<p>Grouchomarxist, maybe things have changed since I was intervewed, but I was never asked for my SAT scores, and I intervied with Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers and JP Morgan. I got offers from the former two and joined Lehman Brothers. All they asked for was my GPA, which was slighlty under 3.5. A couple of interviewers, asked me for specific courses I took and what sorts of grades I got in those classes, especially Calculus, Statistics and Economics courses that deal with Finance (all Macro classes, Financial Economics, Monetary Economics, Game Theory, Money and Banking etc...). But I was never asked for my SAT. That's too bad really, since my SAT scores were pretty high! hehe</p>
<p>Although I was never interviewed by a MC firm, many of my friends were and they were never asked for their SATs. I even conducted interviews for McKinsey in 2002-2003 and I never asked candidates for their SAT scores. The candidates I recommended for hire were generally given offers one step later...and that stage never involved SAT scores!</p>
<p>I thought the firms only used SATs and GPAs to screen job applicants for interviews. Asking for the SAT score on the job interview would be redundant.</p>
<p>If it were any higher, the value of the degree would be severely diluted, IMHO. </p>
<p>Yes, people really do get Cs and Ds in college. People fail and get incompletes, too.</p>
<p>I remember this being one of the hardest thing for the freshman in my class to understand. In college, you need to actually work, and that will only guarantee you a C.</p>
<p>If I remember correctly, my freshman year intro. business sequence (it was 2 semesters) had a grade distribution of:
5% A
45% B
45% C
5% D or F</p>
<p>In your discussion section of 40, only two students (at the most) would get an A or A-. </p>
<p>Then again, some schools give out As like candy.</p>
<p>yes, it will take some time to sink in. High school has always been so easy, that I expect little effort on my part will yield high scores. Guess thats not the case. Have to work really hard next year.</p>
<p>Is enrolling in a business program in college a prerequisite for MBA program? Is it best to do so? Would it be fine if I don't major in a business-related field?</p>
<p>I'm still very very confused. What do they use your SAT's and high school GPA for after college?! I scored above 700 for all but writing. I don't know if that's okay?</p>
<p>Hideandseek, your questions are very basic and you should be able to find very detailed answers to them in any MBA program's website. For now, I will just say that only 25% of MBA's majored in Business as undergrads. So no, you do not have to major in Business (or in a Business-related field) to get into an MBA program.</p>
<p>Would you skip any classes in an MBA program by taking business as an undergrad? I've also heard that most good MBA programs want you to work for a few years before going to B-school and getting a BBA will help you get a good job in business. Ryanbis - where do you go to school and is that typical?</p>
<p>No, like all graduate school, MBA programs do not usually give credit for classes taken as an undergraduate student. Of course, there are exceptions, but it is very rare. However, I believe that some MBA programs have an additional class for MBA students who never took an accounting class. </p>
<p>Amazon, a BBA does not always land a student a good job. Many BBA's must settle for very average jobs...and many don't even find jobs. One can just as easily get a very respectable job with an Engineering degree or a humanities or social science major. At most top 10 MBA programs, only 20%-25% of students majored in Business. The remaining 70%-75% majored in a field other than business and still managed to get jobs that were respectable enough to land them in a top MBA program a few years down the line. </p>
<p>As you can see, BBAs usually make up 18%-23% of the total MBA student bodies.</p>
<p>All top MBA programs require good work experience nowadays. I'd say that if you were to look at all the students currently enrolled at the top 10 MBA programs, fewer than a dozen students got in with less than 2 years of continuous, post BA/BS/BBA professional experience.</p>
<p>"Would you skip any classes in an MBA program by taking business as an undergrad? I've also heard that most good MBA programs want you to work for a few years before going to B-school and getting a BBA will help you get a good job in business. Ryanbis - where do you go to school and is that typical?"</p>
<p>As was said above, you don't get credit for undergrad work toward your graduate degree, but you may be required to take an additional course or two if you didn't take them during undergrad within the last five years. That will vary widely by the program.</p>
<p>I go to Boston University. And yes, just about every respectable MBA program requires at least two years of work experience (they may not actually require it, but your odds of getting accepted are very low without it). Most of them will admit a few people who are right out of undergrad, but I wouldn't recommend doing that even if you had the option.</p>
<p>"Many BBA's must settle for very average jobs...and many don't even find jobs."</p>
<p>Yes, but the same can be said for any other degree.</p>
<p>"One can just as easily get a very respectable job with an Engineering degree or a humanities or social science major."</p>
<p>I think that depends a lot on what school you went to and the job to which you are applying. At some schools, business students develop a lot of skills that engineering and humanities students do not--sometimes employers take note of that. Some jobs also do require and undergrad business degree (if you do not have a masters), such as accounting.</p>
<p>I've never seen ANYONE put their SAT score on a resume. I didn't put my GPA on my resume and it was above a 3.0. I figured if they want to know, they'll ask. I was only asked at one interview, and the company I wound up working is a huge fortune 100 company. So therefore I really don't think it matters.</p>