MBA program and GMAT with no undergrad business class?

lkf725
Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:18:13 +0000

tnvol5875,

Please understand that this is only one person’s experience, but I’ll pass it on. My son graduated as a mechanical engineer and went directly to business school with only his internships as experience (probably a total of 1 or 1.5 years). He never took a business class in undergrad. Still, he got over 700 on his only GMAT sitting and got a 4.0 for concurrent MBA and MSME degrees. You will be fine. I think the rigors of engineering along with the quantitative classes will prepare you well for business school. I would worry more about writing ability, as some engineering programs tend to neglect that.

Just a note, engineers from all disciplines tended to do well with the business masters.