<p>I would say, Dallas808, that you are 100% on the mark. While there may be many more people from consulting or finance who have long considered themselves on the “MBA track,” business schools clamor for all kinds of diversity, including industry, functions, gender, race, etc. So I would imagine that for two candidates roughly equally qualified one from consulting and one from, let’s say, technical biotech sales or programming at Microsoft, the latter would get the nod before the former. And since IB or consulting firms actually value industry experience, those wanting to switch into those industries from the other functions are also valued at the hiring edn. The fact is, though, IB and consulting or the sort of catch-all generalist MBA track jobs. So people may have the misconception that for entrance to a program people with experience in those fields will necessarily be favored. Now, on the other hand, it may be harder coming from one of the other fields to demonstrate leadership potential of the kinds programs look for. But that’s a different question.</p>