<p>I am an incoming freshman at Temple University, and my decision to attend TU was largely because of the financial aid. I am a business student and down the road it's likely I'll pursue an MBA. </p>
<p>I was looking at the acceptance rates for top MBA programs, and while Stanford, Haas, and Harvard seemed to have very low acceptance rates, some schools like Yale and Duke were much higher than I expected (above 20%).</p>
<p>If I have great internships, recommendations, GPA, and GMAT scores, is it unrealistic to think I have a shot at attending one of these more prestigious schools (despite attending a state school)? </p>
<p>Highly important for admission to an MBA program is the quality of work experience after your bachelor’s degree. So your bachelor’s degree program should prepare you for some meaningful work experience.</p>
<p>But note that in an academic sense, an undergraduate business degree and an MBA would likely involve a lot of duplication.</p>
<p>They acceptance rates might be higher, but you have to take into account that college is harder than high school so college applicants are more qualified, with like internships and stuff.</p>
<p>The top MBA schools are very competitive and generally require an excellent undergraduate experience, meaningful work experience, and high GMAT scores. </p>
<p>And you can certainly maximize what you get out of a MBA if you have a business background. Ex. my husband was an accounting major undergraduate and a finance major as a MBA student – he was able to waive out of the intro classes so there was only one course which he felt overlapped with his undergrad work. My S got a BS in accounting and then went for a MS in accounting – he submitted the coursework he took as an undergrad and was able to take only upper level classes (not one duplicate class) as a grad student.</p>
<p>Every year HBS and Wharton and other school accept students who went to colleges that barely anyone has heard of - much less a big school like Temple.</p>
<p>Do a few years of great work, crush the GMAT, and you’ll be a competitive applicant.</p>