3 Things to Know before Beginning Your Online MBA Studies

Posted by Deepika Olive
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Sep 15, 2015
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The classic debate concerning MBA was whether a part time degree was better than a full time or vice versa. Countless hours have been devoted to the debate and tons of literature written by proponents of both sides justifying what they thought was better. Now the debate has shifted, now people are asking a different question altogether.

Getting the Most Out Of an Online MBA Degree
Apart from the difference in expenses of doing an MBA online and full time, there aren’t many things that stand out between the two. You, the student, has to make equal efforts to make the most out of the time you put in towards completing Online MBA programs India. Here are five things you need to know before starting your MBA studies. And even if you have already started, these pointers to making the best of your money and time will help you.

Paying Money Out Of Your Pocket
In most cases, Indian students spend their personal savings or their parents’ money when paying for their degrees. Elsewhere, particularly in the west there are banks and lenders who will pay for the expenses. In India getting an education loan is subjective. Most financial bodies will want to make sure that the institute you have chosen will actually make you job-worthy. Approach your bank or talk to your counsellor at the MBA College to know more. Also your employer may be willing to pay the expenses, which is a long shot given the way most companies think about doing something good for their employers! Nonetheless you should ask and find out.

Getting Some Work Experience before Getting an MBA
In India, MBA before work experience works too. There are tens of thousands of students with MBA degrees looking for jobs, you can walk down the same path or you can play smart and get some work experience before enrolling for Online MBA programmes. Two obvious advantages are: first, employers won’t ask you why you chose an online degree over a fulltime degree and second, you will be in a better place to negotiate your salary.

Not Making Enough Useful Friends
Online MBA course have weekend classes where students go to clarify doubts. Take this opportunity to meet with others who are serious about putting their MBA degrees to good use. There will be ‘big money kids’ too, interact with them and find out which are potential business owners of the future! And since it’s a weekend class, chances are that there will be other working professionals too whom you want to be in your contact list. The more people you know the better for you.

We hope these tips helped. If you’ve got other questions take them to your counsellor and find out more answers to your questions.

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