Can she get into cornell business school?

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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<p>Urm-african</p>

<p>Work experience- burundi embassy secretary in New York and worked in an insurance campany in Burundi</p>

<p>Years- 10 years</p>

<p>Education-
Nursing B.S.
HCC (hudson community college)
Burundi univeristy</p>

<p>Languages-
fluent in kurundi, french, english
understands swahili</p>

<p>Gpa- 4.0</p>

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<p>Yes, she has a good chance if her GMAT is at least 700 and if she writes a compelling essay on why she wants an MBA now. I hope she has enough money to pay for tuition and 2 years’ living expenses. Assuming she will be an international student, loans have to be co-signed by a US resident. In addition, she should have a backup plan for a job (that will pay enough so she could repay any loans) in Burundi because it is very difficult to find sponsorship by US employers now.</p>

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<p>It’s possible, but not very likely IMO. As you described it, the work experience really seems pretty low-level. I guess it depends on what type of progression she had at the insurance company and what her responsibilities are</p>

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<p>If she is an international student without US residency, then she is not URM. URM is only granted to US citizens and residents.</p>

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<p>She is a permanent resident, she been living here for 14 years</p>

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<p>10 years experience is quite a lot for a typical MBA student.</p>

<p>The years work experience average for the Class of 2010 (Cornell Johnson) is 5 years. Perhaps she might be better suited looking at an EMBA. (Cornell Johnson’s average is 12 years for the Executive MBA program)</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.johnson.cornell.edu/prospectivestudents/facts.html[/url]”>http://www.johnson.cornell.edu/prospectivestudents/facts.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I second prestige’s opinion that 10 year experience is more suitable for EMBA. However, it’s possible to get in top full time MBA with 10 year experience, depending on the work. I know a person with 10 years as a MD doing a career change and got in Stanford.</p>

<p>However, I think the chance of your friend getting in Cornell is slim, even with high GMAT score. The biggest drawback is that she’s still working as a secretary after 10 years of experience. That demonstrates very little leadership ability, and top schools, not just Cornell, will look heavily upon that drawback. If she wants a shot at the top MBA, she had better come up with a REALLY convincing explanation on why she’s still a secretary after 10 years out of college.</p>