<p>Does WashU have a program allowing for 3 undergrad years and then 2 years at grad level allowing us to get our MBA a year early? If so, how does tuition work out for this?</p>
<p>Yes - they do. You worry about that when you’re a current student here… I think during your sophomore or Junior year you start talking to the MBA office in the business school. It would just be one extra year of tuition. Don’t know how financial aid will apply or continue — technically you’ll be doing graduate work so I’d assume you’d have to re-apply for financial aid and your package might be different during that last year.</p>
<p>I know that a lot of people don’t recommend it, because nearly all MBA students are people who have worked for several years. The MBA is essentially just re-treading undergraduate business knowledge (in terms of the information you actually learn)… the real benefit is bringing in knowledge you learned on the job to contribute to cases or class discussion. My dad says you don’t actually learn anything new that the basic undergrad finance/accounting/marketing/etc majors teach you. You really won’t bring anything to the classroom yourself and will be really bored, especially if you are doing business undergrad as is. </p>
<p>MBA degree is mostly intended for business leaders who have been out of college for awhile, want formal academic business training, and never majored in business in undergrad. Plus, when you finish with an MBA degree, YOU will somewhat expect to be paid higher than every other 22/23 year old because you have an advanced degree. Sadly, very few companies will want to pay you that money because you have no professional work experience.</p>
<p>I don’t know, I don’t really get why you’d want to do that program too much, but they do offer it if you’re interested. Just do the standard 4 year undergrad (you can even double major in the business school if you aren’t formally in Olin, which is great), work for a few years, then get your MBA. Most companies pay for your MBA when you go back for it later when you’re working anyway. People who just finish the business undergrad program here get amazing jobs all across the country, and companies recruit on campus… i have several friends who are working in consulting, marketing, big4accounting firms, and investment banks. some might get their MBA later, but none of them have it now.</p>
<p>In general, it is a bad idea to do 3=2 MBA. Employers don’t like to hire an MBA without any substantial work experience (internship doesn’t count).</p>
<p>You are much better off by getting a meaningful employment first for 3 to 5 years and then move on to a different university to do your MBA.</p>
<p>Alright thanks for the info guys. I knew of a couple schools that did such a program, but they didn’t really present it from a business firm’s point of view. I appreciate it.</p>