MBA Odds
Hey all, I was just seeking to gauge what kind of odds I'd have at getting into top 8 MBA programs. Some key credentials are as follows:
-40-50th ranked public school (ranking among public schools) -4.0 GPA -780 GMAT -Still an undergrad, May of '19 is graduation -Two summers in oil & gas at top company in industry -Biracial male -Want my MBA to accelerate my development as a leader in the O&G industry, big focus on biofuels and sustainable processes for using fossil fuels
Any feedback would be helpful. I understand that there is an aversion to younger students, but I genuinely feel the clock is ticking on some aspects of big oil and feel like my academic credentials more than compensate.
If you have leadership, and impact in your profile, you'd have an excellent chance at deferred admission programs at HBS, Stanford, Yale and the new one just announced (at an Accepted Ask Me Anything) at CBS. HBS hasn't taken MBA students straight from undergrad in years.
Realize that academic credentials show that you have the brains to do well. Schools also want to admit people who are highly employable at MBA salaries after they earn the degree. And those without FT work experience are usually less employable because A) employers prefer those with experience and B) the applicants can't yet demonstrate the maturity and people-skills that people who are a little more experienced can show.
Outside of the deferred admission programs, despite your stated strengths, I think it's a stretch at these elite programs.
Look I applied to all deferred m7 during final year of undergrad, so I know the thoughts from then until I got done with m7. So I didn't get them to admit me deferred but I got in around 2+2 would
Thing is, you'd have better chances joining big oil at undergrad, MBA only would take you deferred if they were to see you a sure admit except a short work history,
and to score a big oil MBA offer, you need to compete with other big oil wannabes, who arugably have a few years more work history and accomplishments than you, from all these comparable MBA programs and superstars from slightly lower ranked places
If you're ready to chase these Mba programs, the quality of your undergrad/internship performance and your recommendation would be absolutely crucial. Otherwise it'd be application fees wasted plus "painful reapplicant section later
Top 3 and M7 are kind of irrelevant when it comes to post-MBA big oil. Krannert, Rice, Kelley, McCombs, KF, Cox, Mendoza, Darden is where it’s at
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