NogaiKhan

Hello. I was considering earning credits towards an MBA part-time while working. My plan was that, after graduating this semester with my B.A. in economics, I'd find an employer, work there for a while, and when eligible, take advantage of their tuition reimbursement program to do one class a semester (through my school's open university program) in the evenings. I was planning on doing a finance concentration, or international business if, for some reason, I can't do finance. Upper division finance electives would also be directly relevant to my job. But I must ask, how difficult are these classes? I know some of it varies depending on the university but among AACSB-accredited schools there should be some common ground. The most advanced mathematics I've taken are Calculus I and Introduction to Econometrics, and I didn't exactly breeze through them. Should I choose a different concentration because graduate-level finance will kick my ass? Also what's the workload like for MBA classes? Is taking one a semester while having a 35-40 hour a week job going to be super difficult, or manageable?

I feel kind of silly asking this, but I haven't been able to find a straight answer in my research so far. How hard is it get your MA in History fully funded? Is it even possible for most people? My friend, who is currently in a PhD program, said so (and furthermore that you shouldn't actually pay for this degree), but I'm skeptical. Every history department website I've seen is vague on this point (some say that all graduate students get full funding via fellowships, but don't specify if that includes all of them or just PhDs; I have a feeling it's the latter). At the moment I'm only considering doing an MA if it's funded, but am not sure if my stats are good enough for it. I don't really know where to start looking either. Details, if they matter: -About to graduate from a good but not great state school. -3.2 overall GPA (may be slightly higher or lower depending on next semester; yeah, I know it's quite low, my only real saving grace is that my performance in the last two years has been much stronger than my performance in the first two, so maybe I can try playing that up?). -Double-major bachelor of arts in economics and history. -3.8 history GPA. -165VR/149QR/5.0AW GRE (96th/93rd/35th percentiles), taken a few weeks ago. -Believe I can get fairly solid LORs from my professors, built up a decent rapport with at least two of them. -No internships or assistantships in undergraduate career. -Will possibly be taking an honor's thesis class next semester.