<p>I am currently in grade 11, and I intend to go on to do my undergraduate studies in the US, and ultimately enter a business school. My wish is to enter a top-rank business school so I can get a MBA.</p>
<p>I do know that the admission process of getting into gradute school is very complicated, but I don't know anything about it more than that. So, as an INTERNATIONAL applicant:</p>
<p>1)Is is an advantage for me to enter a univeristy with a famous business school from my undergraduate studies? (=Does entering a well know university make it easier for me to enter that school's business school?)
2)Will a top-rank business school consider the fact that I come from a non-English speaking society, and that my mother tounge is not English when reading my applications?</p>
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<li>Does entering a well know university make it easier for me to enter that school's business school?</li>
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<p>a: Yes.</p>
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<li>Will a top-rank business school consider the fact that I come from a non-English speaking society, and that my mother tounge is not English when reading my applications?</li>
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<p>a : Most colleges will then ask you to take the TOEFL or the IELTS exam to verify your English fluency.</p>
<p>I'd like to mention that most MBA programs in the US I know prefer some years of work experience after college, so ideally you would attend an undergraduate school that would help you get the best job.</p>
<p>I found that at Princeton's website:
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While there are a number of institutions that offer the MBA, the more competitive universities do not commonly accept applicants without several years of relevant post-undergraduate work experience.
<p>Btw, I think that how you are doing on your job is more important than which school you got your undergraduate degree from. Business schools are looking for ambitious leaders, so show them that you are one.</p>
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Btw, I think that how you are doing on your job is more important than which school you got your undergraduate degree from. Business schools are looking for ambitious leaders, so show them that you are one.
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<p>Yes, very important. I read a post on the Business School forum where an LSE student asked if his LSE education will enable him to get into Harvard Business School. That's not the right question to ask.</p>
<p>For example, I have in my possession copies of several hundred resumes from 2003 graduates of a certain top business school (think top 3), and the range of undergrad schools is surprising.</p>
<p>edit: If anyone wants to see resumes of people who went to a certain undergrad school and then to that top business school, tell me the undergrad school in question and I will give it to you after deleting the contact info (if that undergrad institution is represented). I'll share with the first 4 posters.</p>
<p>Thank you all very much for your replies. I was kind of scocking to me, to know that real workig experience is very imporant. When you think about it, since (I think) international students <em>can't</em> work in the US, I have to return to my homecountry once, AND find a job (which would be hard work, because few companies hire students graduating foreign universities), THEN work hard and FINALLY get into a business school. So, I am asking a new question:</p>
<p>-Has anybody experienced what I have written above?
-CAN international students get hired after graduating from undergraduate studies? Are there many opportunities for that?</p>
<p>You can work up to one year in the US via "optional practical training" after finishing your undergrad degree (you can also use your OPT time to work during breaks while still in school if you like to; but OPT is limited to one year of full-time work). An OPT permit is not employer specific. After that one year you would usually apply for a H-1B working visa. H-1B visas are restricted to a certain employer and valid for up to 6 years. To be eligible, you have to pursue a "specialty occupation" ("requires theoretical and practical application of a body of specialized knowledge along with at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent" - usually in business, sciences, law, medicine...).</p>
<p>H-1B visa are fairly hard to get because the number of visas that may be issued is strictly limited:
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In 2006, the entire quota of visas for the year beginning October 1, 2006 [65,000] was exhausted within a span of less than 2 months on May 26, and the additional 20,000 Advanced Degree H-1B visas were exhausted on July 26th.
<p>With just a Bach degree, getting a H1B VISA is hard and very competitive.
if you don't file for your H1B VISA in about 2 weeks when application started. Chances not too good.</p>
<p>you might as well aim for a Phd in Biz.
MBA like many said need working experience of 3 to 5 yrs of working experience.
Part Time MBA is easy to gain entry.
Employment opportunities with a MBA without a greencard in USA perhaps is worst than a Bach in Biz.</p>