Young applicants increasingly welcomed by business schools
Posted on 2/2/2010
Traditionally, most business schools were open only to candidates with several years of work experience. However, in recent times a trend has emerged whereby many prestigious universities have welcomed younger applicants and even created deferred admissions programs for recent college graduates.
Although the average business student still has four to six years of work experience, admissions directors are increasingly pushing to expand their applicant pool by recruiting college graduates, according to Business Week.
That is because certain MBA careers require less rather than more experience. For example, companies such as Proctor and Gamble prefer to employ recent business school grads who come unburdened by another company's corporate culture.
Still, Paul Bodine, senior editor at Accepted.com, an admissions consulting company, cautions that young MBA candidates need to stand out.
"You must have extraordinary experience that shows you're a 'fast track person'," he wrote on the website.
"Schools [that] are willing to admit very young applicants will want to see extraordinary successes and that there's something atypical about your potential," he added.
Bodine stressed that a successful candidate has to meet the school's requirements for GPA and GMAT test, have a strong academic record, be involved in extracurricular activities and have an impact on his or her community.
Although the average business student still has four to six years of work experience, admissions directors are increasingly pushing to expand their applicant pool by recruiting college graduates, according to Business Week.
That is because certain MBA careers require less rather than more experience. For example, companies such as Proctor and Gamble prefer to employ recent business school grads who come unburdened by another company's corporate culture.
Still, Paul Bodine, senior editor at Accepted.com, an admissions consulting company, cautions that young MBA candidates need to stand out.
"You must have extraordinary experience that shows you're a 'fast track person'," he wrote on the website.
"Schools [that] are willing to admit very young applicants will want to see extraordinary successes and that there's something atypical about your potential," he added.
Bodine stressed that a successful candidate has to meet the school's requirements for GPA and GMAT test, have a strong academic record, be involved in extracurricular activities and have an impact on his or her community.
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