Master of Business Administration iMBA Reviews

PSU MBA Review

By: daniel.opstal (In Progress) on May 1, 2006

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The Penn State iMBA program is a very demanding hybrid-online program involving two graduate residencies.  Having spent 9 months in the program, I can say that the foundation courses I have taken have impressed me, especially in the subjects of business statistics and management theory.

The first residency takes place in two weeks, as our cohort heads to Greenville, South Carolina to function as impromptu consultants for the Michelin Group.  This should prove very enlightening, and will help us as we complete a demanding financial analysis of this company.

My team consists of an accountant, two engineers and a Naval Academy graduate.  All of my teammates are doing well in their chosen professions and easily match my drive and ambition in their quest for higher levels of management success.  They are great, and we have formed a strong work bond (which was tested this week with two 6-10 page papers).  

Overall, I am loving my PSU experience.  While it is costly, every time I mention my MBA program it has gotten a good reaction, both from good friends and complete strangers.  PSU's iMBA has taken the best of its graduate business programs (including professors from the world-renowned Smeal program) and fused it into something truly dynamic and worthwhile for students whose work/life balance mandates that they cannot attend brick and mortar classes.