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I am having difficulty making this decision.

1. Keep my job and keep working full time and go to Kelley Direct (Kelley's Distance MBA)
2. Quit my job and go to Rotman (Uni of Toronto) [ which I prefer over Schulich ] fulltime.

Leaning less towards this one:
3. Go to Rotman part time.


If I go to Rotman full time. I lose the freedom of having cash to go out and do anything I want whenever and party etc.
I do not know what the MBA life is like at Rotman.

If I go to Kelley Direct, I keep my job and also get an MBA from a top ranked US school with no "online" stigma attached.
But then my MBA will take a little longer.


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Rotman is a much better school than Kelley's distance MBA. I would say go with Rotman.
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Is it considered a good school in US though? Because ultimately I plan on working in US.
If an MBA from IU Kelley > MBA from Rotman when it comes to working in US then I'd rather go for Kelley.
However, even if in US they consider Rotman to be superior then I'll do it.
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That depends - what field are you in?

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I'm in technology but want to change career after MBA. Not really sure right now which field. Maybe finance, investment banking, or simply management. Looking for something less stressful and minimal travel. The thing with Kelley distance MBA is that employers won't know its distance bcuz there is nothing about distance/online on the degree or transcripts. It's just like the full time one. In FT rankings, Rotman does rank higher than Kelley but if I'm working in US, I don't know how many banks/firms/companies would even know of Uni of Toronto (Rotman).
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How long would the Rotman MBA take? The Kelley distance MBA can be done in 24 months.

If you are looking to end up in the US the Kelley MBA is probably more well-known than the Rotman, although Rotman is an excellent school.