MBA [Merged]

[van_wilder]

i miss ***-neo... hehehe joke! pero seriously i miss ateneo... punta ako sa orsem! hahaha

[GlennSter]

what if i own a business?will i benefit from the program?

[oldblue]

yun entreneurship siguro puwede ka matuto. yan din sana gusto ko kunin noon.
pero mas trip ko yan financial management na pang MBA, not to become a corporate
employee one day but to apply its concepts in business. i've lost the passion of being an entrepreneur. it's so early 20's hehehe

mas trip ko yun investment funds, stock market, underwriters, bond market, money market funds and franchising. learn the ropes and sana one day I can become an institutional investor -> buy and sell small existing franchises/small businesses.

i'm quite surprised that there are a number of successful franchises out there that are up for sale. usually puro personal reasons din ng owner like loss of interest/focus, gambling problems etc ...

[mazdamazda]

totoo ba talaga na pag nag-MBA ka eh maging exec or VP ka kagad? tatay ko VP ng isa sa Top 10 corporations dito, pero gradweyt lang ng UE. mga kapwa nya VP ganun din gradweyt lang ng UST, Ateneo college etc ...

Not really though that is a common misconception (and the reason why some take up an MBA).

Like here in our company... an MBA degree means hogwash if you don't have the proper skillset & performance.

what if i own a business?will i benefit from the program?

I think so... unlike undergrad studies where you just learn all from your professor... postgrad studies also gives you a chance to share & know the experiences of other practitioners in the different industries. You'll get to know the viewpoints from line managers, top executives, successful entrepreneurs, etc...

Suggest ko lang din... you can take a post-baccalaureate program before taking an MBA... check out the course offerings of Benilde's SPACE (there's a course specifically for retailing & franchising): http://www.dls-csb.edu.ph/default.as...40&what=100017

Good luck! You're about to get clobbered with papers, essays, groupworks, presentations, reports, and deadlines

Thanks for the tips... looking forward to it.

[HIFI]

what if i own a business?will i benefit from the program?

I believe it will. Some of my classmate were entreprenuers. They are there for the learning, and not for the degree. They just pick the subjects they want, and move on from there.

There are elective courses sa Regis that are geared towards entreprenuership. The same goes with International Relations, Finance, etc. You are required to take as least 3 electives of your choice (9 units total) to graduate.

totoo ba talaga na pag nag-MBA ka eh maging exec or VP ka kagad? tatay ko VP ng isa sa Top 10 corporations dito, pero gradweyt lang ng UE. mga kapwa nya VP ganun din gradweyt lang ng UST, Ateneo college etc ...

I know lots of people who are VPs...without a MBA degree.

Taking up MBA will not make you a better manager, but rather a well-equipped manager. What you do with your learnings later on is what will differentiate you from the others.

I know some ki$$-a$$ students who are there for the degree lang. In fact, yun iba mga dean's list and gold/silver medalist pa. Maganda lang tignan sa resume, and that doesn't mean magaling.

Having a MBA degree sa resume is definitely a plus. Mas maraming oppurtunities for you, but that's all... "oppurtunites" lang. Kaya may interviews and performance evaluations parin at the end. You've wouldn't believe how many "MBA"s we fired in the last 15 years. As Mintzberg said..."We need managers not MBAs".

[bender]

in the last Business Week magazine survey of top MBA programs in Asia and Australia, only 3 philippine mba stood out: our very own Asian Institute of Management (rank 3), UP College of Business (rank 24) and De La Salle University College of Business (rank 29)......sayang wala Ateneo

Since i am an MBA graduate from UP College of Business, one of the debates that the professors would normally go into was whether or not to participate in the ranking of MBA programs. Looks like they decided to enter this year.

[GlennSter]

thanks guys

[empy]

in the last Business Week magazine survey of top MBA programs in Asia and Australia, only 3 philippine mba stood out: our very own Asian Institute of Management (rank 3), UP College of Business (rank 24) and De La Salle University College of Business (rank 29)......sayang wala Ateneo

who were #1 and #2?

[scarab]

....plano ko rin dapat yang MBA years ago kaso tinamad na lang talaga ako. magaganda naman din yung mga mgt. trainings na binigay ng company samen, kukulitin ko na lang tong boss ko na i-enroll na rin ako for six sigma certification.

[Eismann]

I will take up MBA at Regis kahit wala ateneo sa top list...closer to home kasi. For those who have graduated already....congrats.

[moneywhiz]

who were #1 and #2?

#3 is Asian Institute of Management (Philippines)

# 2 is National University Singapore Business School

#1 is Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad campus)- where the mantra is: "If you can't get accepted into Indian Institute of Management, why dont you try Harvard?" ganyan yan kalupit

[CVT]

Late na pero congratulations mazdamazda!

Again, MBA is worth it. Get the most out of the experience. You will surely appreciate what you will be encountering and learning. Ask questions and actively participate/ debate on the issues.

Lastly, as I said earlier,- I recommend the Ateneo experience,- it is quite different from the DLSU culture. You'll see why.

[pdc2]

since hindi kami company sponsored, i plan sana to go to UP para lesser yun tuition fee... pero parang di sya popular sa MBA... or sobrang hirap ang program nila?

[bender]

UPMBA's program has been rated higher than Lasalle or Ateneo for years. However, it isn't well promoted because UP doesn't really have a PR program. They even let the students organize the recruitment program for graduating MBA students as well as organize their own yearbook.

[van_wilder]

in the end its who you know... kaya important kung saan ka mag-mba... lalo na kung nasa m&a ka...

[dbulb]

how much ang tuition sa dlsu-gsb?

[badkuk]

reviving...

How's the quality of the MBA program at DLSU?

How useful is it in terms of
- managing a small business
- transitioning from an IT technician to an IT manager role?

[dreamur]

*badkuk: Do you have IT friends looking for a job? I have 2 open positions - Incident Response Manager and Cybersecurity Network Operations Specialist.

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[badkuk]

*badkuk: Do you have IT friends looking for a job? I have 2 open positions - Incident Response Manager and Cybersecurity Network Operations Specialist.

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i'll ask around

[corbon44]

UPMBA's program has been rated higher than Lasalle or Ateneo for years. However, it isn't well promoted because UP doesn't really have a PR program. They even let the students organize the recruitment program for graduating MBA students as well as organize their own yearbook.

I finished my Masters in Business Management at UPLB last year. I chose it for two reasons:

First, the cost of the entire program is cheaper than one term at the Ateneo Graduate School in Sta. Rosa.

Second, and I think this is what really nailed my decision, was my brief initial chat with the (late) Chair of the Management Department. His simple pitch as to what makes UP different from other Master's degree programs: UP's professors are specialists in their respective fields and have devoted almost their entire careers teaching and researching on their subject matter of expertise.

This was somehow validated by feedback from other colleagues who took the Ateneo Regis program - they would have the same professor covering a variety of subject matters, as well as part-time faculty who have various experiences in different fields. Don't get me wrong - I am an Ateneo alum and I will always think highly of the institution. I felt just that what UP had to offer met my requirements almost perfectly.