Fall Semester 2020 (Online vs In-person)

Question

I think it would be helpful to try and collect feedback from different business schools on planning and signaling for Fall 2020 semester classes (online vs in-person). Personally, I'll likely be attending CBS in Fall 2020 and New York will have its own unique situation regarding the re-open.

1) I'm wondering if anybody has heard anything official from b-schools yet, other than the fact that they are monitoring the situation closely.

2) I'm wondering if anybody has any opinions on the diminished value of experiencing Year 1 of an MBA from behind a screen through online classes. I would think that the rapport-building, networking, and recruiting during semester 1 of an MBA is arguably the most crucial time period of the program.

3) I'm wondering if programs have released guidance on deferring acceptance or offered any other alternatives.

BradyMVP · Answer

Nobody knows yet, or rather no school has really publicly commented on it. The reality is this- it will not be their call. Fed- state- local-university-business school. That is the pecking order on decisions regarding in person. Each day that passes it becomes more and more likely that classes will be remote in the fall. At this point, and this is merely my opinion, I would be absolutely flabbergasted if BSchools were not virtual for @ least the fall or the first half of the semester

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BradyMVP · Answer

Most schools will not offer deferrals imo. They would risk losing 50% of their admitted class overnight (for the reason you outlined above-weakened experience.)

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shibsz · Answer

I think, what's important is also for you to ask yourself if you have a better plan B at this point.

Ask yourself some of the questions below: 
1. Are you from an industry that's adversely impacted and would in all probability not recover even in the next 6 months?

2. Are you in a job that currently is as at a high risk? If you do defer the program, would you have a credible and fulfilling job for the next 1 year?

3. Do you think your profile is solid enough to make it through and get hired in case this was a 1 yr program without internship? Or were you planning to transition into another role/industry?

If the answer to your 3rd is that you are positive you would have got a job, I would say go for it. If you have talked to a few students, you would also know that almost 60% students get a job through the final recruitment cycle in second year rather than a PPO from internship.

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sagitomba · Answer

Im interested to know as well how everyone esp international students are looking into leaving for MBA by resigning job.
Visa status currently is hanging.. once they start embassies and international travel .
Economy is volatile ready to take a lump some loan 
Sep intake means for a 2 month notice period guy june is the deadline to decide everything .
Covid situation .. moving from less effected countries/region to most affected.

I have applied for Round 3 and yet waiting for any admission but these questions are looming around. esp for me leaving a 100k$ job and moving across with young kids.

Fall Semester 2020 (Online vs In-person)

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