mba stress: what are my chances?

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<p>Hello ,</p>

<p>i have been reading this forum for the past few days and i am really impressed by the knowledge you mba gurus have demonstrated.....</p>

<p>i was wondering if you guys can let me know of my chances before the schools through rejections at me....</p>

<p>i am aiming at the elite schools - stanford, harvard, northwestern, kellogg etc...</p>

<p>I am a college senior from Canada ( an international student from india) and I was wondering about the importance of work experience in order to get into the Harvard MBA program. </p>

<p>I have a score of 700 on the GMAT and have an A- average in my undergraduate studies (majoring in business administration). I have also worked for 3 terms (12 months) as a co-op student. I have been heavily involved in the university community and have won various scholarships. I am planning to take a few more quantitative courses to make me better suited for business school.</p>

<p>My list of extracurriculars is as follows:
• Robert J. Humphrey Scholarship Recipient
• Advertising Manager, International Students’ Society
• International Student Representative, University of Windsor Students Council
• Member, Windsor Leaders Association
• Treasurer, Marketing Society<br>
• Member, Windsor Indian Students Association, Marketing society, Commerce Club and Volunteer International Students’ Alliance<br>
• Alumni International Student Bursary Recipient
• University of Windsor Students Council Scholarship
• Teachers Assistant, Principles of Management, Human Resource Management</p>

<p>I am also trained in SAP</p>

<p>Is there a chance that the requirement for work-experience can be waived or atleast be reduced to one or two years in my case?</p>

<p>ALSO , how do u get that extra edge that will make me a sure-fire candidate. Do i need community work? Also are there any schools where there are better chances of getting in as a young minority female?</p>

<p>Thanks a lot ....</p>

<p>Suchita</p>

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<p>If you go onto the sites for those schools, you will see that they take very, very few people directly from college. Average work experience is about 4-5 years at the elite B schools. Unless you have accomplished something highly unusual in the business world, chances are just about nil of getting in now. The schools want to see you excel in a corporate/business environment. As my dad says, they are assuring that their grads will do well because they've already done well. That wasn't the case in his day.</p>