do that yet.

There are some schools that are local to where I live (FL) that have the programs I"m interested in (MBA, MEM or MS Sys Eng) but I'm just not sure. Not sure about which is more important, cost and location vs rep/ranking of the school.

anyone got any advice?

3/20/2008 6:30:42 AM

school rep is a pretty big thing for a full time mba....more so then for engineering (from what ive experienced so far).

if i were in your position, i would stay local for an engineering degree (as long as the schools around you are good), but i would move for a top tier mba program.

it all depends on what kind of work you want to go into, though.

[Edited on March 20, 2008 at 8:37 AM. Reason : d]

3/20/2008 8:36:22 AM

Quote :

"MBA, MEM or MS Sys Eng"

aren't these all quite different from each other?

3/20/2008 8:38:30 AM

Being in graduate school satisfies many white requirements for happiness. They can believe they are helping the world, complain that the government/university doesn’t support them enough, claim they are poor, feel as though are getting smarter, act superior to other people, enjoy perpetual three day weekends, and sleep in every day of the week!

After acquiring a Masters Degree that will not increase their salary or hiring desirability, many white people will move on to a PhD program where they will go after their dream of becoming a professor. However, by their second year they usually wake up with a hangover and realize: “I’m going to spend six years in graduate school to make $35,000 and live in the middle of nowhere?”

After this crisis, a white person will follow one of two paths. The first involves dropping out and moving to New York, San Francisco or their original home town where they can resume the job that they left to attend graduate school.gradstudents2.jpg

At this point, they can feel superior to graduate school and say things like “A PhD is a testament to perseverance, not intelligence.” They can also impress their friends at parties by referencing Jacques Lacan or Slavoj Žižek in a conversation about American Idol.

The second path involves becoming a professor, moving to a small town and telling everyone how they are awful and uncultured.

It is important to understand that a graduate degree does not make someone smart, so do not feel intimidated. They may have read more, but in no way does that make them smarter, more competent, or more likable than you. The best thing you can do is to act impressed when a white person talks about critical theorists. This helps them reaffirm that what they learned in graduate school was important and that they are smarter than you. This makes white people easier to deal with when you get promoted ahead of them.

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/81-graduate-school/

3/20/2008 8:46:08 AM

^lol i knew that would reach this thread sooner or later.



I had a dream i went back to grad school the other night. It was the first real time i thought about it (consciously or un) since i graduated and got the job i have now. I think it would be good to go back, but I don't know if i'd be up for it at this point.

3/20/2008 9:05:09 AM

Getting a Part-time MBA here...why?

#1) Company's paying for it
#2) I never stop making money
#3) Really, in the end, it's just about the piece of paper. Your networking/experience will land you the job, the ability to say "I have my MBA" just makes you more money.

Way oversimplified, but that's how I roll.

3/21/2008 5:41:52 PM

For an MBA, it really depends on what your goals are. If you're planning on staying with your current employer and are getting it to give yourself a boost, then getting an MBA locally from a reasonable school is fine. However, if you're trying to make a jump to a different business track, you need to go to the most prestigious program as possible. It's not just the school's reputation but the network of contacts you make that will benefit you. If you can get into a Harvard, Wharton, or Sloan, you should just cough up the extra cash and attend.

3/22/2008 12:41:41 AM

ok, so basically, do harvard(or equivalent) for MBA, right?

go somewhere else for technical masters, right?


ok I can do that.

3/31/2008 11:47:34 AM