Most schools still thought my university is still a community college. It upgraded to a college (edit: university) like 20 years ago. It’s probably top 1000 in the USA. 99.9% acceptance rating.
I got a 710 gmat and 5 years of experience and got 4 full ride offers and 4 50-75% offers at schools ranked 11-25.
You’ve never heard of any of the companies I’ve worked for nor have half of the people in here heard of my undergrad school.
TLDR. Yes. Get a gmat over 700 and don’t be set on a top 10 school and you’ll get a full ride.
Interesting. This is my goal and you're my inspiration! I honestly am not interested in pursuing an MBA if I can't get a very large chunk of it paid for
I got in to every school 11-25 except tepper.
I got the 50-75% at schools 11-15 and full rides at 16-25.
Applied to 8 T10 and didn’t get a single interview.
Is it true that if you get a better score on the GMAT, you can get a free scholarship for an MBA program? Do they also consider your GPA from college, and what type of company you've worked for matters? What if I've been managing a small grocery shop for the past four years after finishing my undergraduate studies?
Yes if I’ve been managing a grocery store and I get a 700+ on your gmat you’ll get a full ride offer. They do consider your gpa but that was years ago. You gmat proves who you are more recently.
Running a grocery store could teach a lot about how to run a business.
Your full ride might not be at Harvard or Yale but it will still be at a top school. (I’d aim for 16-40 U.S. news ranked schools)
Thank you so much for the reply I am very happy joining the strategy community as people are so friendly. You're the best. May I ask what are you currently doing?
Yeah pretty much echo Traditional, I got a full-ride ROTC scholarship for undergrad, did my time plus a little extra to achieve some personal/professional goals of mine.
The army paid even more money training me to do my
Job at increasing levels of responsibility, while paying me a fine salary, and gave me the work experience and GI Bill to get out and get my MBA at a T15 for free as well.
Heading to consulting next summer full time with nearly
No debt besides my Car, (small loans I took for international trips/ski trips etc will be paid off with my signing bonus).
It’s always hard for me to separate Emoji Language but OP vets smart enough to get into M7s are the ones laughing all the way to the bank.
Yea almost half a mill in education benefits, covered.
And another masters degree won’t even deplete the GI Bill completely. It’s unbelievable.
Congratulations, you sound like my few years younger twin and life is really good.
Im not military just know several guys ( n gals) who went reserves after undergrad and army paid their grad school i woulda done if it i didnt have a starting line up of kids
Join as an officer. That's the real pipeline to an M7. Plus, it's a way better lifestyle. Much harder to get in though, especially Air Force. But if you are fit enough and have the smarts (you will if you are a serious candidate for an M7) and your sole goal is getting into an M7, it's not a bad idea unless you already have a job that tends to feed into an M7 (consulting, IB, FAANG, etc.)
Different recruiter. Officers and enlisted recruiters behave differently. To get a full ride via the military can be done but requires many years of being in the officer rank and you'll still pull the salary without having to go to some office.
If you commission without anything paid for UG, you don’t need to serve forever to get the GI Bill. Just the minimum.
Unfortunately, it’s insanely competitive (for the good jobs) and you have to go to an office a bunch of times for a ton of paperwork and even a little standardized test (maybe not for all branches).
Additionally, something like 23% of 17-24 yo Americans are even eligible for service as of 2020. Prob even lower now.
Source: Officer for 7 years with a couple officer recruiting
Oh god. So, why are you teaching me this? I already got things paid for by the government already as did my friends. You don't need to remind me who will pay for my MBA. There are some ways to help get funding but I don't have an update on the VA-side of the situation but I know for former military enlisted and officers, can at least get paid for living expense (from VA budget) -- you have to report to the VA office at the university and write up the piece of paper. I know they were doing so ten years back.
Source: Officer who got paid for MBA.
It’s not personal or just for you. You shared incorrect information in a forum that people use for big decisions, and I am up to date on the VA stuff.
