What would you do if you were me?

Transfer Students
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<p>Right now, I am a freshmen at a community college. Since I am ahead of my credits, I will have my Associates of Arts at the end of my fall semester of 2014. My dilemma is what to do for my spring semester. Here are my two options:</p>

<p>Take a semester off and just work. If I chose this option, I would transfer to a school out of state in the fall of 2015. The school is going to be expensive, so saving money is the best thing I could do for prepare for it. The school I would be transferring to has one of the top business schools and probably one of my first choice when it comes to academics & student life. It would also has a joint agreement with Vanderbilt to allow students get their M.B.A from there within 5 years instead of 6. </p>

<p>My second option is I could just transfer to a state university here. The university is very mediocre with an okay business school. I am not interested in the student life there or anything really. However, this would allow me to save money & double major in Accounting and Finance while graduating on time.</p>

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<p>The better MBA programs expect a bare minimum of two years of professional work experience with increasing responsibility. More than two years are preferred. Likewise many employers will help you pay for your MBA if you study part time while you work for them. This means that you shouldn’t be all in a rush to finish that MBA early.</p>

<p>Have you spoken with your parents about the money issue? It is difficult for me to believe that you could earn enough in only six or seven months to cover the difference in cost between your own home state public U, and an OOS institution.</p>

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<p>An MBA won’t do much without solid work experience under your belt. I’d get the best undergrad degree possible if I were you. </p>

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<p>You could do concurrent enrollment part time through your cc and a close by university. You could be part time and have a job. :slight_smile: I saw this option on my school’s transfer center website. Good luck! </p>