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.