<p>We’re repeating ourselves. OP and a certain other poster need to meet for coffee. </p>
<p>An MBA alone isn’t indicative of a person’s ability. True. Nor is a college degree or, for that matter, a hs diploma. Or, speaking well or paying bills on time. Or whether you come to work reasonably dressed or in your pj’s.</p>
<p>If you were my relative, what would conern me is that, with a “toehold” in a great, competitive, well-paying industry-- you choose to focus on how to shortchange the next level of professional education in that field. You want to (hypothetically) discuss if one can get around the low quality of an online program by pretending “one” went to a more rigorous program, Scary. </p>
<p>You can go to Harvard Extension, take a few classes and, I suppose, convince a few people (usally grandmas and great aunts,) you studied business at Harvard.</p>
<p>But, really, OP, if don’t you have the hunger to do this right, you’re missing a key skill. Hypothetical is a waste of time when it’s this low level.</p>
<p>Something is very off here. Maybe this discussion is for a summer school paper in ethics-- common reactions to awareness of a possible scam.</p>