Top 10 Reasons

Top 10 Reasons for choosing the Kellogg Part Time (Saturday) MBA

If you landed on this page while searching for information about the Kellogg Saturday (Part Time) MBA program, welcome… I hope you find this useful.  If you are a victim of a random Google algorithm that directed you to this page instead of the official Kellogg site where you really were headed, check out www.kellogg.northwestern.edu - you might find the official story more compelling!

If you choose to read on, here is some collective intelligence on why some of us find it fascinating to attend school on Saturdays … spending half our weekends for a good 2.5 years away from friends, family and changing seasons.

“Letterman’s version” – Top 10 Reasons for attending the Kellogg Saturday MBA

10. Loners unite on Saturday mornings

9. Your spouse / significant other really wanted to get you out of his / her hair for at least one day a week

8. Other schools / programs took your money to paint their walls and sent you a brief thank you note

7. You cannot “bid” for courses even if your life depended on it and really need someone to spoon-feed your course registration every quarter (thanks Sarah!)

6. There is free parking on Saturdays

5. Studying on Saturday is better than studying on Sunday!

4. Weiboldt Hall sounds like a Space Trek location

3. (I am running out of real reasons, please make something up for me and drop me a line)

2. Back to the ‘living lab’ theory – You can talk shop at school and school at shop and people will think you really know what you are talking about

1. You might get a free box of cereals at your local grocery store by showing your Kellogg ID!

Okay now getting just a little serious, here is another stab at the Top 10 list …

Top 10 Reasons for choosing the Kellogg Saturday MBA

10. We can work and study at the same time – creating a ‘living lab’ Monday – Friday to test out what we learn in school on Saturdays

9. The cohort based program provides a close parallel to the full time experience – we can forge meaningful close relationships that you might not be able to get in a non-cohort based program

8. There are very few (2? 3?) “Top-10″ schools that offer you the part time option

7. Kellogg has a great team environment and team-players love Kellogg!

6. The course-work offers a wonderful balance between core and electives

5. Post-MBA student loans will be more manageable if you can earn as you learn

4. You have the option of attending Kellogg’s legenday evening MBA classes if your schedule allows you to

3. The Saturday MBA students generally have more work experience than those in comparable full time programs

2. The school picks the best available faculty and lessens the guess work in picking faculty, course work etc.

1. It’s a privilege to study at Kellogg, and getting the MBA while you work makes it doubly special!