{"id":4991,"date":"2016-08-25T11:00:32","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/?p=4991"},"modified":"2016-08-26T10:58:43","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T15:58:43","slug":"mba-graduate-nicole-carey-shares-her-flexpath-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/mba-graduate-nicole-carey-shares-her-flexpath-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"I Didn\u2019t Go Back\u2026I Found My Way Forward: Nicole\u2019s FlexPath Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u201cI didn\u2019t go back because my career was my priority.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nicole Carey had recently gotten her bachelor\u2019s degree in business and accepted a job with a marketing firm in New York City. But she quickly realized that a bachelor\u2019s alone was not going to propel her career in the way she wanted to go.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAfter getting my bachelor\u2019s, I thought about a Master of Business Administration, but I wasn\u2019t really certain if it was necessary. Once I got a job, however, I found I didn\u2019t feel as prepared as I wanted to be to work in the business field with just my bachelor\u2019s. I decided that it would be better to leave my job and pursue an MBA to prepare me for more opportunities in the future.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Being in New York City, Carey first looked at elite universities located there, but she found they didn\u2019t meet her needs.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI discovered that they\u2019re rather expensive and very time-consuming. Obviously I knew that getting a higher-level degree was going to ultimately help me be more competitive in the workforce, but I wasn\u2019t certain that the cost of these programs was something that I could absorb. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI researched a lot of different schools to evaluate what was going to be best for me. When I found FlexPath, I knew I would be able to move forward at a much faster pace than I would otherwise. Ultimately the time and the cost really made Capella University the best option for me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\"><iframe width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/abh3Msq8JZY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nPart of FlexPath\u2019s appeal for Carey was the ability to progress more quickly than a traditional land-based MBA program, which can take approximately two years. She completed the degree in a year and a half, and at a considerably lower cost than a land-based program.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhen I first started looking at MBA programs, cost was one of my biggest concerns. The tuition costs at Ivy League schools were astronomical, which was more than I was willing to take on. Capella\u2019s FlexPath has a flat rate per quarter, and you can finish as many classes or as few classes as you want for the same cost. Ultimately I ended up paying a fraction of what it would have cost me at an Ivy League.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Carey has found numerous benefits from her experience with Capella\u2019s FlexPath option.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI noticed some immediate benefits, like my ability to think critically and use new analytical skills. I feel much more prepared to enter the workforce at a higher level and to be able to handle business challenges much more effectively.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The flexibility of FlexPath was the greatest aspect of the program for her.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI made a goal to try to finish in a year. That would have meant taking anywhere from 4 to 6 courses per quarter, which is pretty significant when you get down it, even if you are going full time. There was a point where it was just too much work, and life started to catch up. I had to slow down,\u00a0and\u00a0FlexPath allowed me to do that and be successful.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carey completed her FlexPath <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capella.edu\/online-degrees\/mba-business-administration\/\">MBA in Business Administration<\/a> within 18 months, and has unique plans for using her degree.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI was accepted to serve with the Peace Corps for 27 months, working on\u00a0capacity building and advising\u00a0within the ministry of labor and social welfare in Kosovo. I\u2019ll be able to pass on the knowledge that I gained from my MBA program.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Interested in accelerated learning<\/em>? <em>Learn more about<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.capella.edu\/flexpath\/\"><em>FlexPath<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6><em>See graduation rates, median student debt, and other information at <a href=\"http:\/\/capellaresults.org\/outcomes.asp\">Capella Results<\/a>.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI feel much more prepared to enter the workforce at a higher level and to be able to handle business challenges much more effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":4996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[73],"tags":[53],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4991"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4991"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5026,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4991\/revisions\/5026"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}