Part-time MBA
A part-time program may be more appropriate if you are on a career track at your company and want an MBA to help you advance. Many companies pay for promising employees to pursue MBA’s part-time. A part-time program will enable you to work full-time and advance in your career while you earn your MBA. And even if it has to come out of your own pocket, you don’t have to give up your full-time salary in the process.
However, holding down a full-time job and going to school will involve some very long days. Your class schedule may be from 6pm until about 9 or 10pm, two or three times a week. And so, after a grueling day at the office, provided you’re able to leave on time, be ready to drive to class in rush hour traffic for the next three or four years. If you have a demanding job, it may be hard to focus on your studies. You may find yourself late to class regularly or unable to study as often as you’d like.
Logistics. Consider your commute time and distance from the office to school, and then back home.
Determine whether your schedule can handle the demands of going to school part-time. Would the nature of your job allow for school in the evenings? Does your job involve a lot of traveling? You may want to look into a part-time program that accommodates professionals such as yourself. With the Internet, you may be able to complete school assignments while away on business.
Decide if you are a good fit for a part-time program. Are you the type of person who wants to really network and take advantage of many of the things business school has to offer? Do you want to network and participate in clubs and associations? Do you want to get to know your fellow students and professors? This may prove to be a difficult feat if you’re working sixty to seventy hours per week while attending school.