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where did you get this data
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When I first saw that picture, it reminded me of something I had seen before. Then I found the picture...Charlotte says your find is Terrific!
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where did you get this data

A class I took last year.
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Good stuff/evidence there. Interesting study.

we also need to probably take into account the different types of people you get to know.
Person to person on average... a student from part time will have more experience/connections.
So even knowing 1 person might benefit you more compare to networking with the career switchers in the full time.
This is just my assumption anyway..so I'm not sure if it's like that in reality.
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I think it probably depends on the program as to the size of the network of students. In a program that trends younger, students may have fewer connections. For programs where the average years of work experience is on the order of five, full time and part time students probably have equal numbers of connections.

I think the question is why there are less connections for part-time students? Is there something about the program that causes it or is it simply that the students are part-time and care less about the networking aspect? I would assume it's the latter, though I'm sure a small part of it is that the interaction time is less.
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I think the question is why there are less connections for part-time students?

Remember, it's few connection between classmates, not fewer connections in general.

It's probably a combination of:

- less social interaction between part-time students (fewer chances to meet your classmates)
- the fact that not all part-time students are on the same "track", some students finish their part-time MBA in 3 years others 5 years. Therefore, there is a greater chance that your class has fewer people you know
- you take fewer classes per year so you'll meet fewer people in the program

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My guess is part timers are not as involved as full time students in clubs and social events so their initial connections are less.