Where can I get into for a MBA degree? I need some help.?

Question

I am a Computer Science student and going to finish my course in May 2008. The fact is I want to go for a MBA Degree instead of a job right after.

I am from India, and very much admant about going abroad for higher education. It's just a dream of mine. Well the problem is I will be a complete fresher with no work experiance, with only 15 years of education. Now if I want to apply for UK or US universities they would demand for a work experiance of at least 2 years to do a MBA. US universities demands for 16 years of formal education.

Someone told me that there are some Universities in US which do accept freshers into MBA but I have no idea which ones. Can anyone help me out with something. I am in a great crisis of proper information. I have heard about TOEFL, IELTS, GRE and GMAT etc, but can't make a path out of it. My first choice is US.

I am confused and unable to figure out anything proper. Please do help me. I would be glad to have your suggestions.

Thank You.

Answer 1

Assuming you have an accredited university (I'm sure you can run circles around many CS students here) you should be fine.

A good idea would be to move to a northeastern state, like N.Y. or Mass or even Penn. Get a job for two years or so to make money if you need it.

Once you've lived there for over a year you'll have state residency and you can attend a state school for well under 6,000ish per year (some schools in NYC are as low as 3,000 a year).

Aside from that, if the 16 years of "formal education" is a problem you could try spending a year at a community college (under 2,000 a year easily) till you meet the requirement.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Actually, many, if not most, universities in the U.S. will accept students into their MBA programs without work experience; they just don't recommend it because the students get far less out of it. The only ones which will not accept them at all are the very elite schools which can afford to be picky. Most others right now are trying hard to expand enrollment and will accept anyone with the GPA, GMAT and TOEFL scores they need. Among the elite schools, I remember reading that the University of Chicago had started a quantitatively-focused program for recent college graduates, but besides that, if you look beyond the top 20 schools, you won't have a problem.

Answer 3

It will really help you if you could work for a few years before going to a business school. Reason being many good schools do require you to have at least a couple years of experience and another reason is if you really do well at work-place, then you will stand a chance to attend business school at the company's expense. (MBA in US,UK is very expensive, and i am talking about good schools)
So give it a thought before you decide.

Another correction i would like to make is if you have 15 years of schooling then if you do work for 1 year, it should take care of the 16 year requirement and you should be able to attend MBA school without spending a year at some community college.

Answer 4

think entrepreneurship