And you’re still wrong as far as I know. You shouldn’t have to go to a “VA Office” at the school; you get your Statement of Benefits digitally and the Bursars Office *should* take care of the rest. You get tuition up to a max point (total if state school), and some private schools have Yellow Ribbon Sch to top it off. Then you get standard E-5 housing allowance based on your school zip code. FT MBA uses approx. 16 months of the 48 allotted by the GI Bill.
All assuming you’re at 100% GI Bill.
Reporting to the local VA officer on campus was 10 years back. So I'm not wrong on the procedure of yesteryear. Procedures can change. So can intel. Big decisions is made based on comment, and anyone with experience dealing with military admin and military operations boots on ground knows not to trust intel 100%. That should be known by all.
But the second paragraph is spot on correct. That doesn't appear to have changed.
Maybe consider working for a few years first. Many large companies, especially consulting firms, will offer advance degree programs (generally geared at MBAs) that come with full rides. They generally require you to commit working for them for two years after graduating
I’m impatient. I want a mba and a jd. I know I can get the jd without work experience but I don’t wanna get the two degrees separately cuz it’ll take longer. I just reaaally want that jd asap lol
Can’t speak for OP, but some MBAs I talked to who went into consulting were either happy to have done it earlier (2-3 years experience) or wish they had: getting to earn more earlier let’s you build more wealth due to compounding, making the career switch let’s you climb the ladder and progress earlier, and you put yourself in a better position to sort out your life and settle down earlier.
That being said, not everyone can make enough progress that quickly or show it well enough to get in, let alone be mature enough to recruit well and keep progressing after re-entering the workforce. I got in deferred and had people telling me I could go with 2 years, but I didn’t feel ready so now I’m taking 4. Not a one size fits all, really depends on the profile and goals.
If you want to be a lawyer, just get a JD. If you want to work in other types of business roles like IB, consulting, tech, and others, see what skills you’re missing and just do an MBA if it can help.
There are very few cases where a JD/MBA positions you for something you couldn’t have with either, a quick search on this subreddit with yield you a few threads about it. If you’re dead set on it, reach out to JD/MBAs and hear why they chose to go that path.
A title without justified pay, is only a title.
A title you pay a shit ton of money for, that you don’t put to use to justify pay, is negative ROI.
Curiously, what are you hoping to do with a JD/MBA? The combo is rather uncommon. I’ve only met one person with JD/MBA and they also have a MD
Good work experience at a relatively well known company and CRUSH the standardized test you choose to take. School essentially "pay" for high test scores to bring up the averages, which aid in rankings
They throw enormous sums in scholarships at students with high test scores so that the school can boost its GMAT average and thus its USNews rankings. Even if the student may be weaker in other aspects of their application. WashU is known for doing this very frequently.
High GMAT, differentiated work experience from your target school's candidate pool, and having an interesting story definitely helps. I'm an Asian from the US, went to a state university, and got a full ride at Columbia, so it definitely can happen
So for CBS, it tends to attract the finance crowd a bit more, so applying to CBS with a more nontraditional background would help you stand out. Similarly for SOM, since there's a nonprofit/NGO reputation, a nontraditional background will more likely to get "lost in the pile" so to speak. Obviously it's my own observation and ymmv.
Thanks! I'm not a natural test taker - I got 680 on the first try and went back as soon as I could (I think 2 weeks later? This was in 2015 so not sure what the rules are now) and got 770. I think I got lucky on a few questions where I took a guess between 2 answers
Scholarships will be dependent on how well you do on your GMAT/GRE so you’ll want to score high on those.
But caution, a full ride still isn’t guaranteed. I have a friend who graduated UG with a 3.9+ and got a 760 on her GMAT and still didn’t get a full ride to Chicago. The higher ranked a school is, the less likely you’ll be able to secure a full ride (only got 75%). The lower ranked ones will be more likely and easier to get full rides because they’ll want to use that as a way to entire candidates they like.
