Hello! Do you remember my survey some time ago when I asked what would be a good topic for a MBA thesis? No? Well, if it interests someone: I flubbed. Well, not exactly. I gave up before I could. The point was that I have a demanding day job and my duties stretch me way more I could reasonably manage. I am purchasing manager in an IC company, and the current IC crisis is even in the daily news. When I started in 2015, I started with much enthusiasm, but I switched my job to a much more demanding one in 2017. From then, I did only 6 ECTS. Ironically, the only topic I am still missing is time management and my dissertation. But there is another truth. I simply bit off more than I could chew; and during the time I tried to write the thesis, I remarked that I am no academic. I got a nice exit qualification (60 ECTS postgraduate credits) and the whole effort was at least not completely in vain. But this will be the last time in the 2020s that I will attempt to do a “real” MBA. My mentor in my 20s told me that something is only a failure if you don’t learn something from it. My lessons I have learned are the following: · If you can’t study in a focused way, don’t do it · Don’t bite off more than you can chew · Just because you have managed to study much faster than average in your youth does not guarantee that you still can · Success in your day job and academic success are likely to lock themselves out. I had much success at my day job since 2017... and maybe I should have been satisfied with this. · PG studies are not for everyone. · If you don’t study focused, draw the consequences. I could have saved a lot of money and time if I had faced the truth (that I am not an academic) and could have done a lot of cooler things then. Well, probably, this helps someone!! Best regards, Mac Juli
Let's see, before I earned my MBA I attempted the following MBA programs: Chadron State College New Charter University University of Management and Technology (I switched to the MSM mid program once I had the coursework that allowed me to exit with a degree) American Military University Amberton University Binghamton University Empire State College For most of the flops I took one course (or less, in some cases, I dropped Binghamton University before completing a semester). Sometimes it takes time to find your groove and you need a few practice swings before you're ready to hit your home run.
I gave up on my Northumbria LLB study. Was this close to quit accounting studies, too, but bit the bullet and graduated (passing Advanced Financial Management with exactly 50 points, on a second try). Online graduate study (3 modules at the same time - bad idea), plus full-time job, plus family, plus some ill-advised forays into volunteering are no joke. Life happens, do not beat yourself up over it.
I started an MBA at Franklin University here in Columbus after finishing my undergrad at OSU at age 35. I took out a small loan, went to the orientation, took the tour and got my first set of materials (at that time a hybrid class with “courseware”) -I freaked out after the first assignment and dropped out. An MBA coach from the university called me and talked to me at length about it. He told me I could do it, and it was natural to have doubts, he also told me that grad school wasn’t for everyone and that sometimes it’s just a matter of timing. In fact, I felt well taken care of by Franklin for my short experience and it left a great impression. It’s just school, it will keep. Enjoy life.
I started an MBA at Chapman College (now Chapman University). I was working for Xerox (while in the AF Reserve), and they were paying a good chunk of it. When I got accepted for Officer Training School, I left my job and went back to school. I did the majority of my MBA at National. Along the way, I had to take out some student loans. I didn't finish my MBA before being transferred to Texas, and I couldn't transfer in any more credits. I was eligible for the MA in Business, but I really wanted the MBA. So I had a conversation with the chancellor of the Sacramento campus (where I was stationed briefly), and he got a waiver for me so I could finish my credits at another school and transfer them back to NU, even though I'd exhausted my transfer credit eligibility. I took four courses at Webster University (who had a local campus where I was stationed) and took my MBA from National. I'll always be grateful to that chancellor and that university for considering the plight of a serviceman. The lesson: everything is negotiable if you ask. My Union story is even more wackadoo!
Considered this. For approx. 36 seconds. However, wouldn't it show that I have well understood the economic principle of division of labour and, therefore, qualify to get an MBA?!
I started my infamous LL.M. at the University of London and failed to achieve a sufficient score on the first final exam. I got out rather than spend another year preparing for the second attempt. It happens. Sometimes looking elsewhere is the right thing to do. It was for me.