What are the chances of getting into a top MBA program if you did mediocre in your undergrad degree but went to a good school, and did exceptionally well on the GMAT?
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Also depends on your work experience.
Impossible to say based on your information. Also impossible to say because adcoms are like big black boxes.
If the person had internship experience at a hedge fund as an analyst for a summer and Bank of America as an analyst for a year and is currently working as a financial analyst at a non-financial services firm, would that help the chances?
Not really. That work experience would be in line with 50% of the other applicants and does nothing to make you standout. A low GPA 3.2 is going to severely hurt your chances at a top program.
depends. you need a cohesive career story more than a couple short term stints.
You need full-time work experience. Years of it, not just a couple of internships.
Didn't you post twice before already with the same questions?
EDIT
http://www.mbaapplicant.com/7_application_elements.html
I always found this site to be useful.
Ok thanks for the link I appreciate it
Focus on getting a job first. BSchool is at least two years away for you. Your credentials are fine, just get busy looking for work and then totally kick ass at whatever you end up doing, and transfer / lateral out/up if you can.
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