Is an MBA Worth It: USC Marshall MBA Experience

Hi Friend! Reflecting on my MBA journey at University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, and hoping it helps you find out whether an MBA is worth it for you 🤓
Is an MBA worth it for you:
Google sheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
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⌚️Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:16 - My Background
00:57 - How I Evaluated
02:35 - Financial Return (Criterion 1)
03:39 - Opportunities (Criterion 2)
05:05 - Knowledge (Criterion 3)
08:03 - Newtork (Criterion 4)
09:55 - Final Verdict
11:27 - Apply the Same Method to Yourself
12:43 - Conclusion

[@prashanthpanicker2890]

Just paid my deposit to go to USC. This is super helpful!

[@SophZhang]

Yay, congratulations! Welcome to the trojan fam!

[@cris694]

So for me is a no.
I will look for something more affordable.

[@blablabla9978]

If you've read textbooks, how does their content compare to what you learn in an MBA program?

[@SophZhang]

Book is more detailed and has more context than lectures for sure. But in lectures or discussions, you hear about your classmates experience with the topic (sometimes they are really insightful and sometimes straight up irrelevant), and you can't find that in a textbook