Audio wrote:
I really can't see what somebody with 0 experience would bring to an MBA, but then again I might be mistaken.
I (very respectfully) disagree. I've been working full-time for a little less than a year now (engineer), and the leadership/management challenges I faced as student gov't president in college, trying to lead 50 over-worked, under-rested students who had a billion other things on their mind, taught me so much more than anything I'm currently doing. That year of concentrated management and high-level organizational leadership experience is something that not many MBA students will have (unless I am seriously mistaken).
I DO believe that the working world is different from the undergrad world - I have certainly seen as much. But, to make a simplistic argument, it is much easier to tell someone to do something when they are earning a paycheck from you than when they are purely volunteering to serve your organization.
Granted, not all college students have significant leadership experiences, but I think most that are admitted to top program do, PLUS outstanding intellectual accomplishments (grades, academic awards, etc.)