6 Figures 6 Certs Random Thoughts Thread

Yinny

Yinny

I miss LLC Twitter
Joined
May 10, 2012
Messages
15,073
Reputation
2,653
Daps
37,968
Reppin
Shangri-La
I just started shadowing at a NYC brokerage this week, they hit me up on LinkedIn and I’ve been mulling over getting my NYS RE license anyway so I’m gonna go ahead and get it. Serendipity a lil bit. This shyt takes up a lot of my time!
 
phcitywarrior

phcitywarrior

Superstar
Supporter
Joined
Nov 19, 2016
Messages
13,271
Reputation
4,550
Daps
32,164
Reppin
Naija / DMV
Frangala said:
Yea I got you its all about what you value. But there are some dudes out there who are about keeping up. The thing about those schools is how many doors they open a Wharton MBA or from HBS opens up doors especially in big cities in industries like investment banking, private equity. The amount of clout that those degrees have is unbelievable even outside the US the dudes that run finance in emerging/frontier markets in Africa, Latin America, Asia are from those schools.

But its about what you value. A lot of people who go to those schools want to be the most important in the most notable metropolis cities in rge world nyc london hong kong etc

I still think you get more value from a top tier European MBA.

Again its about what you value if you want to reach the pinnacle of society in the US. Ivy League education or Stanford MIT other selective nin Ivy schools are the way. From politicd to finance. Robert Smith is a Columbia BS alum. Presidents are ivies, Wall Street execs are ivies, Silicon Valley tyc00ns are Stanford or Ivies, The chairman or woman of the FED i am sure he or she is an ivy leaguer
Click to expand...

1. H/W/S - These open large doors. HBS for general management. Wharton for Finance, GSB for Tech. These schools are a class among others. I'd go as far as saying its really HBS then Wharton and GSB, with the latter two interchanging depending on one's long term focus e.g. Finance vs. Tech etc.

2. Rest of the M7 - Put people on the pipeline to rise within the Corporate ladder with high visibility.

3. Rest of the Top 15 - Hedge against future earnings. With a X MBA from one of these schools, you should always make north of $130K long-term in your career. This is like putting a floor on your future earning potential. Also a good way to "tick" the box.

But one thing I think gets drowned out is that MBAs are just a step. The individual still has to put in the work post-MBA. An elite MBA won't get you from A-Z, it might get you from A-G, but that hockey stick growth is up to the individual.

At the end of the day results and end-product are what matters most.

EDIT: Can you explain why you think the European MBA has better value?
 
Frangala

Frangala

All Star
Joined
Nov 18, 2016
Messages
1,391
Reputation
478
Daps
4,759
Reppin
Le Grand Congo (Kin)
phcitywarrior said:
1. H/W/S - These open large doors. HBS for general management. Wharton for Finance, GSB for Tech. These schools are a class among others. I'd go as far as saying its really HBS then Wharton and GSB, with the latter two interchanging depending on one's long term focus e.g. Finance vs. Tech etc.

2. Rest of the M7 - Put people on the pipeline to rise within the Corporate ladder with high visibility.

3. Rest of the Top 15 - Hedge against future earnings. With a X MBA from one of these schools, you should always make north of $130K long-term in your career. This is like putting a floor on your future earning potential. Also a good way to "tick" the box.

But one thing I think gets drowned out is that MBAs are just a step. The individual still has to put in the work post-MBA. An elite MBA won't get you from A-Z, it might get you from A-G, but that hockey stick growth is up to the individual.

At the end of the day results and end-product are what matters most.

EDIT: Can you explain why you think the European MBA has better value?
Click to expand...

From work experience, they are more knowledgeable about corporate finance and valuation skills. In addition, it is a one year program where only the essentials are taught, there isn't a lot of fluff in the curriculum.
 
phcitywarrior

phcitywarrior

Superstar
Supporter
Joined
Nov 19, 2016
Messages
13,271
Reputation
4,550
Daps
32,164
Reppin
Naija / DMV
Frangala said:
From work experience, they are more knowledgeable about corporate finance and valuation skills. In addition, it is a one year program where only the essentials are taught, there isn't a lot of fluff in the curriculum.
Click to expand...

It's funny you mention this because a colleague of mine echoed the same thing about his Darden MBA experience. The first year was intense for those people looking to get an internship to pivot industries e.g. banking, consulting etc. But once they got the internship and return offer, their 2nd year was pretty much a wash. He said he played a lot of golf, traveled and networked. It was fun, but expensive fun.

I think US undergrads are also quite fluffy. The first 2 years, suffice certain majors, are general courses that don't really have much to do with one's desired field of study. My buddy did Mech Engineering at Howard but it wasn't until his last 2 years that he was taking nothing but engineering courses. No more History or American Literature. It's also interesting because he's doing his Master's in Nuclear Engineering but he's doing much better grade wise because he's simply focusing on what's important and not doing the fluff.

Europe is far ahead of the US as it concerns studying in undergrad. People actually study their major, and do so intensely. It's like undergrad there is akin to a Master's in the US.
 
S

Secure Da Bag

Veteran
Joined
Dec 20, 2017
Messages
40,213
Reputation
20,584
Daps
126,600
phcitywarrior said:
It's funny you mention this because a colleague of mine echoed the same thing about his Darden MBA experience. The first year was intense for those people looking to get an internship to pivot industries e.g. banking, consulting etc. But once they got the internship and return offer, their 2nd year was pretty much a wash. He said he played a lot of golf, traveled and networked. It was fun, but expensive fun.

I think US undergrads are also quite fluffy. The first 2 years, suffice certain majors, are general courses that don't really have much to do with one's desired field of study. My buddy did Mech Engineering at Howard but it wasn't until his last 2 years that he was taking nothing but engineering courses. No more History or American Literature. It's also interesting because he's doing his Master's in Nuclear Engineering but he's doing much better grade wise because he's simply focusing on what's important and not doing the fluff.

Europe is far ahead of the US as it concerns studying in undergrad. People actually study their major, and do so intensely. It's like undergrad there is akin to a Master's in the US.
Click to expand...

It's funny you mention that. Because I was just thinking how if I was an 18 year old again going to college. I wouldn't go to college. I'd just go to a trade school and learning programming there.

I'm of the opinion that post-secondary education in the U.S. is confused and jacked up. How many majors do you really need liberal arts classes for? I'm not saying it's completely unnecessary. There should be a complete realignment on how we education our young adults for jobs.
 
MoneyTron

MoneyTron

Veteran
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Messages
27,256
Reputation
3,607
Daps
102,224
Reppin
Atlanta
Frangala said:
From work experience, they are more knowledgeable about corporate finance and valuation skills. In addition, it is a one year program where only the essentials are taught, there isn't a lot of fluff in the curriculum.
Click to expand...
I mean, if that's what you're going for. Not everyone is looking to earn that degree for finance, at least I'm not.


Obreh Winfrey said:
Anybody else working but ain't doing shyt this week :skip:?
Click to expand...
Not doing a damn thing.
 
MoneyTron

MoneyTron

Veteran
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Messages
27,256
Reputation
3,607
Daps
102,224
Reppin
Atlanta
I'll also add that there are a ton of a good business schools outside of the top 15 depending on where you're trying to take your career...just in case anyone else in here was considering their next steps.
 
Macallik86

Macallik86

Superstar
Supporter
Joined
Dec 4, 2016
Messages
6,516
Reputation
1,372
Daps
21,254
Saw this in a course I am taking... Thoughts?

qTWYhzS.png
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top