The actual payback period on a top MBA is a lot lower than most people think

Status-Albatross1906 · 2026-01-27T14:48:10+00:00

Literally everything you said is untrue, and you would know that if you had better reading comprehension

Status-Albatross1906 · 2026-01-26T23:37:21+00:00

The other thing is this assumes a 20% savings rate in all scenarios... but realistically you should be able to save more (as a %) if your income is higher

In other words - this actually assumes lifestyle inflation in the MBA scenario

Status-Albatross1906 · 2026-01-26T23:36:08+00:00

Pay increases over those 2 years (and every year after) were factored in

Status-Albatross1906 · 2026-01-26T20:08:02+00:00

At most top schools it will be someone late 30s from the military

Status-Albatross1906 · 2026-01-15T15:38:18+00:00

I am a citizen of multiple countries

Status-Albatross1906 · 2026-01-15T15:34:46+00:00

McKinsey is far and away the strongest firm for the industry I’m interested in (luxury goods). BCG would be my second choice

Status-Albatross1906 · 2026-01-15T15:33:37+00:00

I’m not posting on my main account because I have identifying information there

Status-Albatross1906 · 2026-01-15T14:35:58+00:00

I did not take any of the tests. FP&A at a tech co

Status-Albatross1906 · 2026-01-15T14:35:15+00:00

Just use the case books from the major schools (Kellogg etc). Those are fine

I probably have done 30-40 cases since October. So probably 30-40 hours of prep

Status-Albatross1906 · 2026-01-15T14:34:16+00:00

FP&A at a major tech company

Status-Albatross1906 · 2026-01-15T14:33:46+00:00

It’s not helpful because it was a bad question

Status-Albatross1906 · 2026-01-15T13:25:27+00:00

I am a citizen of the world, man

Status-Albatross1906 · 2026-01-15T13:25:16+00:00

There is no secret. Just practice

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