<p>Can someone please help me assess my chances at being admitted into a top MBA program. I'm majoring in Finance with a 3.8 GPA and my EC's include Treasurer, judicial board member, and house manager of my fraternity, Habitat for Humanity, Relay for Life, along with other small activities to fill in on my resume. I also plan to serve on my school's judicial board and work at a local investment bank branch office for my senior year and hope to intern with Merrill Lych next summer. I know I have the grades and have made 690-710 on diagnostic GMAT tests, so I have no worries there. My only concern is my work experience, which is none up to this point. I have done my research and most programs class average work experience is 2-5 years. Do schools such as Wharton, NYU, Berkeley, Chicago, etc. accept students with no work experience? I understand that with grad school having work experience is vital in order to participate in class discussions, but I just want to know my chances.</p>
<p>Go get a job for at least 2 years.</p>
<p>I had already answered this on the other forum, but apparently the threadstarter wants his stats further ripped apart...errr...critiqued.</p>
<p>I would think you have virtually no chance at any of those schools with less than three years work experience and certainly not with a GMAT of 700, which is slightly below average for those schools where 80% of the students have 3-6 years of work experience.</p>
<p>Yes, experience is very important. It seems you are on the way of being a good candidate for a top school so I suggest don't rush it. Why do you need to get an MBA right away? Not only will you reduce your chances of getting into a top school, but also of getting the most out of business school.</p>