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I’ve received quite a few emails from folks who are considering applying law school. It’s interesting what they share in common: they’re all young, smart, and ambitious. they attended well-known undergraduate programs. In fact, several of them graduated from Ivy schools. They have all done exceptionally well throughout their academic careers. they have limited work [...]

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I know many young and mid-career professionals who are considering going back to school during the recession. I keep hearing one question: "should I apply business school and get an MBA? Or should I go to law school and get a JD"? To put it bluntly, if you’re asking this question, I think you don’t [...]

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Question from a reader (some details were modified slightly to protect confidentiality and personal information): I recently got laid off from an IT position in the Silicon Valley and even during the time I was working I have been thinking about a career change. I’m 26 and don’t even have a computer science degree. I [...]

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If you haven’t read Part 1 of this series, please read Should you go back to business school to hide from recession? (Part 1) before you read this post. Below is my list of top 4 compelling reasons to justify going back to business school: You want to make a career transition to a new [...]

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I applied for business school when the dotcom bubble was bursting in 2001.  Many people told me that I was lucky to attend an excellent business school from 2002 to 2004 because my timing was great — I was able to "hide" myself in business school (and presumably "partying and having a good time") while [...]

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We’re experiencing the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression. The rapid deterioration of banking and housing sectors are trickling down to retail, high tech and other industries. Nobody will be immune from this economic downturn. We’ll see more layoffs, and bankruptcies. As the job market gets tighter and growing number of people get laid [...]

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