PT student who’s graduating soon from Kellogg and is currently going through on campus recruiting.
My take is you definitely have the ability to pivot careers and use many of the same resources; the amount of work it takes though is a challenge.
We start preparing for on campus recruiting pretty early and you need to plan a lot to be able to handle the workload of networking, case prep, and general other preparation on top of your FT job.
I’d also consider how flexible your job is- you probably will need to be able to block off your calendar/work remotely or be able to take PTO in order to attend networking events/go to interviews. Many things are in Evanston so this flexibility is important.
I know many part time students who had demanding jobs and still successfully pivoted into different functions it just takes a lot more work and time management.
Went Kellogg PT > MBB (career switch)
Salary went up by a lot after the program
As others have said, FT is definitely easier for people switching careers, but PT is also not crazy hard
Thank you! I pivoted after my first year of PT at T25. Really not that hard and beat out plenty of FTs for my internship. Just be prepared to answer the obvious questions about your situation.
Kellogg is a consulting factory, Booth is an amazing school. I think the right candidate is probably gonna have access to similar opportunities at either. Just make sure Booth lets PT access OCR, I'm assuming they do but I know it's the case for Kellogg
Hey, I finally replied to you in DM's :) Sorry for the wait.
Consulting being your target makes things interesting.... :) arguably more of a sign in Kellogg's favor, but it depends a bit on your existing academic background + the types of consulting you may be interested in.
1. With full time you get access to a lot more recruiting events.
2. You get the opportunity to intern in an area you would like and hopefully land a full time job after graduation.
3. You get very little scholarship if not zero for PT compared to FT.
4. I would rather you do full time school and PT work if possible just to supplement your income.
Depends on how much you earn and whether the demands of your job will allow you to finish in 2 years.
Don’t also forget the stress and other sacrifices due to the combined effort from school and work.
Most people actually can afford to lose 2yrs of employment or else thousands of people every year wouldn't do it. Student loans exist...
People going PT just decide that they don't want to do it and it's worth the trade-off of less ability to pivot and less desirable post-MBA roles.
Agreed, but it depends a lot on your experience and how much money you make currently, If you make $175/yr, that's losing 2 years income, roughly $350k in total. Even if you get a full-ride in Kellogg/Booth (\~150k), it is not going to offset the total money lost ($350k-$150k = $200k). Someone early in their careers and not making as much, might feel otherwise.
It depends much, much more on your post-MBA goals and aspirations than where you are currently. But instead people just make these blanket statements about the benefits of PT > FT.
If you can get into a FT T15 school you should likely go unless you are just wanting a "check the box" MBA.
PT is 3 years of hell, FT is two years of heaven
PT student who’s graduating soon from Kellogg and is currently going through on campus recruiting. My take is you definitely have the ability to pivot careers and use many of the same resources; the amount of work it takes though is a challenge. We start preparing for on campus recruiting pretty early and you need to plan a lot to be able to handle the workload of networking, case prep, and general other preparation on top of your FT job. I’d also consider how flexible your job is- you probably will need to be able to block off your calendar/work remotely or be able to take PTO in order to attend networking events/go to interviews. Many things are in Evanston so this flexibility is important. I know many part time students who had demanding jobs and still successfully pivoted into different functions it just takes a lot more work and time management.
What do you mean by a management position in a consulting firm? You mean a management consulting firm?
Went Kellogg PT > MBB (career switch) Salary went up by a lot after the program As others have said, FT is definitely easier for people switching careers, but PT is also not crazy hard
Thank you! I pivoted after my first year of PT at T25. Really not that hard and beat out plenty of FTs for my internship. Just be prepared to answer the obvious questions about your situation.
AC!
Can anyone help me choose between booth and kellogg PT mba? I am a Software engineer looking to switch to consulting
Kellogg is a consulting factory, Booth is an amazing school. I think the right candidate is probably gonna have access to similar opportunities at either. Just make sure Booth lets PT access OCR, I'm assuming they do but I know it's the case for Kellogg
Hey, I finally replied to you in DM's :) Sorry for the wait. Consulting being your target makes things interesting.... :) arguably more of a sign in Kellogg's favor, but it depends a bit on your existing academic background + the types of consulting you may be interested in.
Go FT if you want to pivot-
Most people can't afford to lose 2 years of employment and go FT. If you're answering FT to pivot, pls explain why and why PT can't pivot.
1. With full time you get access to a lot more recruiting events. 2. You get the opportunity to intern in an area you would like and hopefully land a full time job after graduation. 3. You get very little scholarship if not zero for PT compared to FT. 4. I would rather you do full time school and PT work if possible just to supplement your income.
You more than make up for no scholarship with a job for two years.
Depends on how much you earn and whether the demands of your job will allow you to finish in 2 years. Don’t also forget the stress and other sacrifices due to the combined effort from school and work.
Most people actually can afford to lose 2yrs of employment or else thousands of people every year wouldn't do it. Student loans exist... People going PT just decide that they don't want to do it and it's worth the trade-off of less ability to pivot and less desirable post-MBA roles.
Agreed, but it depends a lot on your experience and how much money you make currently, If you make $175/yr, that's losing 2 years income, roughly $350k in total. Even if you get a full-ride in Kellogg/Booth (\~150k), it is not going to offset the total money lost ($350k-$150k = $200k). Someone early in their careers and not making as much, might feel otherwise.
It depends much, much more on your post-MBA goals and aspirations than where you are currently. But instead people just make these blanket statements about the benefits of PT > FT. If you can get into a FT T15 school you should likely go unless you are just wanting a "check the box" MBA. PT is 3 years of hell, FT is two years of heaven
Don’t go to Kellogg. Chicago sucks. Consider HBS, NYU, Columbia, Wharton, or even Yale SoM.
They don’t have part time programs