| My experience is that you need at least 1 to 2 years of work experience for top 10 programs. The GRE is absolutely essential, for better or for worse. Many will take the GMAT, however.
My opinion on this is that anything that isn't top 10 amongst the IR programs really is not worth dropping the money on. You'd be better off working two years and reapplying with the intent of getting into a better program.
In the US, name matters quite a bit. I don't know how much name matters in Germany, however. |