MBA Student

How much of the schoolwork is group-work versus individual assignments? Also, were you a fan of case method?

Asked by Yujin about 14 years ago

Ah, group-work. The most deceptively pain-in-the-ass part of b-school. While I can't speak for all programs, ours skewed about 60-40 in terms of group vs individual assignments. And let me tell you, as great as "group-work" sounds, it's a huge life lesson in the 80/20 rule, in that 80% of the work will be completed by 20% of the people...always. I tended to hate group-work in business school because I regularly found myself in that 20%. What can I say...I wanted to get as much as I could out of the program, and sadly, as soon people can sniff a workhorse in the group, they sit back and enjoy the ride. Case method is a mixed bag. For those who don't know, many b-schools use real-life case studies of company dilemmas to teach certain lessons. I liked some of these, in that it's a great way to bridge theory with real-world problems. However, many of the cases were severely dated, and while there are still lessons to be gleaned from them, it's harder to relate to the material. All in all I think case-method is definitely a great component of b-school instruction, but there are certain schools (namely Harvard) that imho, are overly reliant on it.

Do you think the status of the MBA has been lowered now that it has become status quo? Before getting your Bachelor's was the *thing* and now everyone needs to have at least an MBA to even "matter". Makes sense?

Asked by Strangette about 13 years ago

Do people fail out of MBA programs?

Asked by Just got accepted over 12 years ago

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Asked by julia over 10 years ago

I am a commerce graduate (B.com) drom the university of Mumbai. I'm a fresher, looking for employment. I wanted to know what kind of a job will be considered as a good work experience. Moreover, when can I start applying to B schools in the US?

Asked by KD over 9 years ago

I am a commerce graduate (B.com) drom the university of Mumbai. I'm a fresher, looking for employment. I wanted to know what kind of a job will be considered as a good work experience. Moreover, when can I start applying to B schools in the US?

Asked by KD over 9 years ago