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13 Jun 2013, 21:23
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Hello,
I was hoping to get some advice on a Post-Bacc program. I went to a decent private university in Washington DC. I'm graduating with a decent but not stellar GPA over 3.0. As a politics major, I feel like my quantitive background is not strong enough for a good business school. I wanted to enroll in a post-bacc program at Columbia or Northwestern for a year to strengthen my application. Any advice on how this helps? Would the transition be easy (Read: Easier) from the post-bacc program to the business school at the actual university? Any tips would be beneficial.
I was hoping to get some advice on a Post-Bacc program. I went to a decent private university in Washington DC. I'm graduating with a decent but not stellar GPA over 3.0. As a politics major, I feel like my quantitive background is not strong enough for a good business school. I wanted to enroll in a post-bacc program at Columbia or Northwestern for a year to strengthen my application. Any advice on how this helps? Would the transition be easy (Read: Easier) from the post-bacc program to the business school at the actual university? Any tips would be beneficial.
17 Jun 2013, 08:14
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Bad news: you're almost definitely not gonna get into the MBA programs at Columbia or Northwestern without at least 2-3 years of full-time work experience, post bacc enrollment aside.
Good news: you can probably forget about the post bacc entirely (and save a ton of money and time in the process), particularly if the only reason is to be in the running for a top MBA. From personal experience, the main use I've seen for a post bacc is in the pre-med area, where specific coursework is required. B-school admissions are a very, very different story.
There are two things you need to focus on right now if you haven't already: getting a selective, professional job that will challenge you (I am purposely vague here--this could be anything from Peace Corps, to working at a start-up, non-profit or government agency, to going to more "traditional" pre-MBA route: finance or consulting) and kicking butt on the GMAT.
If you get a very strong quant score on the GMAT, you may be able to forgo additional coursework altogether. A 3.0 will be on the lower end for top schools, but isn't so low as to require an additional degree. Plenty of people who majored in liberal arts subjects get into business school (myself included).
Good luck!
17 Jun 2013, 09:52
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Agreed with lb2015. Depending on what jobs you're considering, a post bacc just to improve quant skills/"strengthen" potential MBA application isn't worth it. You need a career plan/direction first.
If you want a [super-quant job] and need to strengthen your quant skills, then getting an analytics degree (or something similar) could be helpful. The MBA program though is to help further said career direction...it is not the end goal. You need to tell your story in your application -- don't look at this as if I do A & B then I'll go to schools X & Y. Think about where you want to be in your career and figure out if this postbacc and/or an MBA will help me get there.
If you want a [super-quant job] and need to strengthen your quant skills, then getting an analytics degree (or something similar) could be helpful. The MBA program though is to help further said career direction...it is not the end goal. You need to tell your story in your application -- don't look at this as if I do A & B then I'll go to schools X & Y. Think about where you want to be in your career and figure out if this postbacc and/or an MBA will help me get there.
