How did you/are you planning to pay for your MBA?

I'm trying to evaluate between working on campus, getting an internship during my first year, or finding freelance work (ex-IB).

Would be interested to see how others have done it. I'm trying to stay away from loans, and I've already maxed my scholarships but still have some chunks left.

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Fairly unpopular but you could always work during a portion of the mba especially with how WFH is becoming more acceptable. If job isn’t too demanding, might be able to even swing a full time job class schedule permitting

 

If you’re planning to stay in a finance role post MBA, why not stick to the American way and just take out student loans? One of the whole points to an MBA is getting a break from work so I don’t know why you would dilute the experience doing some side gig for cash. You should hopefully have some savings + pay from an internship to get you through as well 

 

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