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I know a handful of contacts who have had an executive MBA sponsored by major banks in NY. All of these people attended Columbia's program which I believe meets two days a week (Friday / Saturday) and they continued to work FT Monday-Thursday.

Honestly, it sounds like a miserable experience for two years: none of the fun / travel / break from it all that comes with an MBA and instead working 6-7 days a week trying to juggle coursework and work responsibilities. That said, no opportunity cost from lost income due to 2 year break and a free MBA.

 

Did your colleagues have any advice for someone who is interested in Columbia’s EMBA? How important is the GMAT? Don’t you need like 10 years experience too?

 

Sounds pretty awful. Almost be better if to do an online MBA at a top program. Not sure if it’s as beneficial networking wise, free time it is though.

 

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