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MBA Admissions Question

by jaw5xs » Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:23 pm
I'm only in my last year of college, but I'm pretty sure I want to get an MBA. I know I need work experience before an MBA program. I'm a black male and will graduate with a BA in Economics from UVA with a 3.25 GPA. My major GPA is around a 3.0 as well. I had a huge upward trend in my GPA, with a 2.5 gpa my first year of school. I have good grades in my Quantitative classes: Financial Accounting (A) Behavorial Finance (A) Managerial Accounting (B) etc..

So far, I've had internships with Capital One, Pepsi, and a government organization for 4 years.

I've gotten around a 680 GMAT on my practice tests.

What do I need to do to get into a top MBA program?

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by Bryant@VeritasPrep » Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:05 pm
Very wise of you to think about this now. I have two responses. One is to simply leverage your degree and experience to get a job where you will be challenged, work on teams, perhaps work internationally, and have opportunity to lead and get promoted. A two or three year stint would be a good base to be most attractive to top b-schools. Build relationships with your superiors and impress them so when it comes time to get recommendations, you will be in good stead. It always looks better to have a recommendation from a current supervisor who thinks highly of you as a top performer. Remember that your recommenders will be asked to rate you as compared to your peers, so you should work hard and be a standout in whatever you do. Also don't forget to remain involved in your community--not just activities, but try to LEAD something outside work. This will set you apart.

The second thing I would say is that especially if you could get your GMAT up above 700, you could very well be an interesting candidate to apply for b-school right out of undergrad. Especially given your status as a minority applicant (to use the phrasing of the adcoms), you could very well be one of the few who are admitted without post-undergraduate professional experience. Especially if you exhibited leadership at your internships (which sound like they were with good companies), it might be worth a try? I would only recommend doing this if you have a very clear vision of what you want to do with the MBA and have a fairly charismatic presence and impressive story.

Good Luck.
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