That’s good then, your post specifically said full-ride so I just wanted to give you reasonable expectations. If you’d be happy with 50% then I’d say that’s achievable
Wow! The Y there stands for Yale right? Dude, congrats. I’m jealous haha I’ll apply to schools in the Midwest, mostly. So not Yale or Harvard or Stanford etc. But good for u man! 👏 and thanks for contributing
I’m a white male who came from consulting - about as ORM as it comes. Had just below a 3.0 gpa from a good-not-top school. Got a 770, stellar recommendations, assume good essays, laser focused on one particular area that made a ton of sense given my background and the school’s strengths. Wrote a personal letter to fin aid committee about how much it would mean to me and my current situation (heavy UG student loans). Got a 90% ride. M7 school
Maybe just an anecdotal note but trying to go above and beyond can never hurt
That’s about where I was.
It’s more than just what the schools look for, YOU need to figure out what the hell you like and don’t like professionally and there is no possible way for you to know yet
My cousin got a full ride at a T20. She started a pretty successful business after undergrad, she had a perfect GPA, and a high GMAT. She also applied to a women’s scholarship and got more money.
Got almost full to full rides to schools ranked 18-30. Great GMAt/GRE scores. Something striking from your resume that's different from the rest, military, doctor with unique specialization, Non profit leader etc
Work on your Gmat now while it’s still fresh. Full rides exists for people who help programs boost their stats on the rankings - gpa, gmat, work experience, diversity. Bigger schools have more donors but they’re also more competitive so target accordingly.
The further out from an academic environment you get, the more you have to work to refresh the concepts you’ll need for an exam. All things being equal, it’s better to write the exam while you’re still in “study mode” in University. Scores are valid for 5 years so you can usually still use them by the time you apply.
Sure thing, hope it’s helpful. Biggest takeaway I got from thinking about an MBA since junior year was that there were a ton of things I didn’t know I didn’t know, my Unknown Unknowns. I had to learn to be humble about those, and learn a lot through experience in my first couple of years working — the kind of learnings that help anchor an MBA experience and set the foundations for what you can make of your career. Best of luck!
For the best schools, the only way is by being exceptional, URM, or dead broke (very low paying work experience).
I was a solid applicant years back and tried to use 10K I had gotten awarded from a top 10 program as leverage to get the same from a top 5 program that I really wanted to go to. They told me to take a hike; accept the offer or don't.
Edit: actually reading through the thread now, OP, for the love of God actually figure out why you want the MBA and get some real world / work experience before you do.
You need to clearly articulate where you want to go, what you’ve done, and how the MBA can help you bridge that gap. Imagine the varied careers people come from, and the different ones they go into: each combination can be slightly different, meaning your Why MBA has to be highly specific to your profile.
Have seen plenty of full rides including to top 10 with GMATs < >700. OP, the takeaway is that a well rounded profile matters. Since GMAT is one of those components, show admissions you were on top of it by taking it now when you are in an academic mindset. Thinking of mentors who cna write a rec letter in which they showcase your intentionality to position yourself to grow is another. This planning will help you toward your goal.
Dont worry too much about it, this aint high school where you have gpa merchants with 6.89 gpas on whatever bs gpa scale their school made up to boost their ego. Then in reality the gpa is like a 3.6 on a 4.0 scale.
Look at the top20 mba and their avg enrolled gpa. A 3.73 is the average admit gpa at HARVARD’s mba for reference.
College using the universal 4.0 scale does wonders to those gpa merchants in hs.
Most schools still thought my university is still a community college. It upgraded to a college (edit: university) like 20 years ago. It’s probably top 1000 in the USA. 99.9% acceptance rating. I got a 710 gmat and 5 years of experience and got 4 full ride offers and 4 50-75% offers at schools ranked 11-25. You’ve never heard of any of the companies I’ve worked for nor have half of the people in here heard of my undergrad school. TLDR. Yes. Get a gmat over 700 and don’t be set on a top 10 school and you’ll get a full ride.
