<p>Ok, so not 101. Not even 10 really, but 4 Questions about MBAs' doesn't have the same ring to it. If anything, other people can continue using this thread for any questions.</p>
<p>So a bit of background information on lil old me. I was just accepted for transfer to Columbia (very excited) and my goal is to attend Stanford's business school for an MBA. </p>
<p>This isn't a ZOMG prestige type of thing (that mostly wears out with the undergrad), I've researched both the program, recruiting opportunities in my field of interest, and location (I love San F. and may establish myself there) before making that decision. </p>
<p>Now on to the inquiries:
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1) I'm doing a double major. Should 'economics' be one of the two, or do they prefer others? <a href="Here%20are%20the%20options:%20Film%20Studies&%20Economics,%20Film%20Studies%20&%20English/Creative%20Writing--%20which%20would%20be%20better%20looked%20upon?">/B</a>
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2) Does Columbia qualify as a feeder school with them? This question sounds painfully obnoxious but I'm wondering if they, Stanford-Columbia, have a "good" relationship when it comes to grad-undergrads? I haven't been able to find any statistics.
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3) Stanford encourages people right out of undergrad to apply, but do they still prefer people with a few years of work experience afterwards? I've worked all my life almost, just not at a full-time capacity.</p>
<p>4) How is their financial aid? Non-existent?</p>
<p>Try and work for a couple of years, if you can establish yourself in any firm, be it in Ibanking or consulting, they will pay for your time at Stanford, so that answers 3 and 4.</p>
<p>I want an MBA mostly for the management opportunities (and I do like consulting- at the advertising/marketing level) but trust me, iBanking and finance aren't my career fortes.</p>
<p>What makes you think Stanford encourages people to apply straight out of college? I would surmise in most years that no one in the Stanford class is right out of UG and for the very few that have been admitted over the last 10 years that something was very distinctive about them that it made sense. </p>
<p>Everything is on a one-off basis as part of the whole. I don't think Stanford is saying if only this candidate went to Brown and majored in economics we would have accepted him, but since he went to Columbia and majored in English we will reject him. Even lists of Princeton having more students than Columbia at Stanford GSB don't really mean anything. It's just that Stanford is finding more accomplished and interesting candidates there, but since they are accepting some from Columbia too it's not as though they are prejudiced against it.</p>
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What makes you think Stanford encourages people to apply straight out of college? I would surmise in most years that no one in the Stanford class is right out of UG and for the very few that have been admitted over the last 10 years that something was very distinctive about them that it made sense.
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<p>According to their website that's just blatantly false:
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We encourage college seniors to consider applying to the MBA Program. We accept entering students with all types of experience as well as students who enroll directly from an undergraduate program with no full-time work experience. Admission may be granted to college seniors who present superior academic credentials and truly outstanding evidence of leadership through extracurricular and community activities. Full-time work experience is not required for admission.*</p>
<p>Hardly seems like a "few every decade" policy now does it? It's a segment of their admitted class every year. How big of one is the question.</p>
<p>And I don't think gellino understood the question here. I mean no one is talking about such a radical and irrealistic cut-off, but its always interesting to know which are the feeder schools to your program of choice.</p>
<p>The places I was applying that at least have overlap with Stanford were a 'few every decade' at most; so would be surprised if Stanford is materially different. I would look to see how many actually enroll at Stanford straight from UG as opposed to reading a statement saying it's theoretically possible, so they can ensure keeping their acceptance rate in the single digits.</p>
<p>I didn't misinterpret your other question. I don't really think there is such thing as a "feeder school" when you're talking about something as broad as MBA programs. Certainly not to the point of making enrollment decisions based on it. Some schools will send more than others, but that has more to do with the types of people that attend the schools than anything about the schools themselves. I wouldn't be thinking too much about your Stanford MBA app eight years before you will send it in. SO much will change between now and then.</p>
<p>Stanford GSB feeders:
“They come from 93 U.S. colleges and 47 foreign institutions. First among feeder schools are Stanford, Harvard UC-Berkeley, Brown, Princeton, MIT, Dartmouth, and the U.S. Naval Academy, followed by a four-way tie between Cambridge, Duke, University of Michigan, and University of Pennsylvania. Engineers make up one-third of the class.”</p>
<p>This data is a little old, but I see no reason for the make up of schools to change.</p>