{"id":30440,"date":"2015-09-08T13:44:24","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T20:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/never-a-bad-time-for-business-school\/"},"modified":"2015-09-08T13:44:24","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T20:44:24","slug":"never-a-bad-time-for-business-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/never-a-bad-time-for-business-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Never a Bad Time for Business School"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Ready<\/a><\/p>\n

The best time to go to business school depends on your a lot of factors\u2014including career goals.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Last week we asked you to start thinking about how ready you are for business school (and to let our <\/span>Readiness Quiz<\/span><\/a> help you find out), so now let\u2019s get down to specifics.<\/span><\/p>\n

People choose to go to business school at various times in their lives for all kinds of reasons. Maybe you\u2019ve been planning this education path for years. Maybe you\u2019re just out of undergrad and want to boost your marketability out there in \u201cthe real world.\u201d Perhaps you\u2019ve been out of school for awhile, and the job market is not what you had hoped it would be for a degree holder in your field. Or, maybe you absolutely love your job and wouldn\u2019t dream of leaving, but you want to go after a particular promotion\u2014or your company has offered to chip in for your MBA.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, people go to business school for more than just an MBA, or Master of Business Administration. While the MBA is <\/span>still the most popular degree pursued among prospective business school students<\/span><\/a>, more than a quarter of them go for either a Master of Finance or a Master of Accounting, and some also earn part-time MBAs or MBAs with master\u2019s degrees.<\/span><\/p>\n

But whatever\u2014and whenever\u2014you choose to study in business school, you\u2019ve got to start somewhere getting there. If you\u2019re business-school bound but still gaining momentum, maybe you\u2019re looking longingly at classmates or colleagues who are dotting their i\u2019s and crossing their t\u2019s on applications. But don\u2019t let get discouraged. There\u2019s something nice about having your options still open to you. Use it as an opportunity to tackle decisions the right way in the first place without succumbing to common pitfalls.<\/span><\/p>\n

So whether you\u2019re ahead of the game, right on track, or narrowing down your options in search of the right business school program\u2014an MBA or a specialized business degree\u2014all you need is a plan and a bit of guidance\u2014and that\u2019s where we come in.<\/span><\/p>\n

Subscribe to our blog to find out more in the next few weeks: What motivates business school students, and how does that influence which degrees they\u2019re likely to earn? How much are they projected to make over time?<\/span><\/p>\n

Start by answering five questions about yourself in our Readiness Quiz<\/span><\/a>, and unlock a digital goodie bag of free stats, tips, timelines, testimonials, and handy downloadables\u2014all customized to your specific readiness stage. This info will help you challenge yourself to get to the next stage of readiness, and give you useful tips on how to wrap it all up if you\u2019re almost there.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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