Comments on: The MBA vs. the MSCS… http://www.cluehq.com/blog/2008/06/15/the-mba-vs-the-mscs/ Random Thoughts from a Computer Science Student... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:15:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dan http://www.cluehq.com/blog/2008/06/15/the-mba-vs-the-mscs/comment-page-1/#comment-35528 Dan Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:17:00 +0000 http://www.cluehq.com/blog/?p=191#comment-35528 I've known a couple of people who have their Masters in Management (ALM) from Harvard Extension School and I have to say that they are far brigher and more effective than other MBA's I've known. I've worked with MBA's from a wide range of reputable schools and ALM Management grads know their stuff better, hands down. Note: This is with exception of top 10 B-schools. If I were still pursuing my education or lived anywhere near Boston, I would most definitely take advantage of HES. I’ve known a couple of people who have their Masters in Management (ALM) from Harvard Extension School and I have to say that they are far brigher and more effective than other MBA’s I’ve known. I’ve worked with MBA’s from a wide range of reputable schools and ALM Management grads know their stuff better, hands down. Note: This is with exception of top 10 B-schools. If I were still pursuing my education or lived anywhere near Boston, I would most definitely take advantage of HES.

]]> By: Rosy http://www.cluehq.com/blog/2008/06/15/the-mba-vs-the-mscs/comment-page-1/#comment-33448 Rosy Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:44:13 +0000 http://www.cluehq.com/blog/?p=191#comment-33448 I am a computer science engg. working with a NY based MNC, financila major, as a software engineer.. I am in a dilemma regarding MBA or MS compter sc. As one is my technical field which i love and the other is the filed i want to get into for faster and better career growth. I am very ambitious and i will suffocate with a mediocre career. I took the GMAT without any serious preparation as I wasn’t sure of joinin an MBA program and i secured 710 in GMAT. I have excellent academic records and was the batch topper at my engineering college. Can you please provide me with some pointers? I am a computer science engg. working with a NY based MNC, financila major, as a software engineer.. I am in a dilemma regarding MBA or MS compter sc. As one is my technical field which i love and the other is the filed i want to get into for faster and better career growth. I am very ambitious and i will suffocate with a mediocre career. I took the GMAT without any serious preparation as I wasn’t sure of joinin an MBA program and i secured 710 in GMAT. I have excellent academic records and was the batch topper at my engineering college. Can you please provide me with some pointers?

]]> By: richard http://www.cluehq.com/blog/2008/06/15/the-mba-vs-the-mscs/comment-page-1/#comment-10907 richard Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:35:46 +0000 http://www.cluehq.com/blog/?p=191#comment-10907 Mian, The answer seems to be yes and no. A lot of Executive Eduction programs don't have terribly competitive admissions processes, are shorter, and don't give grades. When you contrast them against the traditional programs which are more akin to regular graduate school programs, there is a bit of distinction between the two. Harvard Business School runs both types of programs. They have a competitive program which requires a formal application for admission as admits very few individuals and an executive education program that is advertised in trade magazines and business journals. The two are different and aimed at two different audiences. The former, for aspirants to the corporate world, and the latter, to individuals who are well-entrenched in their careers and looking to accelerate it. Both of the Harvard programs are very very good. They recently tightened their admit policy for the executive programs to draw a more select group. They also reworked the curriculum to make it a more serious adjunct to the traditional program. But there still is some difference between both programs from a recruiting perspective. Most corporate recruiters will admit a bias towards more traditional MBAs rather than a bias <em>against</em> executive or part-time MBAs. Mian,

The answer seems to be yes and no.

A lot of Executive Eduction programs don’t have terribly competitive admissions processes, are shorter, and don’t give grades. When you contrast them against the traditional programs which are more akin to regular graduate school programs, there is a bit of distinction between the two.

Harvard Business School runs both types of programs. They have a competitive program which requires a formal application for admission as admits very few individuals and an executive education program that is advertised in trade magazines and business journals. The two are different and aimed at two different audiences. The former, for aspirants to the corporate world, and the latter, to individuals who are well-entrenched in their careers and looking to accelerate it.

Both of the Harvard programs are very very good. They recently tightened their admit policy for the executive programs to draw a more select group. They also reworked the curriculum to make it a more serious adjunct to the traditional program.

But there still is some difference between both programs from a recruiting perspective. Most corporate recruiters will admit a bias towards more traditional MBAs rather than a bias against executive or part-time MBAs.

]]> By: Mian http://www.cluehq.com/blog/2008/06/15/the-mba-vs-the-mscs/comment-page-1/#comment-10644 Mian Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:55:36 +0000 http://www.cluehq.com/blog/?p=191#comment-10644 Isn't an executive MBA the same degree as a full-time MBA say at Penn or Columbia so the prestige should be the same. Right? "Executive MBA programs have supplanted the part-time MBA programs and have tightened the admissions requirements lately but don’t seem to have achieved the prestige level of the top full-time programs." Isn’t an executive MBA the same degree as a full-time MBA say at Penn or Columbia so the prestige should be the same. Right?

“Executive MBA programs have supplanted the part-time MBA programs and have tightened the admissions requirements lately but don’t seem to have achieved the prestige level of the top full-time programs.”

]]> By: richard http://www.cluehq.com/blog/2008/06/15/the-mba-vs-the-mscs/comment-page-1/#comment-8496 richard Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:09:41 +0000 http://www.cluehq.com/blog/?p=191#comment-8496 Get the MBA. A master's degree from Harvard is a great thing to have but there are substantial differences between an MBA and a ALM in Management. Those differences are enough to make the MBA a better choice for most people. Get the MBA. A master’s degree from Harvard is a great thing to have but there are substantial differences between an MBA and a ALM in Management. Those differences are enough to make the MBA a better choice for most people.

]]> By: Eric in Atlanta http://www.cluehq.com/blog/2008/06/15/the-mba-vs-the-mscs/comment-page-1/#comment-7329 Eric in Atlanta Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:20:16 +0000 http://www.cluehq.com/blog/?p=191#comment-7329 Richard, I've just completed the process you are talking about. The MBA program that is, IMHO, the best online experience is the University of Wisconsin at http://www.wisconsinonlinemba.org. It's AACSB accredited (Very Important!) and is 100% online. You can test drive a course and it's very impressive. It's also afordable at $600 per credit hour. I was all set to go until I found out about Masters in Management at Havard. I am really torn. All of my friends and family say that a MBA from anywhere execpt a top B-school can be trumped by a Masters from Havard. What do you think? Eric Richard,

I’ve just completed the process you are talking about. The MBA program that is, IMHO, the best online experience is the University of Wisconsin at http://www.wisconsinonlinemba.org. It’s AACSB accredited (Very Important!) and is 100% online. You can test drive a course and it’s very impressive. It’s also afordable at $600 per credit hour.

I was all set to go until I found out about Masters in Management at Havard. I am really torn. All of my friends and family say that a MBA from anywhere execpt a top B-school can be trumped by a Masters from Havard. What do you think?

Eric

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