I am in a unique situation... I live about three hours from Chicago (ridiculously crappy drive every weekend) however my employer will cover at least 75k of the tuition, perhaps all of it. I will have to sign on to stay two years post-mba, however I have a pretty good work history as it is and I'm sure I would get a promotion post-mba so assuming I ride that out for two years I would be free to change jobs. At this point, two years out, does my PT MBA from Booth still have cache in terms of the network/etc or is it going to be pretty similar to any other MBA considering my work experience will probably be the most important deal?
I am currently accepted with about a half scholorship to a top 20 (read, like #20) full-time program however I'm not sure if I want to go 100k in debt to do that full-time or if I would be just as good off to suck up the stupid drive and do the Booth MBA for 2-3 years, work two more years, and be a mid-career mid-level manager with a Booth MBA and the world as my oyster!? I realize, at this point, it's a lot harder to change job functions (i.e. get into consulting from general management). I'm a general manager in a F50 company.
Thanks!
Jeff