Interesting times. I have seen 2 MBA programs in the last 24 hours announce that they will be considering their graduating college seniors for MBA admissions:
UNC Kenan Flagler ProgramUNC AnnouncementPress releaseSt Marry's Universityhttps://www.stmarytx.edu/2020/tuition-discounts/Also offering Tuition discounts for College Seniors attending the MBA program:
This would help MBA programs keep the class size in case people defer/drop out out due to COVID19.... but also will change the composition of the MBA programs with more younger candidates, and potentially cuase more issues for MBA programs with employment reports in 3 years when these folks graduate and try to look for jobs. At the same time, it probably helps to keep the employment reports for the undergrad program cleaner (is there such a thing as undergrad employment reports?).
What is your feel about having college seniors heading straight to the MBA program? What if it is just 10% of the class - does it really make a difference?