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This blog is dedicated to those in the nonprofit/education field. I'll post best practices, tips, and feedback regarding data management, evaluation, workflows, and general operations. Additionally, I'll include tidbits regarding college and career advice that can be offered to the folks that we work with.
You know. Those guys whose data we are managing and evaluating. Let's not forget who we're really doing this for!

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Advice on when to go get an MBA

6/18/2013

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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?

  • 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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    I am a simple person. I do not pretend to be an expert at anything. I simply have experiences to share and advice to offer. Please keep in mind that it is MY advice, and, unless I quote a source, it is specifically based on opinion. 

    To those who will grace this blog with their own posts, I thank you. It takes a village to raise a child, and as professionals in this field, we are constantly learning and growing as though we were the children we spend our energies trying to help. 

    So we need to be a village for each other. 

    There are rarely one-size-fits-all solutions to any issues in education, or in raising kids to reach their highest potential (and in many cases, recognizing they have that potential to begin with). 

    So let's first remember our own potential, and what we bring to the table in our own lives as individuals who have made it our life's work to make a difference. 

    And then let's never forget the impact that potential can make on the lives of others, even when it isn't fully realized. 

    Even though we are yet children. 

    Because we, like our children, can make a difference...

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