A colleague at UCLA referred a CSULB student to me looking for advice on when he should go get his MBA. He's a third year majoring in business considering taking a few years off.
Long story short, I agreed with his initial thoughts on waiting a few years to work first. But here's the longer version of the advice I gave him, in case it can be helpful to students or alums that you work with.
"There are a couple questions you should ask YOURSELF as you make this decision:
1) Why should I or shouldn't I go right after I graduate from college?
Long story short, I agreed with his initial thoughts on waiting a few years to work first. But here's the longer version of the advice I gave him, in case it can be helpful to students or alums that you work with.
"There are a couple questions you should ask YOURSELF as you make this decision:
1) Why should I or shouldn't I go right after I graduate from college?
- For most of my students, they think they have to go straight because parents or other influencers are telling them too.
- It may be easier to go straight to grad school full time after college, your loans are already deferred, you can include your living costs and not have to work, etc.
- Keep in mind also that depending on the degree, such as an MBA, most strong programs may prefer/require a few years of full-time work experience. Meaning that if there are specific programs you want to apply to, it may not be a good fit for you to apply and go now.
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