人生路何去何从，大家帮帮我!

我2000年来美国，读了ph.d,在一家大公司作工程师。工程师虽然不算穷，但远远不是富人。看到身边年龄大我一倍的同事，工资也才是我的一倍，不过十几万而已，养房养家，很是紧张。我想要不同的生活，不想一辈子就这样混下去，我想改变。今年年初考了GMAT(740+4.5),半高不低的分数。我想去读MBA,但学费好贵，又没有决心放弃工作，从一年挣几万工资到一年欠几万贷款，是需要很大决心的。我想读part-time的MBA,也不知道是否有用。公司里一些同事读了，毕了业还是在这里做工程师。我一个工程背景的，读了MBA后做什么呢？真的改行做finance,还是回来企业，做个engineer manager的，好像也没什么用。我真的不知道了。

近来很是沮丧，觉得人生毫无方向。还有两个月就30了，算是大龄单身女生了。一直自认条件不错，这么多年身边不乏追求者，没想过却成了所谓的“剩女”。事业和爱情都不知去向，我真的不知道如何生活下去。

我知道这里很多朋友有过很坎坷的经历，对人生有深刻地认识。请大家指点。我的人生该何去何从呀！

I think both part-time and full-time MBA can work for you.

As far as I know, many evening MBA's also try to do the career switch, though their companies sponsor their tuition. Unlike full-time MBA's who can dedicate all their time to study and to career hunting (networking with recruiters), many part-time MBA's don't have that time and many are not mentally prepared for the change. So if you do want to change, evening MBA can give you the same opportunity as the full-time MBA. At Michigan Ross, McKinsey arranged one special session to recruit evening MBA because McKinsey was looking at the rich operational experiences of evening MBA's. So there's opportunity.

MBA can give you a few things: network, well-rounded education in terms of general management, a broader mind and an opportunity for career switch (doesn't necessarily mean you don't have opportunity if you don't pursue MBA). Everything has a trade-off. MBA involves costs and risks - opportunity costs, financial loans etc. So you need to think which one you prefer. If you prefer the exciting MBA experiences, then the gains from MBA are definitely higher than the loss and opportunity costs. If that's the case, go ahead and maximize your MBA experiences ("the best two years' in life" said by many MBA's).

2楼说得真有见地阿

严重同意这句！

同意4楼的发言！

这里类似经历的人很多，面临这样困境的也不只lz一个，决定还是要自己下，这是你自己的人生，别人可以给你建议，但不能代替你去经历。

exactly

"又没有决心放弃工作，从一年挣几万工资到一年欠几万贷款"

Here's my two cents: if money is your biggest concern, you might not really want an MBA, at least not a full-time MBA. I totally understand it, same here, working in a consulting firm, make good money. But for me, MBA is more like a dream, a lifestyle I want to have, so I would like to trade all the things now I have for a MBA (only top oones though). If that's not your case, stay with your company, make good performance, you still could switch onto management track; or do a part-time MBA for a career change.

With a reasonable job and a PHD degree, MBA would not be your best choice if your goal is making more money...