The most common question MBA-wannabes are asking right now: “What are my chances of getting into a top-ranked business school?”
As would-be applicants pore over the raw stats and acceptance numbers of their dream schools, they’re sizing up their own odds of getting into a Harvard or Stanford, Columbia or Chicago, Kellogg or Tuck. And they’re making the inevitable calculations to answer the question: Should I invest the time and energy to apply this year?
Do you have what might be called “nosebleed stats” likely to open the doors to a top school? Or did you goof off during your undergrad years and worry about whether your work experience offsets your low GPA? And do you work for a “sexy” or “dull” company that is not a feeder into the best business schools?
To handicap the odds for various candidates, we turn to Sanford “Sandy” Kreisberg, founder of MBA admissions consulting firm HBSGuru, and asked him to analyze profiles of typical MBA applicants. He does so with a sense of irreverence, wit and intelligence that makes his assessments compelling and insightful reading.
We've done assessments of every background imaginable: consultants, investment bankers, non-profit managers, marketers, and engineers from all over the world. The profiles also give you a glimpse of the extraordinary breadth and depth of the people who apply to the best business schools.
Learn if you have what it takes to get into a great MBA program
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Check out the latest MBA handicapping column on Poets&Quants.com:
Handicapping Your Business School Odds
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