Eligibility for MBA in US

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Eligibility for MBA in US

by Writetoceenu » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:12 am
Hello,

Please help me with below question. I have approached couple people but did not get concrete answer. I thought this is the right forum to post my question.

I finished my 10th standard in the year of 2000. From 2000 to 2003 I did my FULL-TIME Diploma in Electronics and Computer Science. As soon as I finished Diploma in 2003 I was recruited by a IT firm as a Network Engineer. So I started working FULL-TIME after my diploma. Till now I have 6 years of professional experience. During these 6 years I did Graduation (B.Tech.) in Computer Science from JNT University, Hyderabad. This is a 4 years correspondence graduation course; we have to attend 1 month classes per years and exams will be condicted once in a year. I finished Graduation (B.Tech.) in January 2009.

Now my question is am I eligible for applying MBA in US top business schools (Harvard, Warton, Stanford, Kellogg and Chicago GSB)? If I am eligible how should I justify my correspondence graduation? I am planning to take GMAT on December 2009. Please help me in this regard.

Srinivas.
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by Lisa Anderson » Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:21 pm
Dear Srinivas,

If your BTech is from an accredited institution and equivalent to a US 4-yr bachelor's degree, then you meet the requirement of a bachelor's degree for any US business school. Many schools are offering degrees through online programs, and that is becoming more and more acceptable. I would suggest you contact your target schools directly with your question if you are unsure, but based on your post, I would think your BTech meets the degree requirement.

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