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Glass ceiling? What glass ceiling? For this ambitious marketing professional, a Master of Business Administration is a one-way ticket to the top. That's what Tiffany, a student at Regis University pursuing an online MBA, firmly believes.
Name: Tiffany Bruss
Age: 25
Marital Status: Single
Location: Florida
Future Academic Goals: To stay on top by continually taking courses, and eventually earning a Ph.D.
School: Regis University
Target: M.B.A. in Marketing, Summer 2007
Tiffany, 25, earned her bachelor's degree in Marketing traditionally, on campus, from the University of South Florida in 2003. Though she had taken one class online as a undergraduate, it was the extent of distance learning for her at the time. Little did she know that she would pursue an entire degree via distance learning shortly after graduating.
The Tampa, Florida, resident started her MBA at
Regis University, based in Colorado, with an emphasis in marketing in 2004, and plans to wrap up her degree in August.
"I knew I had to [get my MBA] in order to advance in the business world," says Tiffany. But her passion for learning goes deeper than that, as education has always been a focus in her family. With two sisters that also have advanced degrees, she has been motivated to do the same.
"I know that I am only going to go even further once I obtain a fair share of work experience. The degree has already paid itself off, and I have only just begun," says Tiffany, who currently works for a Florida-based marketing firm.
We caught up with her to find out the truth about distance learning, and to hear firsthand how difficult getting a degree online can be.
What is the most difficult aspect of distance learning?
The hardest thing about online learning is that you have to be 100% committed. Since you're not physically driving to a campus and see your professor every week, it is easy to put your classes at the back of your mind.
Also, considering the fact that I held a full-time job and was working 50+ hours a week, it was sometimes difficult to place the same importance on finishing my coursework as I did on completing my work objectives.
Nobody is telling you that you have to do it, and nobody is going to check to see if you've done everything. You are only held accountable to yourself. If you are not committed to giving it your all and sticking through it, then you will find it difficult to get through the program.
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