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

Wildflower
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:27:57 +0000

“That is also false. I was giving data to both Sakky and Pete.”

Ok. Pete, she was giving you data. Though it seemed to me she was primarily arguing with Sakky. :)

“Pete, for your question about Wharton, their graduate program actually has a 5 year MBA BSc degree program for their own undergrad students. They apply during their junior year. Needless to say, it is a very competitive process; every year they take less than 10 students, more like 2-8 over the years.”

Like Cbreeze said, submatriculation at Penn is very competitive (even for Wharton undergrads) and only for their undergrads. Since you don’t go to Penn, I would certainly not transfer just to try to take advantage of the submatriculation path.

I would stick to HBS, Stanford and Chicago: top schools with defined early career initiatives. Yale might also be worth checking into, esp. if you are interested in non-profit/save-the-world stuff. You can also apply to Wharton, just be ready to argue your case (tip: you may have better luck if you apply to their MA/MBA program…the name escapes me right now.

Good luck.

NB - I was going to give you the link to a website called “Young MBA” for people interested in applying directly from undergrad–it’s sort of a blog by MBA students who got in directly from college, including a couple kids from Wharton. Unfortunately, it seems that young MBAs don’t know how to keep a website going (maybe this should be a sign for you). The url is no longer active. In any case, here it is in case they get it going again: [url=http://www.youngmba.net/]www.youngmba.net[/url]