<p>I'm a senior at a medium sized state university. I'm getting ready to graduate after the spring semester with a major in Business Administration (Finance Concentration) and a minor in Economics. I'll have a 3.8+ GPA when i graduate and a 720 (maybe better) GMAT score. I attended the state university because they offered me a full scholarship, with a $1500 a semester stipend and $500 a semester housing check. I have no full time work experience.</p>
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<li>What are my options? I know there's a minute chance of getting into any decent MBA program with my "minimal" work experience. </li>
<li>What kinds of jobs (Which companies?) should i be applying for that will allow me to apply for the top tier MBA programs in a few years time? </li>
<li>What are my other options if i want to pursue a Masters in a field that allows me to go straight from undergraduate studies to graduate studies. </li>
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<p>Thanks in advance guys!</p>
<p>Ok, I'm not in a position to tell you what to pursue in graduate school since that comes down to your own passions. There are MS's in many different fields that allow you to go straight from undergrad to grad. As far as jobs, you could do a job at a bank, or with any number of firms in the finance/accounting arena. You could also pursue a management trainee program with any number of companies and take the two year dive into learning the company and how to be an effective manager in the real world. I've heard that management trainee programs are ideal for going to an MBA program, because they give you extensive exposure to multiple areas of a business (usually a large corporation, like Verizon wireless for example).</p>
<p>Hey, a lot of my friends graduated with undegraduate degrees and went straight into graduate school with no full-time work experience.</p>
<p>They are going to IU's MBA graduate school. It's not Top 5 or anything, but it is a pretty good school.</p>
<p>A lot of grad schools will accept kids straight out of undegrad school if you have good references and a good GMAT score.</p>
<p>I plan to go straight to grad school after I graduate with my Bachelor's. I plan to work full-time and go to grad school part-time.</p>
<p>Do you have reasons for not working full-time? My reasons for not having full-time work experience are because of some intestinal health problems...Is it just because you wanted to concentrate on school? I don't see anything wrong with that - but you basically went to school on a free ride. That would negate my logic of not wanting to work full-time because I invested so much money into college and I wanted to get the most out of school while I was in it and not have to worry about not getting things done since it cost ME so much money to go.</p>
<p>Hey, a lot of my friends graduated with undegraduate degrees and went straight into graduate school with no full-time work experience.</p>
<p>They are going to IU's MBA graduate school. It's not Top 5 or anything, but it is a pretty good school.</p>
<p>A lot of grad schools will accept kids straight out of undegrad school if you have good references and a good GMAT score.</p>
<p>I plan to go straight to grad school after I graduate with my Bachelor's. I plan to work full-time and go to grad school part-time.</p>
<p>Do you have reasons for not working full-time? My reasons for not having full-time work experience are because of some intestinal health problems...Is it just because you wanted to concentrate on school? I don't see anything wrong with that - but you basically went to school on a free ride. That would negate my logic of not wanting to work full-time because I invested so much money into college and I wanted to get the most out of school while I was in it and not have to worry about not getting things done since it cost ME so much money to go.</p>
<p>How old are you going to be when you graduate? That makes a little bit of difference, IMO. I will be 24, so it's going to look a little worse for me than you, if you are coming out of college at the age of 21-22.</p>
<p>I guess I should add something about the MBA program my friends got into - they are 22 year olds coming out of college with zero work experience.</p>
<p>Business Week Ranked it #18 and US NEWS Ranked it #23, so IU's Kelley School of Business seems to be top 25 in the nation..but perhaps I'm wrong...I don't have the latest figures or "ins" to the new information.</p>