I'm curious what in-person MBA programs are doing for programs starting in 2020. I know these situations are fluid, but wanted to know how it's crystallized as of early August for the various programs.
Note: The prompt is NOT "In what ways does business school suck during COVID?" Please just address the point in question - some of us are going to make the most of it. Check comments to see if your school has already been mentioned, and maybe provide additions/updates in replies to those to keep it more real time.
Kellogg (FT Programs)
The administration appears to be doing everything it can to make as much of the experience in-person as possible, with the option for anyone to do anything remotely, no-questions asked. It seems they've put in a lot of effort to make the operations of the school COVID-resistant (constant cleanings and adjustments for spacing & traffic) yet available to anyone able and willing to be in-person while not requiring it.
Pre-term international trips were converted to local (greater Chicago/Evanston area), but new restrictions appear to have put those in limbo.
The last week of fall quarter classes and final exams, both of which are typically on campus after Thanksgiving week, are currently slated to be completely remote.
Wharton and honestly I think every school is a joke
Anyone with a decent job should NOT come, unless they outperformed (as many did, with huge waitlisters accepted this year) and got into a better school than usual
To the point of the post, can you be more explicit about what Wharton is doing?
More generally, if you have a decent job, you probably don't need to go back to an MBA program as it is. A counterpoint is that this may be a perfect time to go back to school to come out during an expected rebound, probably washing out the cumulative decisions towards or away from going back to school (I believe the vast majority of applicants were already set my mid-March anyway). What exactly do you mean that "you think every school is a joke" and why?
Plenty of people leave great PE jobs to go to MBAs, I was one of them.
I'm halfway through my program (normal grad date: 2021)
There's not much anyone can do
-online classes are a joke
-noone has lowered tuition
-no international travel
-diminished recruiting
there's not too much concrete to say b/c it really is business as usual, just with a way worse experience. i'm considering a gap year
for anyone with a decent job, the value prop just isn't there anymre UNLESS you got into a better program than usual
This. Right now must be a miserable time to be a business school student as your entire life literally revolves around socializing, dinners, parties, traveling, classes, group meetings, etc. For the PE / MBB folks it must suck to find yourself paying $75k for a degree you don't actually need, not getting any of the social benefits, AND having a worse job market to top it off.
I guess it depends on your view of timing around vaccine / broader re-opening. I know a number of people in your year thinking of doing a gap year as well. The non IB/PE students seemed to be much worse off in terms of recruiting, with a lot who had targeted roles in industry having their internships dropped in April/May.
I'm still planning to start my program this fall but have specific personal factors driving that decision. For those at MBB and other firms which are lenient about allowing you to stay an extra year, it definitely makes a lot of sense.
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