What to do?
I wish I could put a poll up on this blog because I have something I want people to vote on.
So, yeah - I'm fairly uneducated - me and my high school diploma - lol. But I've really been struggling with the idea of returning to school. But not to get my BA - instead I would like to leap-frog to an MBA. Phoenix Seminary allows students, under the right circumstances, to enroll in the MBA program even if they don't possess a BA. Now, what I would really like to do is take my classes from Biola because about 90% of my favorite Christian Apologetic professors teach - I could be taught by many of my contemporary Christian heros. Wow - to "sit at their feet and drink of their knowledge" - i get goose bumps thinking about it.
Well, I'm getting off-topic a little. Biola offers one of the only Apologetic MBA's in the country - unfortunately for me, they don't allow people without BA's to enroll. So I guess the questions are - should I try my hand at Phoenix Seminary? Should I try to get my BA and then do Biola online? Ugh, sooo much commitment for such a long time and I'm such a wimp when it comes to that type of stuff. What to do, what to do?
Any advice from you fellow readers would be greatly appreciated.
Shawn
So, yeah - I'm fairly uneducated - me and my high school diploma - lol. But I've really been struggling with the idea of returning to school. But not to get my BA - instead I would like to leap-frog to an MBA. Phoenix Seminary allows students, under the right circumstances, to enroll in the MBA program even if they don't possess a BA. Now, what I would really like to do is take my classes from Biola because about 90% of my favorite Christian Apologetic professors teach - I could be taught by many of my contemporary Christian heros. Wow - to "sit at their feet and drink of their knowledge" - i get goose bumps thinking about it.
Well, I'm getting off-topic a little. Biola offers one of the only Apologetic MBA's in the country - unfortunately for me, they don't allow people without BA's to enroll. So I guess the questions are - should I try my hand at Phoenix Seminary? Should I try to get my BA and then do Biola online? Ugh, sooo much commitment for such a long time and I'm such a wimp when it comes to that type of stuff. What to do, what to do?
Any advice from you fellow readers would be greatly appreciated.
Shawn
posted by Shawn White | 3/09/2006 05:40:00 PM
4 Comments:
Sounds like you're trying to "build a house without a foundation." There is not a ton of specifics to be learned in your BA, BUT it's a foundation of knowledge to build off of...get the BA dude. Otherwise, I fear, you'll be lost part of the time in your MBA...where every second is valuable.
This probably isn't what you wanted to hear...but I hope it helps.
After you get your BA you'll get to go to Biola!
no - it's okay. i'm not interested in hearing advice from people who will tell me things that they think i want to hear. i find myself constantly shaping my perspective and faith because i believe so strongly in searching for the truth. so if the truth in this case is to get the BA before the MBA, then that's what i need to hear. :)
shawn
I would say if you're just doing it for the degree, go the fastest, easiest route. If you really want to fulfill a dream and go to Biola and "sit at the feet" of people you truly respect and admire, get the BA!
It's easy for me to say! I don't have my BA either. I admire you for even wanting to go back to school. So, I'd say you have to weigh the degree vs. the dream. (Hope that makes sense.) : )
Good luck whatever you decide!
I also don't have a BA - so take this advice with a grain of salt. When I was in college working towards getting my BA, I regularly found myself being frustrated by the lack of seriousness by my classmates. It was as if they were just killing time and I felt the pace wasn't fast enough. I'm no genius, but there was no challenge - so I easily got bored. More than half-way through, I dropped out and took up my career professionally and haven't looked back. That said, I did have some experiences in college that are invaluable to me - they were from professors that recognized that I needed to be challenged - and those experiences will always stay with me. You're a pretty sharp guy, so if you can find likeminded classmates and professors that can challenge and teach you, the BA is the way to go. My 2ยข.
Dan
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