<p>Looking for reassurance. Most MBA programs take their students from their undergraduate school (like Michigan State MBAs from MSU undergrad), correct?</p>
<p>In my MBA class at UCLA Anderson, the undergrad school that is most represented is UCLA.</p>
<p>for almost every grad school in any subject, this is true.</p>
<p>Alicantekid, just because the MBA class at UCLA is comprised mostly of UCLA undergrads doesnt mean they accept UCLA undergrads at a higher percentage than they do any other school. The simple fact is, any grad program will have students from their undergrad comprising the largest portion of the student body. Thats said, i have heard that a number of schools, including Haas School of business at Berkeley, discourage "inbreeding."</p>
<p>I second GoldenBear's post.</p>
<p>Okay, that's what I was basically wondering, if they really gave preference to applicants from their own school or not, and it seems like they actually encourage you to come from another school to add to the diversity.</p>
<p>GoldenBear10 - I didn't say that they favor UCLA undergrads or take them at a higher rate or anything of the sort. The original poster simply asked if MBA programs take students from their undergraduate school, and if at UCLA Anderson there are more UCLA undergrads than any other the school, then the answer to the original question is YES at UCLA.</p>
<p>pihiplyr13 - if you were wondering if schools gave a PREFERENCE for applicants from their own school, then that's what you could have asked and my answer would have been different.</p>
<p>Yeah, so i'll ask it. Do MBA schools give a preference to applicants from their own undergraduate institution?</p>