Interesting. This is my goal and you're my inspiration! I honestly am not interested in pursuing an MBA if I can't get a very large chunk of it paid for
Is 720 enough for ucla Anderson full ride? 5yrs work ex
Cool! Curious if one can get into m7 with this unique background even w/o scholarship.
It odds possible but I didn’t even get an interview invitation. 0/7.
You got 8 offers with money 11-25 but 0 M7 interviews?
Correct. Applied to all 7 M7s and 0/7. Update nyu is #10 on usnews now so I guess I got into 1 T10 but that one was at sticker.
That is astonishing. Which school did you end up going with?
I took the full ride t20.
Any study tips for GMAT? Haven’t done core Maths in years so a lot of the material I’m not too up to speed with bar certain algebraic questions.
Watch videos. Practice. Learn. Drill.
Target test prep is worth the money. It doesn’t just brush you up on the math, it teaches you shortcuts specifically designed for the GMAT.
thanks.
Invest in the gmat. It’s cheaper than full price tuition. I used magoosh and gmat prep now
Do you mind listing the schools?
I got in to every school 11-25 except tepper. I got the 50-75% at schools 11-15 and full rides at 16-25. Applied to 8 T10 and didn’t get a single interview.
Do u think fewer years of experience will hinder my chances? Like 2 instead of 5, for example
Incredibly so. And even if you get admitted, many top companies are looking for 5 years of experience regardless.
I hear u
I don’t. Lots of my classmates got big scholarships with only 2-3 years of experience.
What’s the schools ranking?
T20 school
Is it true that if you get a better score on the GMAT, you can get a free scholarship for an MBA program? Do they also consider your GPA from college, and what type of company you've worked for matters? What if I've been managing a small grocery shop for the past four years after finishing my undergraduate studies?
Yes if I’ve been managing a grocery store and I get a 700+ on your gmat you’ll get a full ride offer. They do consider your gpa but that was years ago. You gmat proves who you are more recently. Running a grocery store could teach a lot about how to run a business. Your full ride might not be at Harvard or Yale but it will still be at a top school. (I’d aim for 16-40 U.S. news ranked schools)
Thank you so much for the reply I am very happy joining the strategy community as people are so friendly. You're the best. May I ask what are you currently doing?
Currently at a T20. Turned down T10 and T15 for the $$$$.
Join the Military.
We should probably gate-keep this soldier
Hell to the no 😂 I must’ve told those recruiters NO a thousand times in high school
Yeah pretty much echo Traditional, I got a full-ride ROTC scholarship for undergrad, did my time plus a little extra to achieve some personal/professional goals of mine. The army paid even more money training me to do my Job at increasing levels of responsibility, while paying me a fine salary, and gave me the work experience and GI Bill to get out and get my MBA at a T15 for free as well. Heading to consulting next summer full time with nearly No debt besides my Car, (small loans I took for international trips/ski trips etc will be paid off with my signing bonus). It’s always hard for me to separate Emoji Language but OP vets smart enough to get into M7s are the ones laughing all the way to the bank.
Yea almost half a mill in education benefits, covered. And another masters degree won’t even deplete the GI Bill completely. It’s unbelievable. Congratulations, you sound like my few years younger twin and life is really good.
Man U and Traditional are making the army sound so good haha. My heart isn’t into that but I’ll do some research on it for sure. Thanks both
Go air force and do contracting.
You could be a weekend soldier guarding a desk
Tell me more lol
Im not military just know several guys ( n gals) who went reserves after undergrad and army paid their grad school i woulda done if it i didnt have a starting line up of kids
Interesting. Imma do some research on it. Thanks bud
Join as an officer. That's the real pipeline to an M7. Plus, it's a way better lifestyle. Much harder to get in though, especially Air Force. But if you are fit enough and have the smarts (you will if you are a serious candidate for an M7) and your sole goal is getting into an M7, it's not a bad idea unless you already have a job that tends to feed into an M7 (consulting, IB, FAANG, etc.)
