Can Your Relationship Survive B-School?
For the significant others of B-school students, an MBA can be the toughest degree they never earned
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There's a reason the MBA has earned a reputation as "the divorce degree."
B-school students are typically older than other professional degree-seekers (27, on average), and a higher percentage (about one-third) are married or seriously committed. Some have children. That means applying to B-school, and then, to jobs, can be an emotional roller coaster for two. Combined with the financial strain of going from two paychecks to one (or none), the round-the-clock nature of a full-time MBA program—from morning classes to late-night pub crawls—can put serious stress on relationships.