anyone know where i can find a grad assistant job and get my MBA?

Not sure of the specifics, but the University of Chicago has a great MBA program.

Lindenwood university is an NAIA university where you can easily get some sort of a grad assistant position. Probably even coaching. The MBA program is currently on the rise. It's not currently an amazing degree, but most schools are going to be looked at the same unless you are at one of the elite schools.

Why are you looking to get your MBA? Is it just so you can continue running and delay entry into the real world a couple of years?

Here's the story, an MBA straight out of undergrad is a terrible idea unless you are in the top .1% or so of undergrads. If you are in the top .1% of undergrads you could possibly be admitted to the 2/2 program at Harvard (which would grant you a two year defered admission with the understanding that you spend those two years working for a BB Ibank or in MC at Mck/Bain/BCG/Booz). The only other MBA programs of note I can think of for direct undergrad admits are Chicago or Carnegie Mellon, but I think you have to be a student of their undergrad b-schools.

The reason I advise against doing an MBA straight out of undergrad is because it will not meaningfully improve your career prospects. Those average starting salaries posted on schools websites look impressive, but if you look closer at the data you will see that post-MBA starting salaries are very highly corrolated with years of pre-MBA experience and pre-MBA salary. The starting salaries for MBA grads with zero years experience are basically the same as for undergrads, while those with 4-5 years experience generally get a good bump in salary and meaningfully accelerate their careers. You can only get one MBA, do it when it will matter.

To answer your question, there are two good MBA programs in the Chicago area: University of Chicago & Northwestern (Kellog). I'm not one to claim that only the top 15 b-schools are worth going to (any of the top 50 can really help your career if you know what you looking for and what you want to get from the programs), but if you have no clue what you want to do only Chicago, Northwestern, UPenn, MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Dartmouth, Yale, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Berkeley, UCLA, UVA, Duke, Michigan, or NYU will really open enough doors in enough places to give you the luxury of "finding yourself" in b-school.

No, nobody knows. Go find out for yourself.

Are you trying to get a job at Corporate, Jim? I think an MBA is a great idea. It worked for Ryan.

This dude is right. Plus, any MBA program you could complete while being a graduate assistant is probably worthless. Its a busy, busy two years and you need your free time to make connections, not run.

Also, Yale's School of Management is crap. That's the only quibble I have with your list.

Good points. Aside from getting less out of the MBA if you do it straight out of undergrad, it can be difficult to find a job when you're overeducated and under-experienced. Firms that are trying to hire someone to fill a position that requires an MBA will expect some experience and will get plenty of applications from people who have it. Firms that are trying to hire someone with a BS will see that you have an MBA and know that you are just trying to use them as a stepping stone to get that year or two of experience on your resume so that you can go get an MBA type job.

I'm 26. I've worked for the past couple years in sales. graduated in 2005 (5th year redshirt)

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Are you trying to get a job at Corporate, Jim? I think an MBA is a great idea. It worked for Ryan.

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bumping this up.. I'm thinking about getting an mba as well after i graduate with a degree in IT in the spring. i was wondering if anybody could give me some information on when to apply. also, would i talk to the coach first then apply for the program or the other way around? i probably won't go to grad school unless i get some help financially..