Possible to break into top MBA programs right after I graduate from college?
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on 6/1/12 at 11:28am
Is it possible to break into top MBA programs right after I graduate from college, without any post-graduate working experience? Will that be a disadvantage?
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Possible? Yes. There was a
Possible? Yes. There was a guy from Wharton, I believe, who went on to a Wharton MBA straight out of UG.
Likely? Hell no.
It's also not even helpful,
It's also not even helpful, because firms won't want to pay you an MBA salary once you graduate, especially since you won't have any legit work experience aside from internships
asiamoney: It's also not even
It's also not even helpful, because firms won't want to pay you an MBA salary once you graduate, especially since you won't have any legit work experience aside from internships
This. It will help later on, as you have the MBA "out of the way", but you couldn't expect to make the same salary right out of school as your classmates with 5 years of experience.
http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/m
http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/mba/admission/college_...
Unless you have a RIDICULOUS
Unless you have a RIDICULOUS resume (started a multimillion dollar company in college, single-handedly raised enough money to feed south Sudan, etc, etc,) then no. Wait, do you two to three years, then apply.
Look on the FAQ of any of the
Look on the FAQ of any of the top b-schools and you will see that they want work experience. This is because employers want MBA's with experience.
See my other WSO blog posts
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