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by twitter » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:47 am
Hello,
I hav found u in BEAT THE GMAT FORUM...thought that u r the r8 person to ask about my doubt..I am doing my integrated dual degree program in IT-BHU in India,through which i will be completing my post graduation by 2011. I want to do my MBA in top B-schools.Can i do it as soon as i complete my post graduation if i have decent GMAT score???i have been to companies 4 my internships..i hav 90% in both my HSC and SSC..CANT WE ENTER TOP B-SCHOOL WITH OUT WORK EXPERIENCE??
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by Tani » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:08 pm
The top business schools rightly look for significant business experience (3-5 years or more) before accepting MBA candidates. This is not arbitrary. In graduate business school, a significant portion of the learning comes form the interchange between classmates with experience and expertise in varied fields. A classmate who lacks experience detracts from the learning of everyone else in the room. In addition, schools have seen that those with prior experience not only contribute more, but benefit more from their education. Relating classroom discussions to your own background enhances your learning tremendously.

Finally, schools are looking for people with leadership potential and ability and that is very difficult to assess based only on undergraduate work and internships. They find that they are better able to pick a strong class by looking at the achievements demonstrated in the early years of a career.

In summary, an experienced candidate both contributes to and gains from a graduate education to a greater degree than an inexperienced one. You will best serve both yourself and your eventual school by pursuing your chosen field and building a foundation on which to base your education.

That said, there are always exceptions, but those are generally people who have shown significant business achievements while still in school. Alternatively, there are many fine, but lower-ranked schools that accept a larger portion of their class straight out of undergraduate programs.

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by twitter » Thu Aug 26, 2010 12:57 am
tanx alot 4 ur reply mam..will part-time job experience work ??
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by Tani » Thu Aug 26, 2010 7:40 am
Because schools are looking for leadership, management and financial responsibility, part-time jobs seldom qualify. You will be competing against people who have managed departments for major employers such as Microsoft. Those people have developed managerial skills that you can't get part time. Also, schools are looking for people who are dedicated to having substantial business careers. To demonstrate that you are serious about business you need to work hard and successfully at a job before going to school.
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