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by MarryJane » Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:35 am
I'm on my first year on MBA program in London School of Business and Finance. And I have no work experience. As far as I understood the requirements depends on program and school.
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by money9111 » Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:13 pm
danaJ - maybe you can go for your MBA after your Masters?

But I've definitely heard this before "- you won't make the most of it. You'll be in a class where everybody has had much more hands on experience than yourself and you'll most likely feel slightly overwhelmed. " This is why I'm not too sure about programs like the HBS 2+2 program.
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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:20 pm
I know people that went to business school immediately after undergrad. Here is what you will need to do. You are going to have to take the time to really craft your story. It is going to be extremely important that you can communicate effectively and efficiently why you want and MBA and more importantly why this is the right time for you to get an MBA. The admissions officers are really going to want a great response to the why now question. If you don't have a good answer, even with great stats, you probably won't obtain admissions.
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by money9111 » Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:36 pm
I don't know anyone that has done it... but I know that for me... that would not have been the right time to go. For starters I wasn't mature enough... i think it depends on the industry you wish to pursue...in my industry (digital marketing) you can only be in the industry with experience... the caveat is that it doesn't necessarily mean that you have had a traditional 9-5
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by DanaJ » Wed Feb 10, 2010 1:42 pm
@money9111: The grand plan is to go for the MBA after the masters and maybe a couple of years of experience. I already have around one year of WE, but it's not sufficient.

@osirus0830: While a fresh graduate might be able to get into business school with the right numbers, background and essays, my main point is that it's not worth going into it in the first place.
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by rajaroroa » Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:23 am
hi I am an BA history graduate and I am preparing for my GMAT this time ...I want to do my MBA from SP Jain Global... will I get admission in SP Jain Global without any work experience ?
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by manohark » Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:30 am
I don't think so, you do need a minimum work experience for both their courses - GMBA as well as MGB.
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