<p>Let me tell you what I understand so far. In order to get into a top 10 business school your credentials need to be as high as possible. My thinking is that if you can pull off a 4.0 why not, it only helps. Why not aim for a perfect score and not settle for things that will just get me by.</p>
<p>But I'm also hearing that you need about a good two years of experience for you to EVEN apply for business school.</p>
<p>So thats 4 undergraduate + 2 work experience + 2 mba program = 8 years</p>
<p>Thats the same amount of time a doctor can finish medical school.</p>
<p>Now my intrests lie in the law and business side rather than sciences and math.</p>
<p>Does law school also require its applicants to have some work experience before they even take a look at you?</p>
<p>Can summer internships work toward your "work experience" for MBA programs and can the amount of experience time you need be reduced?</p>
<p>I am thinking of double majoring in Finance and English.</p>
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<p>Yeah that's technically correct, but you're also leaving out internships / residency (which can range anywhere from 3 to as long as 7 years for neurosurgery) and if one were to pursue a specialized field such as internal medicine there is also fellowship which can add another 1 to 3 years... </p>
<p>So, you're hardly ready to start practicing and making any real money just by graduating from medical school - in fact in some cases you are only halfway done.</p>
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Does law school also require its applicants to have some work experience before they even take a look at you?
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<p>No. Law school candidates typically enter straight out of undergrad.</p>
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<p>Unless you were interning for Warren Buffett or Bill Gates, no.</p>
<p>2 years is barely any experience for a top mba.. usually it'll take 4-6.</p>
<p>thank you.</p>
<p>Im guessing that the higher your gpa and Gmat along with the prestige of your company that you attained the work experience from will matter on which business school you go to.</p>
<p>Most people with MBa's either do consulting or I-banking?</p>
<p>What are the hours for people who work in consulting or I-banking?</p>
<p>I know lawyers work really long hours esp big law firm associates.</p>
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<p>I'm not sure I understand the question, but, yes, the higher the GPA, the better, the higher the GMAT, the better, etc. You can check average GMAT scores for most top business schools on their websites.</p>
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<p>Many people do, but there are plenty of people from industry and or other fields (technology, biotech and pharma seem to be fairly active nowadays).</p>
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What are the hours for people who work in consulting or I-banking?
I know lawyers work really long hours esp big law firm associates.
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<p>Heh. No free lunch pal. Expect to be working very long hours indeed at any top firm whether it's McKinsey, Goldman Sachs or Sullivan & Cromwell.</p>
<p>That hurts to hear that you have to work really long hours. Arent there positions that you can apply for that have 9 to 5 hours but pay you like 80k instead of 100k?</p>
<p>I mean I dont want to shoot for the stars when it comes to working hours but in regards to credentials yes.</p>
<p>I know lawyers at large firms work from 7 am to 7pm and thats really long. I'm sure that consultants and I'bankers work the same amount of hours right, from 7 to 7?</p>
<p>I mean taking less pay for lesser hours, I can deal with. For example getting paid 70k starting to work at a firm that has 9 to 6 and then working my way up to where my work doesnt consume my life, and that i still get paid decently. Is that possible?</p>
<p>During the years that you work trying to gain experience to apply to B Schools, how much do you get paid with just a bachlors. I am assuming not very much <40k. I am also sure that the prestige the type pf school you go to matters. Somebody with a bachlors from Columbia vs somebody from A school from the top 60.</p>
<p>How much do people on an average get paid while gaining expereince?</p>
<p>I also know that you can get a law degree with a mba in 4 years. Im guessing that means that you dont need work experience since after you finish your law degree you go right into the mba. From there its just a matter of time, since you can start working at a firm before other b-school hopefulls can and gain more experience with a masters while others are still working with a bachlors. Is that a good idea?</p>
<p>Are you still in high school?</p>
<p>No...Im not actually, I'm in my second year of undergrad.</p>