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Would distance degree be regarded as a regular degree? 15 Apr 2020, 10:46
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I’ll be graduating (Bachelor’s in Commerce) in august this year from Delhi University and planning to pursue MBA in the US after gaining five years of work experience. The mode of my degree is distance but it is shown nowhere in the degree that it is a distance degree and it is same as what regular students of my school (Delhi University) gets after graduation... not even a single difference between their degrees (regular) and ours (distance), so would it be regarded same as a regular college degree while applying to top 20 bschools in the US?

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Would distance degree be regarded as a regular degree? 15 Apr 2020, 20:11
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It will not be. Some schools might specifically ask the mode of the education and in that case, I would suggest to stick with the facts because after gaining admission, there will be a background check and if anomalies are discovered in that, school can revoke your offer so to err on the side of caution, don't misrepresent any facts, however, where it is not explicitly asked, you can chose to highlight or not this specific difference.
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Alright, but what about at the time of interview.. if the interviewer don’t ask about the mode, should i begin the topic or not?

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Would distance degree be regarded as a regular degree? 17 Apr 2020, 10:27
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I’ll be graduating (Bachelor’s in Commerce) in august this year from Delhi University and planning to pursue MBA in the US after gaining five years of work experience. The mode of my degree is distance but it is shown nowhere in the degree that it is a distance degree and it is same as what regular students of my school (Delhi University) gets after graduation... not even a single difference between their degrees (regular) and ours (distance), so would it be regarded same as a regular college degree while applying to top 20 bschools in the US?

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Hi Verma77
I would like to advice you that you don't mention about your "Distance" degree yourself (obvious choice). But if B-school specifically ask whether your degree was "Distance" or "regular" then you must mention the facts so that in any background check regarding your credentials you are safe.

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Sure, will do the same..


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The course of interview will be on you to decide. If you spill the beans early during the interview, it can go into an unintended direction so rather than explicitly stating that you did your degree through distance mode, simply say that you did xyz during your undergraduate studies and then quickly move on to the next thing you did after that.
While you're not disclosing everything, you're also not hiding anything. If the interviewer further asks what was the mode of your degree, then you can always clarify.
The idea is to speak thoughtfully about anything and that is applicable to any interview you'll appear for- job, business-school or when trying to tie the nuptial knots!