Undecided - Note - 07-25-2020 | Clear Admit LiveWire

<< Back to LiveWire

July 24, 2020 4:33pm ET

Note about Undecided

Round: Round 1

Received via n/a

GPA: 3.8

GMAT: 750

Post MBA Career Name: Consulting

Application Location: Virginia

Note:

I just want to share my thoughts and decision on why I have decided to attend bschool next year instead and what everyone else thinks. I just think it makes no sense to attend bchool this semester and have fewer opportunities for internships and by the time I graduate the economy will still be recovering. Also, the teamwork aspect of bschool is what makes it fun and you build lifelong connections. For how much money you spend on bschool is it really worth it to attend if you don't have these opportunities. I'd rather wait and attend when things are back to normal, I've see 2008 and how people struggled to get internships and jobs from bschool. So let me know your thoughts, I strongly urge everyone to really think through their decision to attend this fall

Like (3)

Show Comments (5) Last: July 25, 2020

anon74020 Likes Earned: 48 Congrats. Welcome wildcat! (3)

anon14149 Likes Earned: 68 Great thanks (0)

anon16266 Likes Earned: 16 This is something I have been grappling with since COVID became a part of our collective thoughts. You raise some really great points and in no way at all is this the experience that I had hoped for out of an MBA - something that I have been looking forward to for quite some time and have worked hard to even get to a point of being able to make this decision. In the end, I decided to pursue matriculate this year. Personally, I wasn't feeling fulfilled in my career and I couldn't think to let another year go doing something I truly didn't enjoy. This is an unchartered territory for students and the school. At the end of the day, tangible business/leadership skills you gain from an MBA will be successful regardless of the economic challenges - with an MBA you are thinking long-term. (5)

anon86141 Likes Earned: 9 Understandable, I got into my dream school with $$ and I am unsure if I would could achieve this next year. Also - when will things return to normal ? (2)

anon22172 Likes Earned: 66 Everyone has individual circumstances. Some people might be in a job they could withstand for an additional year, and postpone their MBA plans without hesitation. Others may decide the time is now since they are unhappy in their career or simply lost their job due to Covid. The real question becomes how long will Covid affect the programs? It’s certainly possible that we could be dealing with it in some format by the time next years class matriculates. Personally, it takes significant time and effort to get into the program of your dreams so you’d have to ask yourself if you want to go thru that process again (assuming you can’t get granted a deferral). (5)

<< See more LiveWire entries from Undecided