MBA Program Pre-Reqs.

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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<p>Hello, I am first year college student who is still undeclared. I have yet to declare a major, but am closely looking at Econ or Political Science. My only concern is that in order to complete a BA in Poli Sci, I wouldn't be taking calculus, since I wouldn't have to. </p>

<p>I am not particularly fond of math, though I managed to earn an A in a community college Statistics course to fulfill my mathematical reasoning portion of my general ed plan. If I want to eventually apply to an MBA program following college and 2+ years of work experience, how much math should I have taken? I looked at the Haas MBA requirement/guidelines page, and the recomended at least one college course in either statistics or calculus. Having already completed Stats, how much math would I need to be a competitive applicant for a top-tier MBA program, assuming my grades are exceptional in a non-Econ major? In essence, aside from work experience and good undergrad grades, what are the requirements for top-tier MBA programs? Thanks (sorry so wordy)...</p>

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<p>Let me put it to you this way. I know people who are in the MBA program at MITSloan who had never taken a single college math course in their entire lives. Keep in mind that MITSloan is arguably the most quantitatively intensive of all the MBA programs out there. </p>

<p>Now do I think math courses would be useful? Yeah. But do you need them to be competitive? Obviously not.</p>

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<p>Yeah, basically, although I may be screwing myself over, I would like to avoid calculus in my undergraduate education. That's interesting to hear...</p>