What are the Admission chances in this case?

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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<p>Consider the following hypothetical scenario:</p>

<p>A student with decent academics (B-C grade), no work experience, straight out of college and GMAT score just below 600. He doesn't have any community service either.</p>

<p>Suppose this student gets admission into one of the low-profile B-Schools in the USA. He studies for one year.</p>

<p>What are the chances that he can transfer to a B-School with a better profile after one year? What kind of transfer requirements will be essential?</p>

<p>And above all, is it even possible? That you top your class in the first year of 'low-profile' University and then get into Ivy League (kind off) the next year?</p>

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<p>I don’t know of any good schools that accept transfers (not counting study abroad partnernships). Essentially, this student would have to apply to the business school like any other student and start over with year 1.</p>

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<p>So this possible loophole can’t be exploited?..</p>

<p>I knew its impossible…but just wanted to know. So, unlike undergrad, its not possible to shift schools in grad after you’re done with a year. Is this for all masters courses or just MBA?</p>

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<p>I have heard of transferring after one year with regard to law school, but not MBA programs. Don’t know about other masters.</p>

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<p>This student sucks badly. Low chance. A 2.3-2.7 is not a decent. This student needs to get some decent work experience and a higher GMAT.</p>

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<p>Hmmm… So there is absolutely no chance right?</p>

<p>Even if his GPA comes close to 4.0 this time, even then? I’m not talking Harvard, Stanford…but in the Top 20 - 25?</p>

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<p>The better question is, why is this student looking for an MBA without work experience?</p>

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<p>No. With a 2.5, 590, and no work experience, this kid probably isn’t getting into a top 50 MBA program. It doesn’t matter how many other degrees he stacks up. Plus, if anything, I think starting a different MBA program is likely to HURT him.</p>

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<p>Sorry… no loopholes for this student… certainly not in schools ranked 20-25 either.
This student needs to understand that unless his parents are filthy rich and/or well-connected, he can’t “backdoor” a way into a respectable school… sure as heck not with the stats listed. This best chance this student has is to realize that a B-C GPA is barely decent and so must rock the GMAT (above 700 preferably), take some remedial courses and get As, and attain some enviable work experience.</p>