Does taking 5 years undergrad hurt my chances?

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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<p>I recently switched my major at a top engineering school and realized that it may take me 5 years to graduate rather than 4. At my school, 5 years is somewhat normal, but I'm afraid that it may hurt my chances at getting into a top b-school (Harvard, Stanford, MIT, etc.).
Will it?</p>

<p>I'm an industrial engineer with a minor in management and a certificate in software engineering. Right now my GPA is a 3.55, but hopefully after the 5 years, it'll be a 3.70, with a GMAT of 700+. I'm also a pretty active leader (exec board on a philanthropy organization, editor of the newspaper) on campus. What are my chances?</p>

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<p>It won’t hurt you.</p>

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<p>If you are going to business school, then it will be more about where you work after your undergrad and your GMAT score.
Get 3 to 5 years at a large business with progressing responsibilities during your employment, and you will be good to go.</p>