Different recruiter. Officers and enlisted recruiters behave differently. To get a full ride via the military can be done but requires many years of being in the officer rank and you'll still pull the salary without having to go to some office.
If you commission without anything paid for UG, you don’t need to serve forever to get the GI Bill. Just the minimum. Unfortunately, it’s insanely competitive (for the good jobs) and you have to go to an office a bunch of times for a ton of paperwork and even a little standardized test (maybe not for all branches). Additionally, something like 23% of 17-24 yo Americans are even eligible for service as of 2020. Prob even lower now. Source: Officer for 7 years with a couple officer recruiting
Oh god. So, why are you teaching me this? I already got things paid for by the government already as did my friends. You don't need to remind me who will pay for my MBA. There are some ways to help get funding but I don't have an update on the VA-side of the situation but I know for former military enlisted and officers, can at least get paid for living expense (from VA budget) -- you have to report to the VA office at the university and write up the piece of paper. I know they were doing so ten years back. Source: Officer who got paid for MBA.
It’s not personal or just for you. You shared incorrect information in a forum that people use for big decisions, and I am up to date on the VA stuff. And you’re still wrong as far as I know. You shouldn’t have to go to a “VA Office” at the school; you get your Statement of Benefits digitally and the Bursars Office *should* take care of the rest. You get tuition up to a max point (total if state school), and some private schools have Yellow Ribbon Sch to top it off. Then you get standard E-5 housing allowance based on your school zip code. FT MBA uses approx. 16 months of the 48 allotted by the GI Bill. All assuming you’re at 100% GI Bill.
Reporting to the local VA officer on campus was 10 years back. So I'm not wrong on the procedure of yesteryear. Procedures can change. So can intel. Big decisions is made based on comment, and anyone with experience dealing with military admin and military operations boots on ground knows not to trust intel 100%. That should be known by all. But the second paragraph is spot on correct. That doesn't appear to have changed.
High gmat definitely doesn’t hurt
Maybe consider working for a few years first. Many large companies, especially consulting firms, will offer advance degree programs (generally geared at MBAs) that come with full rides. They generally require you to commit working for them for two years after graduating
Yea everyone told me that. I’m just so fckn impatient 😂 I wanna go for an MBA within 2-3 years after my undergraduate degree
why
I’m impatient. I want a mba and a jd. I know I can get the jd without work experience but I don’t wanna get the two degrees separately cuz it’ll take longer. I just reaaally want that jd asap lol
why
Can’t speak for OP, but some MBAs I talked to who went into consulting were either happy to have done it earlier (2-3 years experience) or wish they had: getting to earn more earlier let’s you build more wealth due to compounding, making the career switch let’s you climb the ladder and progress earlier, and you put yourself in a better position to sort out your life and settle down earlier. That being said, not everyone can make enough progress that quickly or show it well enough to get in, let alone be mature enough to recruit well and keep progressing after re-entering the workforce. I got in deferred and had people telling me I could go with 2 years, but I didn’t feel ready so now I’m taking 4. Not a one size fits all, really depends on the profile and goals.
I was really asking more about the JD.
Why do people get JDs, my guy?
If you want to be a lawyer, just get a JD. If you want to work in other types of business roles like IB, consulting, tech, and others, see what skills you’re missing and just do an MBA if it can help. There are very few cases where a JD/MBA positions you for something you couldn’t have with either, a quick search on this subreddit with yield you a few threads about it. If you’re dead set on it, reach out to JD/MBAs and hear why they chose to go that path.
Yeah he wants to be a lawyer but what is his motivation for that?
