I have received many questions about MBA programs that take a positive view of applicants with low levels of work experience. Many schools now offer deferred admissions programs as well. It should be noted that an average age of 28-29 for FT MBA students is actually a historical anomaly. Indeed, students directly from undergraduate programs traditionally constituted a large portion of each MBA class. For instance, c. 1979 55% of students at Michigan came directly from undergrad. About 40% of students at both Chicago and Northwestern came directly from college. About 30% of students at both Cornell and Dartmouth came directly from undergraduate studies as well. I would suggest looking at the following: Ultra Elites Chicago Harvard Penn Stanford Elites UCLA Trans Elites Carnegie Mellon Texas https://mba.mccombs.utexas.edu/jumpstart/ Near Elite Indiana (Kelley) https://kelley.iu.edu/mba/admissions/kaap.cfm Rochester Vanderbilt NEF Rice SMU For more information on MBA programs and student age please see the following: https://www.gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=13205 Remember that at least a few young applicants are accepted to the top cluster MBA programs each year based on the lower bound of the age range: Chicago 22 (Evening MBA) Columbia 22 MIT 23 Northwestern 23 Penn 21 Stanford 22 UCB 23 UCLA 21 Carnegie Mellon 19

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Instituto de Empresa

"candidates should have some previous experience in order to help enrich highly participative classes. The candidate's professional potential is also taken into account during the admissions process"

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"Professional achievements and goals: a minimum of two years post-graduate work experience and clear professional targets that you have set for yourself."

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Penn Wharton

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"The average student has worked for 5 or 6 years between college and the MBA program. The Admissions Committee looks for individuals who exhibit professional maturity. In other words, we evaluate work experience not in terms of years but the depth and breadth of an individual's position, his or her contributions to the work environment, and level of responsibility and progression. Wharton looks for diversity in the professional backgrounds of its admitted students just as it does in all other parts of our applicants' profiles. No one industry is favored over another, and experience in a Fortune 500 company does not have higher value than experience in a small business or public institution."

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