study at your own university

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  1. bullet

    bullet New Member

    I think I read somewhere where people in america look bad at people that study at their own university?
    Is this so?

    Like for example :

    Peter V Sperling


    Senior Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Director at
    Apollo Group, Inc.
    n/a
    SERVICES / SCHOOLS
    Officer since 1988


    44 years old
    University of Phoenix Master of Business Administration
    University of California, Santa Barbara Bachelor of Arts

    Peter V. Sperling has been with Apollo Group, Inc. since 1983. Mr. Sperling has been a Senior Vice President since June 1998. Mr. Sperling was the Vice President of Administration from 1992 to June 1998 and was the Secretary and Treasurer of Apollo Group, Inc. from 1988 to January 2003. From 1987 to 1992, Mr. Sperling was the Director of Operations at Apollo Education Corporation. From 1983 to 1987, Mr. Sperling was Director of Management Information Services of Apollo Group, Inc. Mr. Sperling received his M.B.A. from University of Phoenix and his B.A. from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Mr. Sperling is the son of John G. Sperling.

    I would guess that in america this would not be seen in with good eyes, yes?

    Taken from,

    http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromMktGuideIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedMktGuideId=59055
     
  2. airtorn

    airtorn Moderator

    In this case, it is not a bad thing. Pete Sperling is the head of an extremely profitable company which has zero debt and a market cap of over $13 billion. He is the president of the company, not an instructor at one of its subsidiaries of which one (UoP) happens to be where he got his masters.
     
  3. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    It isn't necessarily bad when any one individual takes a degree from the university he/she is associated with. But when the founder of a school earns a doctorate there, or when many faculty members have their highest degrees from the school, one should worry. This is a common scene at diploma mills.
     
  4. manjuap

    manjuap New Member

    Is Bill Gates a MCSE or MCSD ??

    MCSE = Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
    MCSD = Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer
     
  5. tcnixon

    tcnixon Active Member


    Given that his undergraduate degree is from the prestigious University of California, Santa Barbara, I don't think it's much of a concern.

    Also, in this specific case, I think an argument can be made that it is an advantage to have been an MBA student at UOP given that MBAs are one of its main products. He has insider information on how the program really works that can be particularly helpful in the decision-making process.



    Tom Nixon
     

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