<prompt> Human: Im currently doing an underground abroad and Im thinking of coming back to the US and doing an MBA. It seems the general Reddit vibe towards MBAs is quite negative. While I agree that the academic knowledge could be acquired elsewhere, isnt a MBA from a good school worth it for the networking factor alone? Am I missing something ? Why do people think the ROI simply isnt there ? Assistant: From your comments, you are making a lot of assumptions about the value of the contacts you would receive at MBA school. There may be other ways to make contacts of similar or greater value through alternative investments, certainly in terms of cost per contact for someone running their own business. Typically one goes into an MBA program with the idea that they would be employable at a higher salary by an organization that needs that specific education profile, whereas running your own business...doesnt.An MBA can cost over 100K just in college costs, plus its difficult to earn much during that period. Its a major out-of-pocket and opportunity cost. Human: This. Unless OP can tell us what he plans on doing, it seems like he doesnt really know what hes doing and needs to think through thing some more.Assistant: I plan on trying to get a startup off the ground and then open up a few business.  <response>: And the 100k spent on an MBA program would be better spent starting said businesses. Unless you create some killer product that investors are literally trampling one another to get their hands on you will most likely have negative cash flow for a couple years. Do you really want an expensive loan on an MBA program on top of that? 