Our instructors were top-notch. Their credentials impressed you on the first day of class, but their professionalism took over from there. My family saw changes in me personally. Growing in such a challenging environment for the last two years has helped me become a future leader. --Information Technology
The Arizona State MBA program helped me change my life. I was in media before the MBA and was looking for a new career. I will be working for an automobile company in marketing. Arizona State's Services Marketing and Management program helped me obtain the job as well as two internships. The professors are dedicated to the school and to the students. --Marketing
My only real gripes about the Arizona State MBA Program are that we were not taught the essential [Microsoft] Access and Excel skills that I need for my job, and no recruiting was done for investment analysis/portfolio management. --Finance
From a financial standpoint, I don't think an individual could make a better investment than going back to business school. From an intellectual standpoint, I am amazed at how much I have learned. I was in a dual-degree program: I am receiving an MBA and an MS in economics. I paid a total of $6,000 in tuition and fees for both programs. I am 27 years old, and will be making more than my dad does at 58, doing a job in a field that I really like. This program opened up doors for me that I never knew were even there. --Finance
I've been enrolled in a dual-degree program between Arizona State and Thunderbird [another business school in Arizona]. I did my first year of core classes at Arizona State and my second-year specialization in international business with Thunderbird, taking some elective courses at Arizona State. Two schools, two years, two degrees -- the MBA and Thunderbird's Master of International Management. It's a well-kept secret. --Marketing
I am very pleased with the overall experience that I had at Arizona State. The full-time position I got at Cisco Systems is the same one that I would have desired had I gone to a top-10 [MBA] program. I had over 35 interviews with top companies. I taught an undergraduate business course, too. --Operations
Overall, the two-year experience exceeded my expectations both in learning and career management. However, if Arizona State wants to compete with top MBA schools, the teaching quality has to be improved. --Anonymous
My experience was atypical because I started a company out of a class project that was required by the time that I graduated. I was able to leverage the skills and the tools presented to me in class to make a quality product, and Arizona State was extremely supportive. --Entrepreneurship
My MBA experience was unique in that I am 15 to 20 years older than the other students. I was disturbed by the apparent lack of respect of students for professors. I was surprised and encouraged that the majority of students chose employment based on future potential and not just starting salary. --Anonymous
Overall, the Arizona State MBA is a solid and integrated program. Any low marks and scores are meant for the Career Management Office. --Information Technology
I originally planned to do a one-year program at Arizona State and applied to the MBA program as a backup plan. I then decided to pursue the MBA. If I could have done it over again, I would have applied to many top-20 schools, as I would have probably had a better overall educational experience. But I doubt that I would have come close to the return on investment at Arizona State. I am virtually debt-free. --Anonymous
Arizona State is a good school but needs to add more academic rigor to its courses. It also suffers because it does not allow students to waive courses they already have extensive experience in. For example, I was an undergraduate economics major and had taken several finance courses. Rather than be bored to tears in the four classes I had at Arizona State, it would have served my needs much better to take subjects that I had little or no experience in. If the program wants to improve, it needs to be more flexible. --Information Technology
I enjoyed my experience at Arizona State. The only drawback I saw was the lack of a career counselor dedicated to the information-management track. This has been rectified recently and should improve the job-searching success of those students in this track in the future. --Information Technology
Arizona State combines the scholastic curriculum of the top schools with the real-world people skills needed to become an independent and persuasive manager. The school fosters cooperation and mutual classmate respect. The students understand that the learning will be enhanced by students around them, and there isn't a negative, competitive pressure. --Finance
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