Online MBA - Choice to make

Discussion in 'Business and MBA degrees' started by pgirard, Jun 21, 2012.

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  1. pgirard

    pgirard New Member

    Hello,

    To set the context:
    I am mid-high 20s software engineer from Canada. I now live in France for a contract of 3 years (hopefully).
    I am somehow decent at math, considering I have done software. I am by no means good at memorizing different lists of objects.
    I've done okay (grade-wise) in one of the top software engineering school without trying hard. I am not a top class student, because software engineering bores mem hence the lack of motivation/study. I want to lead software teams, not construct software. I think I have the personal skills to be a fitted leader.

    Price Range:
    You could say that I'm somehow poor right now, considering the fact that I come from an 'humble' home and that I had to pay for education/living with my work income. I cannot afford a 'top' school. The maximum that I would be willing to pay right now is 15K Euros on 4 years.

    Online and Part Time:
    My contract might finish at any time. I might be relocated around in the world whenever. Hence why the need for an online degree. Doing a 1 week-on campus doesn't bother me though.

    Admission:
    I do not have the status of a top student. Getting in the top school, on the hypothesis that I could afford it (wont happen), is out of the question I think. I got 4 years of consulting of small(1 person)-medium software construction team.

    I have done some study.
    Right now, it comes down to 2 choices:

    EBS - Which looks great. The problem is the exam part. As I am no fan of the memorize everything, can I still manage there? EBS Admission is kind of nice.

    RKC - Looks alright. The courses looks a bit less interesting in my perspective. The fact that it's not only 1 exam per class is really tempting. I saw some talk about the diploma being shady.

    Can you guys help me in my decision making. I am a newbie to MBA :p. I do not need the SUPER-ULTRA-YOU MUST STUDY 20923 HOURS-MBA. I tend to like doing small papers over 1 exam.

    Do keep in mind that I don't need a fully accredidated around the universe diploma. I think EBS and RKC are both nationnaly approved, which is enough for me.

    If you have any alternative, feel free.

    Thanks for your time,

    Cheers

    PGirard
     
  2. rebel100

    rebel100 New Member

  3. TEKMAN

    TEKMAN Semper Fi!

    I would recommend European Schools if you're entitle to EU student status. Therefore, you don't have to pay much in tuition.

    University of Liverpool
    - Grenoble de Ecole Management
     
  4. dl_mba

    dl_mba Member

    There are numerous Online-only Accredited universities offering MBA's here in the US. No exams whatsoever is required. You just have to write a few papers and answer a few questions and/or participate in the Discussion forum just like here.. finally You get a MBA.
     
  5. pgirard

    pgirard New Member

  6. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

  7. Balios

    Balios New Member

    What about University of London's MBA International Management (MSc, Postgraduate Diploma, and Certificate) | University of London International Programmes?
     
  8. Sweetowski

    Sweetowski Member

    Generally there are quite a few accredited Distance-learning MBAs offered in the UK.
     

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