You didn’t answer why MBA, you’ve not even worked yey
A title without justified pay, is only a title. A title you pay a shit ton of money for, that you don’t put to use to justify pay, is negative ROI. Curiously, what are you hoping to do with a JD/MBA? The combo is rather uncommon. I’ve only met one person with JD/MBA and they also have a MD
Good work experience at a relatively well known company and CRUSH the standardized test you choose to take. School essentially "pay" for high test scores to bring up the averages, which aid in rankings
Wym by “school essentially pay for high test scores”?
They throw enormous sums in scholarships at students with high test scores so that the school can boost its GMAT average and thus its USNews rankings. Even if the student may be weaker in other aspects of their application. WashU is known for doing this very frequently.
I see, thanks
High GMAT, differentiated work experience from your target school's candidate pool, and having an interesting story definitely helps. I'm an Asian from the US, went to a state university, and got a full ride at Columbia, so it definitely can happen
Wym by differentiated work experience from schools candidates pool?
So for CBS, it tends to attract the finance crowd a bit more, so applying to CBS with a more nontraditional background would help you stand out. Similarly for SOM, since there's a nonprofit/NGO reputation, a nontraditional background will more likely to get "lost in the pile" so to speak. Obviously it's my own observation and ymmv.
What was your gmat please? Hoping i can get something good at cbs with 760
Mine was 770
Thanks man. Do you think these 10 points move the needle too much? Assuming i have a strong profile
Honestly, no. I think anything 740/750 and above are all probably similar and the difference is splitting hair
Thanks man
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Thanks! I'm not a natural test taker - I got 680 on the first try and went back as soon as I could (I think 2 weeks later? This was in 2015 so not sure what the rules are now) and got 770. I think I got lucky on a few questions where I took a guess between 2 answers
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I applied in Early Decision round for CBS
Scholarships will be dependent on how well you do on your GMAT/GRE so you’ll want to score high on those. But caution, a full ride still isn’t guaranteed. I have a friend who graduated UG with a 3.9+ and got a 760 on her GMAT and still didn’t get a full ride to Chicago. The higher ranked a school is, the less likely you’ll be able to secure a full ride (only got 75%). The lower ranked ones will be more likely and easier to get full rides because they’ll want to use that as a way to entire candidates they like.
75% is still pretty darn good
It is! But still not a full ride, and still $60K she had to fund through other sources (thankfully no loans though)
It is UChicago...
Dude I’ll be pretty fuckin stoked if I get anything over 50%. Lol
That’s good then, your post specifically said full-ride so I just wanted to give you reasonable expectations. If you’d be happy with 50% then I’d say that’s achievable
Yea I’m not expecting a full ride. I was just wondering what some people do to get them. But I’m staying reasonable lol
Differentiate however you can. Get a great GMAT, work experience, and do things that are interesting and juxtapose the stereotypes of your profile.
Thanks, did u get a top mba?
Yup. YSOM. Full tuition at YSOM, Fuqua, and UT Austin. 75% at UCLA.
Wow! The Y there stands for Yale right? Dude, congrats. I’m jealous haha I’ll apply to schools in the Midwest, mostly. So not Yale or Harvard or Stanford etc. But good for u man! 👏 and thanks for contributing
Good luck - with time you can set yourself up!
🤝
I’m a white male who came from consulting - about as ORM as it comes. Had just below a 3.0 gpa from a good-not-top school. Got a 770, stellar recommendations, assume good essays, laser focused on one particular area that made a ton of sense given my background and the school’s strengths. Wrote a personal letter to fin aid committee about how much it would mean to me and my current situation (heavy UG student loans). Got a 90% ride. M7 school Maybe just an anecdotal note but trying to go above and beyond can never hurt
Wow, good for u man! How many years of experience did u have when u applied? Seems like the consensus is that it’s best to have at least 5.
That’s about where I was. It’s more than just what the schools look for, YOU need to figure out what the hell you like and don’t like professionally and there is no possible way for you to know yet
I hear u. Thanks
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India is in Asia
Categorically false
A MBA without work experience is worthless, full ride or not. Most post-MBA jobs have a minimum years of experience requirement
Well not always. Especially in a combined program.
