The Most Successful Wharton Grads by: Jeff Schmitt on October 03, 2014 | | 12,764 Views October 3, 2014 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit One Liners: An Interview with Booth Dean Sunil Kumar Source: Wall Street Journal Should Business Schools Localise Rather Than Globalise? Source: Forbes Admissions Q&A with Booth’s Director of Admissions Source: Top MBA 15 Things Earning Your MBA While Working Tells Your Boss Source: Strayer University Know Parents’ Role in MBA Admissions Process Source: U.S. News and World Report New HBS Case Study Examines Beyonce Source: Harvard Gazette Why One CPA Chose Business School Source: Kaplan Test Get a Head Start on Business School by Improving Quantitative Skills Source: U.S. News & World Report The Ultimate Guide to Applying to Business School Source: Forbes Don’t Fear GMAT Mistakes Source: Beat the GMAT A GMAT Application Checklist Source: Beat the GMAT Indian Institute of Planning and Management Barred From Offering MBA Source: Times of India Forget the MBA and Embrace MOOCs Source: BBC Enrollment Flags for Women Pursuing the MBA Source: Stacy Blackman Classroom Dynamics Change as MBA Instructors Get Younger — and Older Source: Financial Post Why I Took the Canadian MBA Oath Source: Globe and Mail To MBA or Not to MBA Source: Entrepreneur George Washington Offers Six-Figure Buyout to Dozens of Business School Faculty Source: George Washington Hatchet MBAs Turn To Parents And Crowdfunding To Foot B-School Bills Source: BusinessBecause How to Increase Your Chances of Getting Accepted into Top MBA Programs Source: Brazen Careerist At Elite Business Schools, Upper-Crust Sailing Competitions Are Part of the Education Source: Bloomberg Businessweek Tuck Adds International Course Requirement to MBA Source: Find MBA Do They Teach Plaigiarism at Harvard Business School? Source: CNN Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Explains To MBA Students How He Makes A Ridiculous Amount Of Money Source: Business Insider The MBA Of The Future – How Many? Doing What? Source: Forbes MBA Humor An MBA’s Indecent Proposal An American businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. The fisherman replied, “Only a little while, senor.” The American then asked, “Why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more fish?” The fisherman said he had enough to support his family’s immediate needs. The American then asked, “But what do you do with the rest of your time?” The fisherman said, “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life, senor.” The American scoffed, “I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat with the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually NYC where you will run your expanding enterprise.” The fisherman asked, “But senor, how long will this all take?” To which the American replied, “15-20 years.” “But what then, senor?” The American laughed and said, “That’s the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions.” “Millions, senor? Then what?” The American said, “Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos.” Source: Part-Time MBA Degree Tweet of the Week: nicole tontala @nicoletontala_8 I seriously doubt that every college I talked to has a business school that is in the top 5% in America… Previous PagePage 6 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Questions about this article? Email us or leave a comment below. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.