Strategy Simplified

S7E5: How Consulting Firms View Online MBAs


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Consulting firms do NOT view online MBAs as favorably as on-campus MBA programs. 

While online MBAs are a convenient way to earn a business degree, if you're getting your MBA as a means to break into consulting, you should take pause. In this episode, Jenny Rae - ex-Bain consultant and Columbia Business School grad - gives three reasons why not to get an online MBA.

Here are some spoilers: 

  • Lower admissions standards (1:42)
  • Less immersive experience (2:47)
  • Less powerful network (3:46)

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