tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89039726597427478.post1236791160678301697..comments2023-09-10T02:53:43.722-07:00Comments on For Budding Public Relations Professionals: Back to school!Adam Denisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10048757226778941024noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89039726597427478.post-30497024990891197792008-07-30T20:37:00.000-07:002008-07-30T20:37:00.000-07:00Adam, I'll offer another perspective. If you are ...Adam, I'll offer another perspective. If you are set on PR, you may already be involved in the most important place you could be. I observe that PR is going to be transformed by Web 2.0, and the last place you want to go is school, which is generally eons behind. For more on this, check out my coverage of Edelman's talk: http://tinyurl.com/ysegh7<BR/><BR/>PR is a discipline whose traditional MO will diminish rapidly as transparency grows. One scenario for PR is that it will morph into helping organizations to be transparent more gracefully. If you want to get part of that, the best place is on the front lines. Maybe your challenge will be trying to get mentored and to grow your role at GM or to look elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>Hope this helps!csrollysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18141324198072592747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89039726597427478.post-80815366447479847502008-07-03T14:36:00.000-07:002008-07-03T14:36:00.000-07:00I would consider going part time at wayne state or...I would consider going part time at wayne state or with an online course in a hybrid program - one that is business focused but also features a strong communications courseload... talk to Travis about his MA program... otherwise - I would strongly advise MBA as the way to go.... and there are many part time/evening classes available.<BR/><BR/>good luck. it's totally worth it.Annalisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05931429319560743453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89039726597427478.post-76805936179403572752008-06-25T18:49:00.000-07:002008-06-25T18:49:00.000-07:00Evening MBA at Michigan in Ann Arbor was great . ....Evening MBA at Michigan in Ann Arbor was great . . . I'd recommend if you want to keep working and take on a courseload. It's hard work and the drive isn't great if you want to goto Ann Arbor (although they do offer classes in Dearborn at their Commerce Park Extension). Good Luck. Michael BeatonMichael Beatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317828408671720861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89039726597427478.post-38223354984660855972008-06-25T17:44:00.000-07:002008-06-25T17:44:00.000-07:00Adam,There's so much to think about. I went full ...Adam,<BR/>There's so much to think about. I went full time, right after undergrad, and still got a lot out of it. However, I graduated 10 years ago (yikes) and am going to be paying student loans for many more years.<BR/><BR/>If you go part-time, you will definitely save money even if your company won't pay for it - just by still earning a paycheck while going to school.<BR/><BR/>Many part time programs are excellent. You'll be peers with many people who have great jobs in different fields, so you'll be able to learn from their experiences. And, you won't have to be too stressed about finding a job when it's over.<BR/><BR/>I'm no help with the GMAT (I look it on pencil & paper, way back when) and my MBA is in finance, so no help with PR either. But, I truly believe you'll be able to use an MBA in anything you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89039726597427478.post-15895325554891480572008-06-25T12:54:00.000-07:002008-06-25T12:54:00.000-07:00Hey Adam,In my opinion, if you can go back full-ti...Hey Adam,<BR/>In my opinion, if you can go back full-time, you should. I may be biased though since that is what I plan on doing. :) I don`t know too much about weekend/evening programs, so I can`t comment.<BR/><BR/>GMAT tip-You are not allowed to use calculators on the exam. My GMAT prep book decided to exclude this fact for whatever reason...What I did was for the verbal section was I read "The Elements of Style" by EB White and then I got out a lot of math books from the public library. Also, since the testing company that creates the GMAT exams also does ACT, you could check out some ACT books and work out some more math from them.<BR/><BR/>Teresa AsevedoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com