<p>yes, but the GPA and required standardized tests are more important. 4.0 from a flag-ship state trumps a 3.0 from HYP, always.</p>
<p>Not to mention work experience.</p>
<p>Yes, purely academics are not accepted into top MBA programs.</p>
<p>well, you can still (rarely) be accepted into a top mba directly out of undergrad without submatriculation and without having full-time work experience</p>
<p>friend was accepted to stanford straight out of undergrad but deferred a year to work at a bank first</p>
<p>I never understood why student who’ve never actually had a job are accepted to top MBA programs. It makes no sense.</p>
<p>^Requiring work experience for top MBA programs is actually a fair recent trend…</p>