<p>My roommate is attempting to get into MBA school without any experience, outside of internships and part-time jobs while in school. He has a 3.1 GPA and is "studying hard" on the GMAT, saying he's scoring around 710. </p>
<p>However, should someone with no experience be going to a MBA program? I understand his reasons for doing it - he wants more money. However, is an employer likely to give a high paying job and large responsibilities to someone simply based on qualifications, when they have no experience?</p>
<p>Also, isn't he going to find it difficult to gain admission into the program? He is looking at Indiana which isn't the most selective school for MBA and he went there for his undergraduate work.</p>
<p>Any stories of people who had no experience and went into a solid MBA program? How were your grades/scores? Did you find difficulty gaining employment?</p>
<p>Example: All-American football player graduated from a good school in 3 years with a 3.9 GPA and internship experience working for hedge funds returning to alma mater for MBA.</p>
<p>As for your friend, he is a horrible candidate. His GPA is below avg. His GMAT would be competive at top schools, and above average at good schools, but he has absolutely no work experience. If that GMAT score is his biggest selling point, he's screwed.</p>
<p>If he applies and doesn't get in, can he re-apply after hopefully getting full-time work experience?</p>
<p>I am worried, because I don't want him to make a bad decision (which I think he is), but I don't know anything about MBA admissions.</p>
<p>You friend can apply again if he doesn't get it. Perhaps this is exactly what he needs to know, whether he can be a successful applicant without work experience.</p>
<p>I would be more worried if he gets into a program.More often than not, it may be an MBA program from which the MBA degree would offer incremental, if any, value to his employment resume.</p>