I flew home on Sunday and arrived in Austin just in time for a delicious dinner at my favorite Tex-Mex place (always my last meal in Austin before I leave town and my first meal when I come back). I am very happy to be done living out of a suitcase for the time being.
Tonight, I participated as a panelist at an event for prospective MBA applicants. Most of the questions that were asked had to do with the affect of the economy on admissions. There were also a lot of questions (challenges, really) from kids coming straight out of undergrad about MBA program’s preference for candidates with substantial work experience. In my opinion, business school is a terrible place for an undergrad with no work experience to wait out the recession (too many reasons to list here).
Most of the straight-out-of-undergrad prospective applicants were interested in careers in finance, which got me thinking about the differences between a Masters in Finance and a MBA. Would a Masters in Finance be a good alternative for these folks? I would be interested to hear what other b-school bloggers think about this idea.
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