John Byrne, CEO and Founder of Poets & Quants

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Patricia O’Connell interviews returning guest, John Byrne, CEO and Founder of Poets & Quants and CEO of C-Change Media, Inc. They discuss what is happening in business schools and what applicants, students, and graduates can expect in the near future and beyond.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen in to learn about the prospects for business school graduates in the pandemic and resulting economic depression.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></p> <h1><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></h1> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:25] Patricia O’Connell welcomes John Byrne back to CEO Stories on</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">This is Capitalism.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[1:05] For the past four to five years, we’ve seen a significant decline in applications to full-time MBA programs. But the better schools are starting to see a boom in applications during the pandemic recession. This year could be one of the most competitive, ever.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[3:00] There has been tremendous growth in online MBA programs. You can still maintain your job and get your MBA. If you don’t have a job, you might be better off going to a full-time program. You’ll have the opportunity to meet a parade of employers who come to campus for interviews. You can do summer internships.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">[4:26] In an online MBA, what you sacrifice in in-person learning and networking, may not be as great as a lot of people think. Surveys show that people who go to an online MBA program are pretty happy.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[4:49] Most business schools are trying to go hybrid with a combination of in-person classes and online. Some schools, such as Wharton, Stanford, Georgetown, Michigan State, and others, have already had to cut back on planned in-person classes because the novel coronavirus is not allowin