<p>In order to get into a top 10 B-school to somewhat counterbalance a low undergrad GPA you do need a high GMAT score and of course a few good years of professional work experience. As a Poli Sci college graduate, <em>what</em> constitutes professional work experience that all these top b-schools rant about? Can anyone help here?<br>
It is simply very difficult for a college grad (especially in this recession) to get “professional work experience” being freshly minted from undergrad. How can social science majors meet this requirement and be very competitive? It seems to me that this prerequisite is somewhat capricious or maybe even disparate given the difficulty of getting a “professional job” straight out of undergrad for a social science major, esp. since “professional jobs” are reserved for those who come out of professional schools/advanced degrees!</p>
<p>Defeats-the-purpose much, Harvard and Stanford? Anyone know how this works?</p>