January 8, 2010, Newsletter Issue #199: An MBA Degree At Any Age

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We've all heard of 90-year-old great grandmothers obtaining high school diplomas or achieving similar educational pursuits well into the senior years, but does that make you feel any better about delving into an mba degree? The choice to return to school is always a tough one, pierced with concerns about money, family, and whether you'll still have what it takes to be successful in school, especially if you've been out for a while.

These days, it's not unusual to visit a college classroom and see a demographic of twenty to sixty-somethings plugging away at mba programs. In fact, there's a certain texture those varying ages and experience levels bring to the educational setting. However, if you intend to work on an online m b a, your concerns about age and returning to the classroom may be diminished.

There are distinct advantages to obtaining an mba degree online, including (for some people) the sense of autonomy. Yes, accredited schools will do everything they can to bring their curriculum to life in the virtual world, including setting up synchronous activities to complement the asynchronous world of online learning. There may be periods of video conferencing where students have an opportunity to post, view, critique, or interact in real-time. Still, it's not the same as being in the classroom, thus eliminating a lot of the self-conscious qualms people sometimes have about returning to school. For many people, obtaining an online m b a is the perfect choice.

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