MBA: HSW directly from BB IB?

So I was talking to my friend (who's already done the 2yr banking stint) about whether it's possible to get into HSW MBA directly from banking, and apparently there are a few people who get a direct promotion to Associate and then go to HSW.

I'm guessing that they do it as a career changer. But it sort of seems like 2 yrs analyst =>early promotion => 1yr associate => MBA; so 3 years in Finance then top MBA programs. Does anyone personally know someone who's done this?

Also, what kind of analysts directly get into these programs?

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I'm also an incoming analyst so take what I say with a grain of salt. I think you should be taking your GMAT in senior year while you have time to prepare. Then expect to stay at your BB for probably 3 years since grad schools would prob prefer 3 years of work experience vs 2 years.

 
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