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Originally Posted by tiger_handheld
whats he hoping to learn from it? given its remote the connections reasons may not be as good as attending physical school.....
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RE: what he is hoping to learn - I'm not exactly sure but will ask him when I get the chance (likely not until after this crisis
) and PM you when I find out.
As for remote programs being inferior to physical schools for connections, I actually have a different opinion on that. Even though I didn't go to an MBA, I've gone through a professional Master's program in-person.
I think that regardless of whether it is an online or in-person program, there are people you will get along better with, and people you don't get along with. Seeing my classmates in-person really made it clear the types of people I want to connect with more, and those I don't.
ie. I connected better with people that I shared mutual values and interests with.
I think the misconception coming out of a grad program is that you're automatically going to be BFFs with every single classmate in the program, but the honest truth is that it's just a misconception. This goes, even if you're mr. popular.
Come to think of it, if I did my program online, the whole experience of having to work with people I didn't jive with, would have been a lot less painful.
Online or not, as long as you put in the effort to meet people offline, you're still going to connect with people that you will build lasting friendships with. At the end of the day, it's not about the quantity, it's the quality (cliche of the day).