<p>For those of you who are wondering if you have a chance at top MBA schools, here is an article that may answer some of your questions.</p>
<p>I would totally expect that from Wharton. -<em>- And all the Ivy buissness schools.100+ years and you think they’d learn somethings. -</em>______-</p>
<p>In order for them to really come to that conclusion, they would have to know about the applicants getting rejected. The Hopkins kid does not seem to support their conclusions. He has elite credentials but there are kids from GS and JPM that don’t get into Wharton too. The best of the best apply and there is a limited number of seats so the best also get left out. </p>
<p>It is no shocker that a lot of the kids that get into the best MBA programs come from firms that recruit the best undergrads. These are some of the hardest firms to get into so it stands to reason they were some of the best and remain some of the best. </p>
<p>It reminds me of sports. Think of the best prep high school basketball programs. They are the programs that recruit the best high school basketball players in the country. Then you have the college basketball programs recruiting the best high school basketball players to come and play from them. It is no coincidence that the best prep schools end up sending a lot of players to play in college. From there you have the pros picking off the best talent from the college teams that they can sign.</p>
<p>Prep School Basketball = Ivy League Undergrads
Duke, UNC, UCLA etc Basketball = Goldman Sachs, Boston Consulting Group, etc
NBA teams = Wharton, HBS, GSB</p>
<p>If anything, you could say that BCG, MS, and Bain have the best eyes for judging entry level talent that becomes Elite MBA prospects.</p>