Is MBA for me??

_Brahmin
Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:04:56 +0000

thanks for your input guys,

gstein can you elaborate why?
sciencenerd, I agree with you that the choice is between PHD and a MBA (academia/research or industry)…but are you suggesting not to do MS? but how does PHD work without a MS? Isn’t MS like the first 2 years of your PHD? I read somewhere PHD IS 6 years without MS but is 4 years after a MS…or am I wrong? is MS totally useless if you can get a PHD right away…and from what you guys are saying MS has no advantages over a BS industry-wise?
Now, it is clear that there is no point getting a MBA and a PHD and zack i am aware of that program in UPenn but its not in my university…and isn’t that jointdegree for someone who is sure of going to management and industry
do you guys know how much PHD’s earn in comparison to MBA’s
I was planning to go for MS after my BS…but now I am scared it’s a waste of a degree from what you guys have said…because I can get PHD right after BS anyway…and if I get a MBA my MS is practically waste…am I right?
maybe, I should go for the MS unless I get a very good job…but aren’t applying to top PHD programs much easier after a MS