<p>I just got the news today—I got into my top choice business school right out of undergrad! I intend to get a JD/MBA and then pursue social entrepreneurship. (I’ll be applying for the law part soon!)</p>
<p>I have one question: I want to do some international study under a fellowship, like the Rotary, Fulbright, etc., either between or after business and law school.</p>
<p>I’m wondering if anyone knows if going to business school will diminish my chances of getting a fellowship. Will they all ask, “Why don’t you just go to Wall Street to get rich?”</p>
<p>I suggest that you look at the websites for the particular fellowships you think are of interest. Each has different rules. </p>
<p>One possible issue: your age. Some fellowships do have age limitations. From your screen name, you might be older. If it’s just a couple of years, you may be able to do a fellowship DURING school, but be too old by the time you finish.</p>
<p>But again, not all fellowships are alike. Look at the rules.</p>
<p>Yeah, some of them have age limitations, but I know that Fulbright and Rotary do not. I’m wondering if the perception that, having gone to business school, I don’t <em>need</em> a fellowship, will harm me.</p>
<p>which schools offer a JD/MBA program, and how long do they usually take? I know Mitt Romney attended one at Harvard, but I can’t find any info on the one he attended =/</p>
<p>“which schools offer a JD/MBA program, and how long do they usually take? I know Mitt Romney attended one at Harvard, but I can’t find any info on the one he attended”</p>
<p>If there is a JD/MBA offering at a particular law school, it will usually be linked under ‘dual degrees’. Most top business and law schools offer them (Yale, Harvard, Penn, NYU, Columbia, Northwestern, UCLA, UT, Virginia, Georgetown, Chicago, Stanford, USC, etc.). </p>
<p>Just Google “Jd/mba (school name)” and you should get a link. Northwestern’s takes only 3 years, but you only get one summer for an internship/clerkship. The rest generally require 4 years. </p>
<p>Also, keep in mind that Mitt Romney went to business school back when work experience wasn’t really a requirement, so he went straight from his undergrad at BYU. Today, the vast majority of successful applicants to the top 50 or so business schools have <em>at least</em> two years of post-undergrad work experience.</p>