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Isaac Asimov, Former Professor of Biochemistry at Boston University and Author of Over Five Hundred Books

The author reflects on their educational journey, emphasizing the value of self-education over formal degrees. They participated in an honors program that provided MBA-like experiences without the debt and secured a management position at Procter & Gamble before graduating. Instead of pursuing an MBA, the author chose to focus on skill improvement and work performance, inspired by advice from a mentor.

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Isaac Asimov, Former Professor of Biochemistry at Boston University and Author of Over Five Hundred Books

The author reflects on their educational journey, emphasizing the value of self-education over formal degrees. They participated in an honors program that provided MBA-like experiences without the debt and secured a management position at Procter & Gamble before graduating. Instead of pursuing an MBA, the author chose to focus on skill improvement and work performance, inspired by advice from a mentor.

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My “Personal” MBA

Self-education is, I firmly believe,


the only kind of education there is.
—ISAAC ASIMOV, FORMER PROFESSOR OF
BIOCHEMISTRY AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY AND
AUTHOR OF OVER FIVE HUNDRED BOOKS

People often ask me if I have an MBA.


“No,” I reply, “but I did go to business
school.”
As a student at the University of
Cincinnati, I was fortunate enough to
participate in the Carl H. Lindner Honors-
PLUS program, which is essentially an
MBA at the undergraduate level. The
program was generously funded via
scholarships, and as a result I had the
remarkable opportunity to experience
most of what business schools teach
without the crippling burden of debt.
I’ve also been on the “fast track to
corporate success.” Through the
University of Cincinnati’s cooperative
education program, I landed a management
position at a Fortune 50 company—
Procter & Gamble—during my second
year of college. By the time I graduated in
2005, I had an offer to become an assistant
brand manager in P&G’s Home Care
division, a role typically reserved for
graduates of top MBA programs.
As I began my last semester of college,
I started focusing less on my coursework
and more on the future. My new job would
require a solid understanding of business,
and almost all of my peers and managers
would have MBAs from top-tier schools. I
briefly considered enrolling in an MBA
program, but it made no sense to pursue an
expensive credential to get the kind of job
I already had, and my responsibilities
would be demanding enough without
adding a load of coursework by enrolling
in a part-time program.
While considering my options, I
remembered a bit of career advice that
Andy Walter, the first associate director I
reported to at P&G, had given me: “If you
put the same amount of time and energy
you’d spend completing an MBA into
doing good work and improving your
skills, you’ll do just as well.” (Andy
doesn’t have an MBA—he studied
electrical engineering in college. He’s

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