tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post2845343395155855069..comments2023-07-18T03:44:33.021-07:00Comments on The Bit Maelstrom: The Boy Goes To Collegeblakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-87692556842766760292009-06-24T14:25:29.326-07:002009-06-24T14:25:29.326-07:00No prob, I wish they were still doing the podcasts...No prob, I wish they were still doing the podcasts. They really had a pretty good and interesting variety of topics, and I came across some good books that way.knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-36506598266943616602009-06-23T14:36:08.386-07:002009-06-23T14:36:08.386-07:00Knox,
Post-worthy link, thanks!Knox,<br /><br />Post-worthy link, thanks!blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-72261276570514422642009-06-23T14:34:39.591-07:002009-06-23T14:34:39.591-07:00Freem--
Maybe if it had been less than 12 hours.....Freem--<br /><br /><i>Maybe if it had been less than 12 hours...</i><br /><br />Or 24 hours. <br /><br />Six hours of "homework" sounds iffy to me. Six hours of interacting with native speakers, on the other hand...blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-83817295955409590612009-06-23T14:33:31.975-07:002009-06-23T14:33:31.975-07:00XWL--
I think that's probably true. And he...XWL--<br /><br />I think that's probably true. And he'll learn a lot more about business from other real-life and academic sources.<br /><br />The "MBA at 19" thing is just a game. A lot will happen in the next few years to change his perspective on whether it's an important one.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-9232997864328047352009-06-23T11:20:52.769-07:002009-06-23T11:20:52.769-07:00Oh! And as I originally intended to comment: That&...Oh! And as I originally intended to comment: That's wonderful! I bet he'll really enjoy it. Good for him.Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-71459424865874517412009-06-23T11:09:22.247-07:002009-06-23T11:09:22.247-07:00Glenn and Helen had an interesting podcast with a ...Glenn and Helen had an interesting podcast with a guy sort of on this subject. Sounds like you're way ahead of him! <a href="http://politicscentral.com/2007/04/11/the_glenn_and_helen_show_shoul.php" rel="nofollow">link.</a>knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-56132505418499190772009-06-23T10:50:26.375-07:002009-06-23T10:50:26.375-07:00Would not concur with the intensive language thing...Would not concur with the intensive language thing. Took 12 hours of Arabic at Georgetown one summer. Three hours of class everyday with six hours of homework. Extremely hard to usefully assimilate a language at that rate. <br /><br />Maybe if it had been less than 12 hours...Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-73741318838907558732009-06-23T10:35:35.977-07:002009-06-23T10:35:35.977-07:00Don't mean to be flip, but I'm not sure th...Don't mean to be flip, but I'm not sure that spending the time and money to get an MBA is worth it if your intention is to be a business owner. Unless part of your business is marketing yourself to others, credentials don't really matter much (except in the raising capital phase of a business plan).XWLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646729965929680256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-76501236629084374812009-06-23T00:21:18.060-07:002009-06-23T00:21:18.060-07:00Actually, he's not all that interested in bein...Actually, he's not all that interested in being an employee. He wants to be an employer.<br /><br />Excellent point about language classes. Five weeks concentrated probably beats 15 leisurely.<br /><br />7AM classes? Oh, no. I did that in high school so I could go home at noon. When college rolled around, it was 9AM. I took classes at 9, 10, 11 and 12. I was never much for gaps in the schedule. And it felt like a picnic.<br /><br />I was in school for so long, though, and I was so glad to get out, I never thought I'd feel any nostalgia going back.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-723987733546921342009-06-22T22:13:10.686-07:002009-06-22T22:13:10.686-07:00Laudable goal, MBA before 20, though no matter how...Laudable goal, MBA before 20, though no matter how impressive the credentials, employers might be reluctant to give him a position and salary commensurate with his degree.<br /><br />I preferred the pace of summer sessions, especially for language classes. Even at the university level, most instruction is set at a leisurely pace, so if you're only focusing on one or two classes at most, summer is great.<br /><br />(at least in my experience, with the exception being a 7-9:30AM Calculus course, and that might have had more to do with habitually not getting to bed early enough, plus a droning instructor)XWLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646729965929680256noreply@blogger.com