What good are "straight out of college" MBA's?

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<p>I intend to get an MBA right after I finish my undergrad at UCSB (Business-Economics). I know that top business schools such as Anderson generally require 3-5 years of experience within the workforce in order to onsider students for their programs. However, will getting an MBA straight out of college (offered by many institutions) significantly seperate me (make me stand out) from other candidates for jobs?</p>

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<p>Not in a good way. There is a good reason most MBA programs want to see work experience–because it is an invaluable part of your education, and if you go to a school that uses the case method, an important contribution to the entire class.</p>

<p>If you have an MBA you will be compared to other MBAs applying to jobs, in which case you will lose because if the employer has a choice between an MBA from School X with 3 years work experience and an MBA from the same School X with 0 years work experience, which one would you choose?</p>

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<p>a straight-after mba is a terrible career choice. work for a few years and you will get into a much higher caliber program.</p>

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<p>Just work for 2-5 years after undergrad, then you can apply to top business schools. An MBA with no work experience is pointless…you would be for the same positions as people coming out of undergrad.</p>

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<p>I agree with everything stated. Do not get an MBA straight out of undergrad.</p>

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<p>I disagree, </p>

<p>Apply to some top schools and see if you get in. If you don’t, then you go enslave yourself to some desk job.</p>

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This statement would be completely false, if such were true then your simply stating a MBA is useless.</p>

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<p>What if someone cannot find a job in a top firm ?</p>

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<p>No, it really won’t. An MBA straight out of college DOES NOT HELP. You have to get the work experience, colleges require it for a reason.</p>

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<p>His statement is actually quite true. W/o work experience you can’t get into good programs and cannot get recruited by top companies (=useless). With good work experience, an MBA is quite useful. You can get into top programs and get recruited by top companies if you have work experience.</p>

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It wouldn’t make since because one wants the work experience to get the MBA at a top school, your not saying work experience and then top recuirted compaines. It appears the top companies come after the MBA, in that you hold and have been educated with such a degree</p>

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<p>So what would your opinion on the 2+2 HBS program be?</p>

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<p>A large part of the value of the MBA is the filter it imposes, not the actual knowledge gained from it. That being said, anyone brilliant enough to get a top 10MBA rigth from colleges is a very valuable commodity.</p>

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<p>I’m not really sure what you just said.</p>

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<p>What if you get in to a top ten MBA program by virtue of good academics and an 800 GMAT or something like that. Wouldn’t that make it worthwhile?</p>

<p>I’m talking purely in terms of employment prospects, not in terms of whether you contribute anything to the school or in terms of how much you get out of it educationally.</p>

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<p>Lol that’s all that matters. The only point of going to an MBA program is for the job prospects. The educational element is negligible.</p>

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<p>I mean, you’re still in pretty good shape. However, if you’re looking into a competitive field like finance, employers still like to see previous (finance) experience, all else equal. That said, simply top grades + GMAT will not get you into the top programs. You need to prove yourself work experience-wise.</p>

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<p>I just didn’t get into HBS. I did get to the interview round though, which puts me ahead of 80% of applicants. I have 2 years of awesome work experience. And you know what, they’re probably right in saying I’m not ripe yet. I’ll just try again after 3 or 4.</p>

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<p>Well MBA is also for career changers. Some people are not willing to wait another 5-7 years if they absolutely despise their current position to get into a top program. I dont think you need 3-5 years of work experience, but I agree somewhat that 1 or 2 years of work experience will suffice.</p>

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<p>1 or 2 would suffice if you’re a) a genius or b) aiming for a school that isn’t in the top echelon of MBAs</p>

<p>I know people in both categories. Sadly, I myself am in neither so it’s more WE for me!</p>

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<p>Is that so?</p>

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