I’m going to give you a really great tip that I’ve never heard once from a College counselor. If you plan on pursuing a Master’s, it pays to think ahead. Does that sound like life-changing advice? It is.
Now, I can’t really take credit for this one. It came to me from my very good friend, Lee, who went through this before me. Lee has given me a lot of insights and this is one of his best.
If, like me, you are currently back in college working on undergraduate work, then, despite the advice from your counselors, you need to do some research of your own. In my case, I am working on a Degree in Business Administration in hopes of pursuing an MBA.
My original approach going back to college was to visit with my advisor and try to fill in holes in my Degree Plan to satisfy my BBA degree. Based on Lee’s advice, my new strategy is to review the requirements of my current degree plan and those of the MBA to determine what courses are available to me now that satisfy both.
Basically, it works just like “dual credit” courses do in high school. By taking courses now that satisfy future requirements, I shorten the time required to earn the MBA. To me, that’s life changing.
