Hi Sir,
I wanted to know more about the work experience required in MBA admission.
In general if I am targeting top 10 B school how much work ex would you recommend me just to be on the safer side. A couple of my friends have made it top schools like Wharton, Duke and Darden even with work experience around 3 to 4 years.. although the average they quote is much higher.. like around 5 years or so.. What would you advise..?
I wanted to get some information in this regard.
Avg Work Experience required.. for top 10 Bschool..
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Hey James,
Great question. Generally, folks with differentiated or aggressive work experience can generally get in with fewer years on their resume. Some careers are accelerated in that regard - e.g. banking, consulting, etc. Others, however, are fairly structured and rigid such as engineering and sometimes folks need to stay a few more years to get the experiences that get attention. 3 or 4 can definitely be enough but there is a reason average ages for most programs are in the later 20s such as 28. People just get more meaningful experiences then and even a year can make a big difference. Hope that helps!
Bhavik
Great question. Generally, folks with differentiated or aggressive work experience can generally get in with fewer years on their resume. Some careers are accelerated in that regard - e.g. banking, consulting, etc. Others, however, are fairly structured and rigid such as engineering and sometimes folks need to stay a few more years to get the experiences that get attention. 3 or 4 can definitely be enough but there is a reason average ages for most programs are in the later 20s such as 28. People just get more meaningful experiences then and even a year can make a big difference. Hope that helps!
Bhavik
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