Afternoon folks.
I know that we're an eclectic bunch - I was wondering if anyone else on here has got an MBA? I've just gone back to Uni part-time to study
and it is TOUGH!
6.5 years out of education means that I'm having to learn how to learn again. Has anyone else done the same and if so, do you have any tips?
TC
I don't have an MBA but I sympathise with you on the mature learning experience.
I left full-time education at 18 and got an apprenticeship. Then at 30 I decided to get that Degree afterall and went back to University but
part-time.
It was extremely difficult to re-adopt the learning methodology but I quickly realised that no-one was going to help me and that it was all MY
responsibility. I really enjoyed it in the end.
Good luck to you 
Completed mine in 2000 as an Executive MBA at Cranfield, got sponsored by my then employer.
Top tip 1: Forget your friends.
Top tip 2: Forget your social life.
Top tip 3: Plan for when you've got it before you start it, ie start job hunting now, not after you graduate. If you are in full time employment
now I doubt you'll work for the same firm post graduation.
Top tip 4: Dont get 'er indoors pregnant, my daughter was born in June 1999, 2/3rds of the way through year 1, nightmare.
It's worth it in the long run, I have significantly increased my salary since 2000 post MBA.
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Originally posted by Pants On Fire
Completed mine in 2000 as an Executive MBA at Cranfield, got sponsored by my then employer.
Top tip 1: Forget your friends.
Top tip 2: Forget your social life.
Top tip 3: Plan for when you've got it before you start it, ie start job hunting now, not after you graduate. If you are in full time employment now I doubt you'll work for the same firm post graduation.
Top tip 4: Dont get 'er indoors pregnant, my daughter was born in June 1999, 2/3rds of the way through year 1, nightmare.
It's worth it in the long run, I have significantly increased my salary since 2000 post MBA.
I started an MSc course in 1992, finished in 1998. It was fascinating stuff, but as I discovered, left it too late, careerwise.
Most of my fellow-students were mature, and pursuing work-based projects. Mine was a solo, research-based effort, because my employer's attitude
towards my initial project plans, was one of utter indifference. Which leads to some inescapable conclusions :-
1: If you intend to study work-based projects, make bloody sure your employer foots the bills. That way you become an investment, and they have to
ensure that there is a return on it.
2: Don't leave such studying too late, or it won't be able to enhance your career.
BTW - My niece also started a full-time first degree, around the time I commenced my MSc. She was then 26, and classed as a "mature
student". So what did that make me? Extra-mature (like a bit of old Cheddar!!).
Final conclusion - should have done a plumbing course, would have been much more useful.
Best of luck with your studies, especially when it reaches the "Magnus Magnussen" stage (quote "I've started, so I'll
finish"!!).
I told you !
I was advised that if I have a family and a social life then don't do it 
I did my MSc whilst working and it is hard.
Be prepared to forget weekends.
Its not impossible though. I moved jobs, moved house and had 2 kids during mine and still passed [just].
stu
I've got an MBA - did it full time in 1 year at City University Business School in London (now Cass Business School), 7 years after leaving uni
for the first time. It was difficult getting back into studying, but OK after a while. I really respect those who do it part time/evenings, as well as
holding down a job.
I paid my own way as my employer wasn't interested (did manage to get a partial grant, which helped). Went back into the same line of work, but
had something like a 30-40% salary increase over what I left the old company with, so worth the effort in my case.
[Edited on 19.10.2007 by Humbug]
My wife has an MBA. She got the highest result ever for a full time student. Mostly, part timers do better. I did an engineering masters and it is
a pain having to do work after you leave work.
I did 3 units in the 1st 2 semesters, then 2 the following year then 1 each in the next year... Pace yourself but keep up to date with your work.
I've got an MBE - does that count?
(ecu that is )
I was classified as a mature student when I went in 1989 - at the rip old age of 24. That was a BSc
One of my workmates has just passed his MBA which he did part time - you can almost see the relief on his face having got it out of the way.