Doing an MBA?

Okay folks, here's my story; I'm a prospective law student at a quite respectable University in England (my course offer is three As at A-level, though I doubt that will mean anything to non-English people). However ambitions have changed slightly from when I set my sights on law.

My question is this, notwithstanding the financial commitment one has to make to study/live in the US ($100,000+ for tuition and living per year), what are the odds I could get accepted onto an MBA course at a good American University (HBS, Wharton, Yale, Columbia etc)? I know that that MBAs aren't considered the passport to success they were a decade ago but even so a Wall Street firm ain't going to quibble with an MBA from a good college are they?

BTW I mean a post-grad study straight from Law? Not doing Law then an Economics degree than an MBA.

jthetrader said:

Okay folks, here's my story; I'm a prospective law student at a quite respectable University in England (my course offer is three As at A-level, though I doubt that will mean anything to non-English people). However ambitions have changed slightly from when I set my sights on law.

My question is this, notwithstanding the financial commitment one has to make to study/live in the US ($100,000+ for tuition and living per year), what are the odds I could get accepted onto an MBA course at a good American University (HBS, Wharton, Yale, Columbia etc)? I know that that MBAs aren't considered the passport to success they were a decade ago but even so a Wall Street firm ain't going to quibble with an MBA from a good college are they?

BTW I mean a post-grad study straight from Law? Not doing Law then an Economics degree than an MBA.

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Well George W Bush did an MBA at Harvard so how difficult can it be?

pboyles said:

Well George W Bush did an MBA at Harvard so how difficult can it be?

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LOL, true but it isn't how hard the MBA is that I'm worried about it is being able to get onto the course.

Not sure if this is too late and you're already working on your MBA at Harvard, but it is pretty hard to get into to Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Wharton, etc. A lot of the people who apply already have top grades great work experience and high GMAT scores so they choose who they accept based on what makes them stand out against the rest. For instance: Special projects you worked, who they know and how famous their parents are (i.e, Mr. George Dubya), basically anything that makes you stand out. Also paying tuition in full helps (ivy leagues = greedy *******s) and being from a country other than the US helps ( diversity). As for your A levels I doubt it matters they're mostly just interested in the GMAT for MBA. (score of 700+)

I have a similar question as you, but I am from New York City looking to apply for my MBA in the UK (mostly London)Looking into Cass and Imperial, assuming LBS is the same as the Ivys in the US, which I'm 50% sure I do not qualify for. Do you think Imperial and Cass are hard to get into overall? Thanks

***Never went to an Ivy league but I went to NYU Stern for undergrad and know lots of people from Columbia who are currently doing their MBA there. ***

Have a look at Judge (Cambridge) decent GMAT score will get you in there and the course is pretty straightforward, only 45 mins from London and you graduate a Cambridge alumni.

pboyles said:

Well George W Bush did an MBA at Harvard so how difficult can it be?

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There you have it OP, just get your Dad elected president of the USA and your problems are solved!

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Getting into a global MBA program is not the easiest thing to do. It depends on your GMAT scores, your work experience and top class grades. Even then you may find you are just one of many trying to get in.

True, but if you have the wherewhithal to wait as well, you can up your grades or experience by taking online courses from a brick and mortar school. For example, the IU school of business, which is one of the most reputable in the U.S. (nonwithstanding the harvards and yales of the world) and use that as a segue into a solid institution.