The Right Coast vs. the Left Coast

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4. In fact, for some MBA programs, you don't need an undergraduate degree.
I used to work with someone who was a Vietnam-era green beret, and he got into Harvard Business School after military service without an undergraduate degree. This is probably unlikely today because things are so much more competitive.

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<p>He may have gotten into one of the exec-education programs at HBS (which are relatively easy to get into. But I doubt that he actually got into the MBA program at HBS.</p>

<p>Nevertheless, even if he did, he wouldn't be able to do it today. </p>

<p>*To be considered for admission, an applicant must have successfully completed the following:</p>

<p>A degree program at an accredited U.S. four-year undergraduate college/university or its equivalent*</p>

<p><a href="http://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/admissionsrequirements.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/admissionsrequirements.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>