McDonough School of Business

-I've greatly enjoyed my time at Georgetown. I can't say enough about this program and what a fantastic experience I've had. It's everything I've wanted in a part-time program, and in many ways I think superior to the full-time program.

-While I felt the Georgetown program was the best fit for me, I recognize that it may not be the best part-time program for everyone. It is less flexible than many of the other programs because there is little opportunity to accelerate or extend the time it takes to finish the program. That said, Georgetown was still my top choice because I placed more importance on establishing strong personal and professional connections with others in the Georgetown community than I did on flexibility. I feel the way the program is structured directly contributes to creating a sense of community and camaraderie.

-The career management services that we were provided could have been more geared toward supporting professionals with more work experience than the full time students. While were had equal access with the full timers, we were more or less piggy backing on their offerings.

-If I believed my friends and colleagues were good candidates for the school and wanted to pursue a MBA, I would recommend Georgetown. The quality of education, the faculty and facilities are the best in the area. The part-time program feels like a full-time program. Same professors, course program, and sharing classes with full-timers made for a great experience.

-My biggest pain point was the lack of downtime we had as part-time students. We had short breaks between modules, but no extended periods of time off during the course of our three-year program. When this concern was brought to the administration, they listened to us and recently made changes to the evening program schedule to allow for a few additional weeks off during the summer. I won't get to benefit from that change since I'm graduating this year, but I think it's a great improvement!

-I thought the faculty was excellent and worked well with the evening program students. Our international experience exceeded all of my expectations and contributed greatly to my educational experience at Georgetown.

-All the core classes should not have been upfront. Finance, accounting, economics, statistics is a really aggressive start to a program, especially when many students do not come from a business background.

-I would encourage people to enroll in a full time program if possible due to the amount of stress created by working full time and going to school part time. Also, it's easier to achieve career goals by having the additional flexibility.

-Not all the electives are offered to the evening students. Most of the good marketing electives were offered only during daytime. Need more interesting electives and professors for the evening students.

-The Georgetown program completely changed the way I approached my job as an engineer. I was able to immediately apply the concepts and applications that I was learning in class to my current job. These contributions gave me more opportunities within my own company and I have more responsibilities as an engineer but also as a manager.

-The program could have provided more one-on-one guidance at the start of the program to assist in course selection and career management decisions. I understand the program has recently started to implement this.

-I think Georgetown's MBA evening program is good for what it is -- a way for professionals to continue working and get their MBA. That being said, it's not the same experience as getting an MBA full-time. The professors are generally not as good, you don't have the same access to fellow students, and programming is focused on full-timers. If someone seriously wants to advance their business career, full time is the way to go.

-The career center should work with employers to try and get more interest in part time students. I feel that part timers bring even more to the table than full timers as we have been working through time we have been in school and have advanced that much further in our education and working capital.

-Since starting the program, I have had more career opportunities than my fellow friends and colleagues. The weight of the Georgetown brand within the local DC market is strong and has already provided me with many networking opportunities.

-I would like to see the faculty do a better job of directing and providing leadership to the students. I don't think students are given enough support in that regard.

-I was very happy with the class selection, and majority of the instructors. The program's cohort system ensures that as part-time students, we get to know our classmates well. This reinforces the network post-graduation.