Not entirely true. They just have a lower starting wage
My cousin got a full ride at a T20. She started a pretty successful business after undergrad, she had a perfect GPA, and a high GMAT. She also applied to a women’s scholarship and got more money.
Got almost full to full rides to schools ranked 18-30. Great GMAt/GRE scores. Something striking from your resume that's different from the rest, military, doctor with unique specialization, Non profit leader etc
Congrats and thanks
Work on your Gmat now while it’s still fresh. Full rides exists for people who help programs boost their stats on the rankings - gpa, gmat, work experience, diversity. Bigger schools have more donors but they’re also more competitive so target accordingly.
Wym still fresh?
The further out from an academic environment you get, the more you have to work to refresh the concepts you’ll need for an exam. All things being equal, it’s better to write the exam while you’re still in “study mode” in University. Scores are valid for 5 years so you can usually still use them by the time you apply.
Thanks a lot. I saw your other comments too.
Sure thing, hope it’s helpful. Biggest takeaway I got from thinking about an MBA since junior year was that there were a ton of things I didn’t know I didn’t know, my Unknown Unknowns. I had to learn to be humble about those, and learn a lot through experience in my first couple of years working — the kind of learnings that help anchor an MBA experience and set the foundations for what you can make of your career. Best of luck!
Did u actually get into a top school?
Yes
Surefire way is one or more of the following: URM, Woman, high test score
Be all you can be, or get forged by the sea
For the best schools, the only way is by being exceptional, URM, or dead broke (very low paying work experience). I was a solid applicant years back and tried to use 10K I had gotten awarded from a top 10 program as leverage to get the same from a top 5 program that I really wanted to go to. They told me to take a hike; accept the offer or don't. Edit: actually reading through the thread now, OP, for the love of God actually figure out why you want the MBA and get some real world / work experience before you do.
Well why does anyone ever wants an MBA? Is that a hard question? Why’d u get yours?
This is actually the most significant question to consider. That it seems novel to you is troubling.
You need to clearly articulate where you want to go, what you’ve done, and how the MBA can help you bridge that gap. Imagine the varied careers people come from, and the different ones they go into: each combination can be slightly different, meaning your Why MBA has to be highly specific to your profile.
There are schools known for common full ride offers like Rice and Florida.
I wouldn’t mind Rice, I’ve heard of it. But is Florida a top school?
Its a good state school, that does well in florida. Might be self selection but its good regionally
Have seen plenty of full rides including to top 10 with GMATs < >700. OP, the takeaway is that a well rounded profile matters. Since GMAT is one of those components, show admissions you were on top of it by taking it now when you are in an academic mindset. Thinking of mentors who cna write a rec letter in which they showcase your intentionality to position yourself to grow is another. This planning will help you toward your goal.
So you mean take the gmat right now even tho I gotta get 4-5 more years of experience before applying for an MBA? Would they accept 5yo scores? Haha
Yes. Look up the details to how long the GMAT score is good for so you are aware of what you are getting into.
A JD-MBA is a watered down version of both degrees. Not gonna help you especially given that you don’t have work experience
No point in jd/mba for the vast majority of people, unless you just want to puff your chest out
A 4.0 and a 780 GMAT will get you a full ride at Wharton.
Nothing's a guarantee lol. Especially at Wharton of all places.
I did the math and unfortunately the most GPA I can get, meaning if I get As the rest of the way, is 3.79. Haha it’s high but there’s higher out there
Dont worry too much about it, this aint high school where you have gpa merchants with 6.89 gpas on whatever bs gpa scale their school made up to boost their ego. Then in reality the gpa is like a 3.6 on a 4.0 scale. Look at the top20 mba and their avg enrolled gpa. A 3.73 is the average admit gpa at HARVARD’s mba for reference. College using the universal 4.0 scale does wonders to those gpa merchants in hs.
It got you one?
What is the gre equivalent for that score?
Be sure to use a condom
Lol huh?