Gunning for Stanford GSB (and the like) early on...

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I'm currently a pre-med student and I dislike it so far not because of the hardwork, but simply because the idea of being a doctor is no longer that appealing to me. The thing is, I'm still pretty passionate about the field of science (just not as a doctor), so I was thinking about at least getting a degree in chemical engineering. The reason I'm thinking chem E is because I hear that the skill-set is marketable for many positions in the finance world, and I can get into both alternative fuels or medicine (the fields I like) as well as the finance world. Here's the catch: I know in my heart that my true passion is business and I'd prefer to be a businessman than engineer, yet I want to work in these fields.</p>

<p>Wow I just realized that was a really long digress lol. The point of this post is, I'll be honest, I know I'm not the smartest person in the world and I really doubt that I'll get a high enough GPA to warrant consideration at the top energy consulting/trading firms if I pursue chemical engineering. So I'm looking ahead to my MBA. Obviously I'll need a high GMAT score, but what GPA should I reasonably maintain (with an engineering degree), and what ECs/work experience should I get so that I can go to Stanford GSB or similar elite business schools?</p>

<p>anyone (10 char)?</p>

<p>two words: work experience. </p>

<p>the median work experience of MBA students enrolling into GSB is 4 years. how many years do you have?</p>

<p>also, GSB is one of the smallest B-schools out there - roughly 350 slots each year. it also has one of the highest GMAT averages - around 730.</p>

<p>basically, good luck.</p>

<p>They want full time work experience right? I go to a co-op school so I'll have 3 6 month coops by the time I graduate. Does the admissions board take that into consideration?</p>

<p>Very little. They want to see postgraduate employment experience.</p>

<p>Yea, I didn't think so.</p>