I emailed T25 about their take on 2nd MBA Applicants - Replies inside

Question

Hi,

I already have an MBA from my country so I was wondering how US schools view applicants with a prior MBA. As information is dispersed, I went ahead and contacted all(except one) T25 schools with the question. Results below. It's worth mentioning that every school has said that you will need to explain the rationale for the 2nd MBA if you apply.

Encouraged to apply despite a prior MBA

Wharton
GSB
Booth
Kellogg
Columbia
SOM
Fuqua
Stern
Jones
Foster
Marshall
Ross
Johnson
McCombs

Conditionally Allowed/Encouraged to apply

Darden - Only if prior MBA was not from US
Anderson - Allowed if "first program was too short or narrowly focused"
Tepper - "Case by Case basis"
Mendoza - Depends, offered to check transcripts
Jones- "Case by Case basis"

Fairly Negative

Kelley - 2nd MBA applicants rarely gets admitted
Tuck - Typically do not admit but will not be automatically denied

Straight No

Haas

Did not reply directly and just sent a generic admission requirements mail

Kenan-Flagler

Yet to reply

HBS
Sloan

I Forgot to contact

McDonough

Will update if anything comes up. Let me know if you have any question.

sp24 · Answer

Great work  tanimatt !

Do keep updating the post as you receive more replies. Also, Ross does seem to admit plenty of second MBA candidates, but it’s always good to have it in writing.

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Nikhil · Answer

Great work  tanimatt  Thanks for sharing the information. It would be great to hear from others too about their T25 application experience for a second MBA.

bansalgaurav · Answer

This is amazing .... Great work ... really hard work !!!

QuabityAssurance · Answer

We do have a GMATClub moderator who got into HaaS and Ross and already had an MBA. So I am not sure why HaaS would be a no

tanimatt · Answer

Hi  QuabityAssurance ,

That's strange. This is what Haas has replied me with

vipul921 · Answer

This is what Duke sent me
"We encourage anyone who is interested in Fuqua to apply.

However, if an applicant has already obtained an MBA, we closely evaluate the transcript(s) for courses identical to those in our core curriculum."

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ARINGO · Answer

Hi there, We also conducted a similar research earlier this year, and you can see the results here: https://www.aringo.com/can-you-apply-for-a-second-mba/

tanimatt · Answer

Wow great. I could've saved some time had I come across this earlier

Utkarsh24j · Answer

I know two people who have completed their second MBA from Columbia and HBS, despite having another MBA (or PGDM).

tanimatt · Answer

Added Columbia to the list. HBS is yet to reply

rianaamy · Answer

Is there any non business or non economic background applicants from Dhaka who managed admits at top US MBA programs especially with engineering background, I found only one and all others with undergrad eg biochem from USA

MBADecoder · Answer

what is your key concern here? An engineer working in a non biz or economics background is still a very good profile for doing an MBA and applicants with this profile regularly get admits to top b-schools. If you elaborate on your concerns more, I could help address them. Founder, MBA Decoder Email: contact@mbadecoder.com Reach out to us for a Profile Evaluation Helping applicants achieve their MBA dreams since 2011

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