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WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.260 [MUSIC PLAYING] 2 00:00:02.260 --> 00:00:02.760 3 00:00:02.760 --> 00:00:06.540 When I was looking for the perfect online MBA program, 4 00:00:06.540 --> 00:00:08.880 I thought, "How am I going to carve out more time?" 5 00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:12.750 because I already feel like I'm at capacity. 6 00:00:12.750 --> 00:00:17.910 I juggle working full time, being a mom, and a wife. 7 00:00:17.910 --> 00:00:20.760 The legacy of success in the program 8 00:00:20.760 --> 00:00:23.910 shows that people have thrived in Kelley Direct 9 00:00:23.910 --> 00:00:26.820 in the context of busy lives. 10 00:00:26.820 --> 00:00:32.430 It is definitely doable for me as a busy professional. 11 00:00:32.430 --> 00:00:34.260 I had been thinking about getting 12 00:00:34.260 --> 00:00:36.750 an MBA for many, many years. 13 00:00:36.750 --> 00:00:41.070 And decided that if I did want to take that next step 14 00:00:41.070 --> 00:00:45.720 of expanding services in a public health perspective 15 00:00:45.720 --> 00:00:50.880 to impact on a larger scale, that I had to really understand 16 00:00:50.880 --> 00:00:54.840 the mechanics and the fundamentals of business. 17 00:00:54.840 --> 00:00:57.960 When I was looking for the perfect online MBA 18 00:00:57.960 --> 00:01:00.120 program, what drew me in is the fact 19 00:01:00.120 --> 00:01:03.490 that Kelley faculty as experts are 20 00:01:03.490 --> 00:01:05.590 the ones that are providing the programs 21 00:01:05.590 --> 00:01:07.270 and creating the content. 22 00:01:07.270 --> 00:01:08.980 Kelley Direct's online environment 23 00:01:08.980 --> 00:01:13.690 is great technology merged with a sense of personal connection. 24 00:01:13.690 --> 00:01:18.670 I am able to see my classmates, and cameras are on, 25 00:01:18.670 --> 00:01:21.940 and there's great presence from the professor 26 00:01:21.940 --> 00:01:24.340 but also from colleagues. 27 00:01:24.340 --> 00:01:27.640 Since 1999, Kelley Direct had been up and running, 28 00:01:27.640 --> 00:01:29.170 and refined, and honed. 29 00:01:29.170 --> 00:01:31.720 There was a lot of thought that has gone into creating 30 00:01:31.720 --> 00:01:33.910 a really signature program. 31 00:01:33.910 --> 00:01:37.750 I depend on integrity in the educational process. 32 00:01:37.750 --> 00:01:40.300 I'm a busy professional, and I need 33 00:01:40.300 --> 00:01:43.240 to have a high sense of confidence in the content 34 00:01:43.240 --> 00:01:44.200 that I'm learning. 35 00:01:44.200 --> 00:01:47.230 By knowing that our tuition dollars are supporting 36 00:01:47.230 --> 00:01:50.650 that system that is really well designed 37 00:01:50.650 --> 00:01:54.700 to launch us into the next phase of our career, 38 00:01:54.700 --> 00:01:57.970 there is a win-win aspect to that can't be beaten. 39 00:01:57.970 --> 00:02:00.720 [MUSIC PLAYING] 40 00:02:00.720 --> 00:02:04.000
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