<p>I've seen a lot of 5 year accelerated MBA programs from an engineering undergrad degree? Are these worth it? Some of these programs have mandatory internships/etc during the summer but are you really getting enough on-the-job experience to be able to maximize an MBA degree's fullest potential? Also can getting an MBA this early hurt you in your path up the corporate ladders. I mean corporations are not just gonna make you manager caus you came straight out of school with an MBA will they? So many questions, so little time!</p>
<p>Sorry for my ignorance (I am an international), but may i know which schools in the US offer such programs?</p>
<p>CMU for example has a 3+2 Engineering/MBA combined degree. You still do the traditional 'graduation' at four years but you stay one more year to finish accelerated MBA. MIT has a similar program.</p>
<p>Wharton has a similar program with the undergrad engineering at UPENN I believe.</p>
<p>Yeah, they are worth it if its a top mba program.</p>
<p>Do you guys think purdue's undergrad/MBA program is worth it? HOw would employers look at the degree?</p>
<p>Purdue has a pretty good B-school, so employers will give the degree the respect it deserves. </p>
<p>The downside of a combined program is that you won't have the same level of real-world exposure as students who enroll after a few years in the workforce. And, if the school has a fairly high percentage of students who enroll directly after undergrad school, your peer group will also be lacking some of that perspective.</p>
<p>If the school has a vigorous internship program, though, I'd guess their placement rate for grads would be fairly good.</p>
<p>I think the MBA experience is mostly about networking - students aren't there for the academic experience. </p>
<p>That being said, you would be outside of the traditional age group so it may be difficult to socialize. On top of that, because you don't have any full-time work experience, you have less to offer the network and therefore may not get much back in return.</p>
<p>In general, I think having work experience is an extremely important component because the classroom experience is more about what each student can bring based on their experiences (as they relate to the text) rather than just analyzing the text (which is basically what undergrads do).</p>
<p>I think it's better to work first before getting an MBA. You might find that you don't like what you are doing, and having that knowledge going in to an MBA program will allow you to focus in depth on another area that you actually care about or want to do.</p>
<p>I was recently at an undergrad event hosted by a very well known i-banking company. During a panel discussion, a student in such a 5 year program asked what advantages she had from being in such a program. The answer from a recruiter was basically: you have learned more, but you go through the exact same recruiting process, and are treated the same (more or less).</p>
<p>Well, I posted this on the other forum, but U of Toronto has this program, except its 6years 8 month long, but it has a full work experience year and an internship at large corporations. The problem is that UofT's MBA program isn't as prestigious (like ranked 21st in the world)...</p>