Currently a program manager at microsoft. Debating weather to go to a top school for full time mba (quitting Microsoft) or go to university of Washington for part time mba while still working for Microsoft. I don't fully understand if or how an mba from top notch school will impact my career. Any help or advise will be much appreciated. Thanks!
Not worth it if you are coming back to tech
I got mine from top 5 + MSCS bundled in 2 years for free, so was worth it.
If you wanna make a move into finance / IB world then full time at top 5 for everything else Foster part time. You can then move within Msft or move to any other FANG in Sr Exec roles. Depends on what ur goal is .
I've asked loads of people this, and if you're already on a ladder that could lead into management then there's no reason to full on go back to school for it. Just move into leadership organically and read a bunch of good books about it.
What books
What’s your age and what do you want to do post-MBA?
Age is 27. I am still unsure about the prospect after mba.
You are not that old. First find out what you want to do after MBA. In some cases, you might not even need an MBA to do that. I went to a top 3 college so can speak from my experience.
Whether* I am so not proud of myself for doing this, it just screamed at me!
Depends on your goals. If you wanna move to banking or mgmt consulting then going to top 5 program is worth it. If not, stay at Microsoft. Not sure foster has any value tbh
Aiming for the top 3. Might be worth it if you are lucky and or rich enough to afford in tech. Losing 2 years salary for doing mba is about 500k+ pretax. Its a lot
Not worth it. If you can get into a top 5 program, maybe worth it.