c An increase in salary and earnings potential

c Development of skills in specific fields such as finance, marketing, strategy in

order to have access to certain positions and certain companies such as
McKinsey, BCG, Goldman Sachs
c Access to a network of alumni
c Greater opportunities to work in a country or geographical region of your choice
c Development of the skills needed to set up your own company
c Increased recognition based on the reputation of the school
c 1. a
 ± Your MBA network is for lifetime if you know how to leverage it.
c ¦. ½ 


  
 ± Without an MBA, you are learning from the
school of hard knocks. There is a chance that you will pay a higher price for some lessons
in the school of hard knocks
c . Ê   ± Chances are you don¶t know everything and chances are you will never
know everything in this lifetime. However, there are some things that you need to know
that you don¶t know that you need to know. An MBA will increase your awareness on
these things.
c G. ë











: With an MBA, you enter the work world in the fast
lane. Of course, you can¶t stay on the fast lane just because you have an MBA. You need
to produce highly valued accomplishments for your employer or customers or both.
c £. ’

: For some reason you picked the wrong subject for your graduate
degree and you don¶t want to have a career in that field. You want to change course mid-
way. An MBA may provide a bridge from where you are to the field of your choice.
c è. À

: MBA from a good university looks great on your resume.
c ÿ. 

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: There are many organizations (especially in the
management consulting world) whose doors are open almost exclusively for MBA grads
from top universities. If joining them is one of your dreams, you may be better off doing
an MBA.
c ‰. ë 

 : You may have an idea of what you want to do in life. When
you meet a set of highly-ambitious people and hear them share their vision and purpose
of their lives, it may trigger you to ³upgrade´ your own vision and purpose of your life.
c Î. À
½
: It provides a safe and almost risk free laboratory for bouncing off
your ideas, testing them and
c 10. Ê 



 

  : You have chance to meet thought leaders, corporate
executives and visionaries who come and speak (mostly for free). If you connect with
them and build on that relationship, you have an unfair competitive advantage.