How to get into HBS after undergrad? (if it is actually possible)

pete_gre
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:11:54 +0000

Funny you should bring that up. A transfer to wharton was on my mind actually, though it’s too late for me to get started for transfer to sophomore, and would have to be after 2 years at my current college then a transfer to junior year, which as I understand it is even harder than transferring to sophomore.

Actually now that you mention it, I’ve been thinking for the last month or so that if I could luckily get a transfer to junior year at wharton I probably wouldn’t even do an MBA, certainly not straight away, as the wharton degree will have a lot more business/finance focus than my current degree.

Also, again if I somehow did manage to transfer to wharton, doing the MBA BSc program would probably mean a greatly increased workload for Senior year, as you study for you first year of the MBA during your senior year of undergrad, and that would not be a very attractive option if I want to keep up ECs and WE etc.

I didn’t bother mentioning it because this is an MBA forum and transferring (straight to junior year and from another country) is difficult, but transferring to wharton and completing a BS there without the MBA would be my favourite option. But as if it wasn’t hard enough, my high school transcript would not do me any favours at all (although my college grades are and will continue to be excellent).

Anyway thanks for the incredibly useful information, and that website seems interesting if it does work. :)

Out of interest do you know as much about potentially transferring to junior year of wharton (or other top US schools) ?