Holy crap! $32k and still no degree?! I did things the cheap way... Community college for an AA, then a state university for the BA...
From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 3:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: GMAT Well, I had just lost my job, and couldn't pay the tuition, so, yes, I ran out of funds. Also, I already have $32K in outstanding school loans, so anything I would want to do from here on would be done cash on the barrel. Don't want more school debt. Joe Heaton ________________________________ From: Za Vue [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 11:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: GMAT Ran out of fund for college? There is never a shortage of money for college. That is just an excuse to drop out, no offense. J Where else in the world will anyone say, here we will give you all the money you will ever need to go to college and pay us back later? Anyone with years of IT experience will breeze through the IT Management courses. Corporate Finance and Business Ethics were PITA for me. To have a spouse in the accounting field helped, for those of us who have never set foot into business classroom. I would recommend joining up with as many MBA online forums as you can find. They help a lot. -Za From: Tom Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 2:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: GMAT I think it did. I have the tech knowledge already, and the program was geared toward business functions, organizations, management, planning, etc. I liked that sort of thing. It was hard work but I am glad I did it. That was MBA, but the MS in Info Systems at my school was more focused on tech courses. (That was Hopkins, I suppose other schools are different). Besides my wife has a Masters and PhD. Gotta keep up! >>> "Joe Heaton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3/6/2008 11:13 AM >>> So did the degree help in your career? I was at one time pursuing a Bachelor's degree, but ran out of funds, and haven't looked into it again... Joe Heaton ________________________________ From: Tom Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 6:15 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: GMAT I think I did okay from what I remember (was back in 2001 I think). In any case I got into Hopkins and American so it must have been okay. I understand they will also look at experience as well. I went for the MBA/Information Systems as well. Glad that's done...... >>> "John Hornbuckle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3/6/2008 5:48 AM >>> How'd you end up doing on the test? John From: Tom Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 4:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: GMAT Study the review books if you can. Those helped me. There are also come courses which supposedly help with the GMAT. I took one from Kaplan. Can't say if it really helped since I had not taken the exam beforehand. >>> "John Hornbuckle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3/5/2008 3:58 PM >>> A while back, we had a discussion here about certification vs. degrees. I opined that it was best to get degrees--which are good forever and not tied solely to the tech field--first, then go for certs after that. Well, I'm taking my own advice and going back to school for a Master's in Management Information Systems. On May 3rd I take the GMAT, for which I'm spending a couple of hours studying every day (longer on weekends). If any of you have taken it, I'd be glad to receive any advice/wisdom you could offer... John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District 318 North Clark Street Perry, FL 32347 www.taylor.k12.fl.us ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt <http://www.sunbelt/> -software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
