<p>Don<code>t take me wrong, I know it is strongly advisable to have a work experience before applying and even if I get in without one my employment after B-school at top companies would be dire.
However, why not just take a shoot at some top B-schools and see if I get in.I don</code>t think applying to 2-3 schools can hurt me .
What are the top B-schools that are more likely to admit college graduates without WE than other top B-schools ? ?</p>
<p>I couldn’t find statistics on which schools are more likely to admit a recent college graduate. However, I know that you can defer your matriculation, at most schools, if you are accepted and want to get some work experience in first, which means applying to schools right out of college isn’t such a terrible idea if you can manage it.</p>
<p>ask yourself if you were hiring an MBA grad, Would you hire the student with 2+ years work experience or the student that hasn’t spent a day in an office outside their internship.</p>
<p>Its about getting hired after your done not about getting in.</p>
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<p>I don’t think Wharton requires work experience.</p>
<p>Kellogg requires 2 year work experience.</p>
<p>An MBA without work experience does not create much value. You need to learn more about the reasons people attend MBA programs–it sounds like you are obviously not in tune with the correct reasons for attending that type of graduate program.</p>
<p>I know someone who got a good scholarship to Ohio State straight out of undergrad. Granted OSU isnt super elite it is still a very good B school with great networking opportunities</p>
<p>It’s different for kids with non business majors. If your a business major there is really no point in getting an MBA right after school as some of it will just be repetitive to what you already learned during undergrad, in terms of taking foundation courses. Schools are much more leaniant(sp?) with students are non business majors.</p>
<p>If you want to work in a business related field, but you chose to go a liberal arts route for undergrad to learn about a variety of different things, a lot of B- schools will not hold that against you, although some of the upper tier ones might but that’s just because they are incredibly competitive already.</p>
<p>It can’t hurt to have work experience to enhance your resume and your chances of getting in, but there are plenty of schools out there that do not require work experience. If getting into a top 25 one is your priority though, your probably going to have to have 2-4 years of work.</p>
<p>To maximize an MBA, one needs to have professional experience. There is really no if-ands-or-buts about it. One of the most important aspects of an MBA are the networking connections. Without real world experience, then you offer nothing in this respect. Moreover, you have zero real world experience to apply to the principles you are learning within the classroom. </p>
<p>Between the top 10 MBA schools in the country, I would be surprised if there are more than 50 total accepted students without work experience, unless they have a program specifically designed for undergraduate, non-business majors. </p>
<p>Lastly, the other major advantage of a top MBA is it offers a catapult into a new industry that otherwise has barriers of entry. It might be near impossible to go from corporate finance into investment banking once you have begun a career, but a top MBA offers the ability to change careers. This can be one of the biggest incentives of attending an MBA program.</p>
<p>^^^ What about a change from career in banking to a career in investment banking ?</p>
<p>It would depend on which job title in “banking” you are currently doing and what parts of “ibanking” one wants to move into.</p>