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I did not like the forced class participation. Few professors were able to foster and facilitate a true classroom discussion without it feeling forced. When you have a forced participation grade, it only entices some to comment for the sake of commenting.

I am a strong advocate of the Rice Program. The program is very intimate and there is easy access to faculty and administrators. There is good diversity within the student body. The oil/gas industry brings a diverse selection of talent individuals to Houston. There are good professors. Classes are challenging, but not so tough that you don't enjoy yourself. And it has a great facility.

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There should be more interaction with full-time and executive MBA through networking, classes, activities. Also, better mutual understanding/cooperation with full time students. It felt competitive, and like we weren't warmly received by full-time students, though it got better later in program. There should also be more coordination and consideration of professional MBA's schedule needs for club activities. And most importantly, there needs to be a parity of resources by the career management center for time and assistance. More assistance tailored for professional MBAs seeking career changes would improve the experience

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The strength is instructors were involved in cutting-edge research and very current on the times (with regard to changes in the business environment). The only weakness was a few professors lacked adequate years of teaching experience, so there were deficiencies in their curriculum development.

The strength of the instructors was their youth and intellect. They were on the leading edge of their fields, and had the ability to relate and utilize the experience and knowledge of the students.

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Due to the scheduling constraints of the part-time program, not all classes available to the day-time students were available at night. There were a few courses that I wanted to take but was unable to because they were only offered during the day and I couldn't miss work to attend them. It would have been nice to have had access to all courses.

I had an incredible experience at Rice and would absolutely recommend the Rice MBA program to anyone who's looking to work and receive a top-notch education at the same time. The faculty and staff were incredible and the overall learning environment was second to none. Balancing a full-time job and the workload from an MBA program for two years was a very demanding task but I learned more than I had ever hoped for and developed a very impressive and far-reaching network of colleagues that I will definitely be able to use in the future.