The MBA program has given me so many tools, both personal and professional, that it would be hard to imagine life without them.
Going into the MBA program I was looking for a way to make sense of all the knowledge and experience I had gained in the workforce. As a military member without much civilian business experience, I didn’t really “speak the language” of business or fully appreciate the different disciplines and areas of study. RRU’s program fully delivered on giving me both the academic and practical frameworks I needed to bring all of my work experience together and make me a much more effective leader. More than that, it gave me the confidence – and the opportunity – I needed to make a massive career transition.
Over the course of the program, I was able to build competencies and make relationships that led me to a new industry. Not only that, I picked up skills in the Management Consulting stream that have allowed me to work independently. I’m very proud of the contributions my team and I have been able to make to our business – contributions that have been guided every day by my MBA education. I wouldn’t have been able to recognize risks as well, work through issues as successfully, or be able to share my knowledge and experience as effectively without the tools the MBA program gave me.
The blended delivery model ensured that I was able to effectively build the relationships I would need to be successful in the program while also being able to meet my work and family commitments. The on-campus part of the program can be intense, but it’s also where you make some lifelong friendships. I regularly keep in touch with many of the people from my cohort. The online portion of the program was a bit of a learning curve, but looking back, it actually helped prepare me for a world where remote collaboration is becoming more and more necessary.
It isn’t overstating to say that the MBA program was life-changing. It has given me so many tools, both personal and professional, that it would be hard to imagine life without them. Any MBA experience is only what you make of it, but I feel very confident saying that all of the building blocks are there to make RRU’s program a worthy investment.
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