Which institution is good for MBA?

[hypnotic]

Hello everyone,

I am going to do a MBA hopefully start of july, and i am wondering if anyone know a good institution to do it in. I am most probably looking one for which i can do by correspondance but may also have lecturers who can tutor me if i run into anything i may not know. Does anyone know which one would be best suited for me to do?

I have been given two suggestions by people at work,

- one with La trobe Uni

- the other with charles sturt

can anyone give me some comments and probably some recommendations or links to materials which will help me to decide.

Many thanks,

Hypnotic

 

[hissho]

www.mbaguide.com.au
if in sydney go to Australian Graduate School of Management which is run by Sydney University and UNSW; but it looks you are in Melbourne...go to Melbourne University then. hard to get in though...

 

[hypnotic]

www.mbaguide.com.au
if in sydney go to Australian Graduate School of Management which is run by Sydney University and UNSW; but it looks you are in Melbourne...go to Melbourne University then. hard to get in though...

I am actually in Sydney,

I've had a look at AGSM, i heard its pretty prestigious. Also wondering if it is really any different to the ones run by others?

thank you for the site, i'll have a good look now..

Hypnotic

 

[StockyBailx]

A pretty good lookin Web site, MBA.com.
Internet school sounded interesting. (bookmark)

Stocky.....

 

[prawn_86]

Thought i would resurrect an old thread.

Im possibly looking at doing an external, part-time MBA. Does anyone have any reco's/comments?

 

[skc]

Thought i would resurrect an old thread.

Im possibly looking at doing an external, part-time MBA. Does anyone have any reco's/comments?

Depends on what you want out of your MBA... If you want to open doors into top tier businesses - e.g. land a job with Mckinsey or BCG - then nothing short of the top tier few will do (AGSM, UNSW, U of Melb etc).

Better yet, go for Harvard!

 

[prawn_86]

Depends on what you want out of your MBA... If you want to open doors into top tier businesses - e.g. land a job with Mckinsey or BCG - then nothing short of the top tier few will do (AGSM, UNSW, U of Melb etc).

Better yet, go for Harvard!

haha i'm a lazy man. I did originally look into Ivy league schools, but way too much money and effort for my liking.

I already have a pretty nice job, with decent career potential, so no real need for it to land me a job, i just want it as it is a life ambition and obviously it will help into the future. I was looking into UniSA's (only cause that's where i did my undergrad)

 

[skc]

haha i'm a lazy man. I did originally look into Ivy league schools, but way too much money and effort for my liking.

I already have a pretty nice job, with decent career potential, so no real need for it to land me a job, i just want it as it is a life ambition and obviously it will help into the future. I was looking into UniSA's (only cause that's where i did my undergrad)

If you have no real urgency to do an MBA may I suggest doing it later in your career? I would suggest 5 years as a minimum, but it actually depends on your experience and responsibility. Teaching materials will mean so much more to you if you have your own experiences to reflect on. And learning will be far more effective when you can share your experiences with fellow students.

Many business schools don't seem to care about the calibre of students in the course - and without being racist or anything - there are lots of overseas students who's credentials are no where near good enough to join in discussions etc.

And lastly - go for a top tier school. An MBA from a bad school can actually be a negative to your CV. You never know. Things may go so well down the track and you are looking to work for Goldman Sachs - who may have an unwritten rule that interviews are only granted for Ivy leaguers.

 

[prawn_86]

If you have no real urgency to do an MBA may I suggest doing it later in your career? I would suggest 5 years as a minimum, but it actually depends on your experience and responsibility. Teaching materials will mean so much more to you if you have your own experiences to reflect on. And learning will be far more effective when you can share your experiences with fellow students.

Many business schools don't seem to care about the calibre of students in the course - and without being racist or anything - there are lots of overseas students who's credentials are no where near good enough to join in discussions etc.

And lastly - go for a top tier school. An MBA from a bad school can actually be a negative to your CV. You never know. Things may go so well down the track and you are looking to work for Goldman Sachs - who may have an unwritten rule that interviews are only granted for Ivy leaguers.

Fair points.

My thoughts were, if i could get an MBA from a decent (but not top teir) school like UniSA (i know plenty of co dirs who have UniSA MBA's so it cant be too bad), by the time i was say 26 or 27 that would give me a good career advantage.

As i said im just at the early stages of looking into it right now

 

[doctorj]

Thought i would resurrect an old thread.

Im possibly looking at doing an external, part-time MBA. Does anyone have any reco's/comments?

Personally, I wouldn't touch an external MBA. The qualification is nigh on useless in its own right. There are only two reasons to do an MBA - networking and branding and with an external MBA you get neither. If you're looking for a qual you can self study part time, in your shoes I'd do the CFA.

 

[JTLP]

Personally, I wouldn't touch an external MBA. The qualification is nigh on useless in its own right. There are only two reasons to do an MBA - networking and branding and with an external MBA you get neither. If you're looking for a qual you can self study part time, in your shoes I'd do the CFA.

Funny you should say that Doc.

Both the CEO & VP of HR at my comp (one of the biggest FMCG's in the world) both basically came out and told us that MBA's would account for little in their eyes. It may show you've got an extra piece of paper and done the hard yards - but they said when it come down to a one on one interview it's actual work experience and personality that'll get you over the line...

I guess it all depends on where you go and how you do it...but i'm assuming when you complete an external MBA there will be nothing saying it was done via correspondence or anything no?

 

[doctorj]

Both the CEO & VP of HR at my comp (one of the biggest FMCG's in the world) both basically came out and told us that MBA's would account for little in their eyes.

For me the London Business School programme is the yard stick.

1/ LBS looks great on the CV
2/ They attract very high quality candidates (good networking opportunities)
3/ They have a fantastic alumni programme which helps in maintaining and building your network

Now I know that it's easy to say that it's LBS or the highway for an MBA when it’s the #1 ranked school, but the only value in MBA is networking and brand, so why not shoot for the best? If I were in Aus still, I'd look at the Insead campus in Singapore. I don't know anyone that's been there, but I know plenty who have been to their main campus in France and it seemed like a really good programme.