What would my chances be at a top MBA program? Which school would be the best.

Chance Me / Match Me
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Would I have an easier time getting in from a high to mid tier liberal arts school: haverford, bates, harvey mudd, or wesleyan.
Or would it be easier from a large school like Boston U or GWU, or UC (insert city here)

Essentially the first schools have more “prestige” and at the same time according to payscale they make significantly less money.
Possibly since people usully have work experience b4 mbas the larger significantly less prestegious schools might be better.
Comments, suggestions, hints, pretty much any thing, is welcomed!

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Yes i realize i spelled prestigious wrong–please correct me.

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The liberal arts schools you mentioned would give you the best shot. The ones you mentioned are all considered top tier, not mid-tier.

Liberal arts grads are valued because they have taken a broader curriculum and generally have better reading and writing skills. Math is a very small component of an MBA program yet most liberal arts grads like Econ grads will have taken more rigorous math than business school grads.

If you look at Tuck, the new England LAC’s have historically been feeder schools.

I would add Colgate, Hamilton, Lafayette and Colby to your list.

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@BatesParents2019 Would you say that the New englan nescac schools are regarded by employers/admissions officers in this order, or would you change it:–(im not considering Lafayette right now so im not going to add it in)
Williams
Amherst
Bowdoin
Wesleyan/Tufts/Colgate
Bates
Hamilton/Colby

Then Conn College and all of the others are considered a significant step below this

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Colgate is not NESCAC.

No difference among the others. Keep things in perspective. If you exclude Trinity and Conn. College, you are dealing with students in the 97% - 99% percentile and very low acceptance rates, well below 20% in regular decision.

It is just a question of where you get in.

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@BatesParents2019 Thanks for your helpful response, i know that its in the patriot league but since you mentioned it I included it. Looking at pay scales rankings it seems some colleges such as Hamilton make far more money than seemingly equivalent colleges like Wesleyan, could this be attributed to more students going into STEM, or something of the sort…

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Don’t go by that website the samples are too small.

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Alright thanks, I noticed that as well, they seem to have <10 samples per college, babson college had 1 person making 350k and it shot their ranking up

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With these schools, because of so much subjectivity in the admissions process, small class size and selectivity, it come down to who wants you.

White females by the way have a much tougher time, especially at Bates and Middlebury.

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Wait you are the strong runner. Go to Bates, with you and my son they will dominate the relays. :slight_smile:

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A recent agreement between Harvard Business School’s online initiative and several liberal arts colleges probably reflects the strong relationships between prominent MBA programs and at least certain LACs. From an online article: “HBS says it has reached agreements with five elite liberal arts colleges . . . Hamilton, Williams, Wellesley, Grinnell and Carleton. The business school had previously formed a partnership with Amherst College, and the online program is already available to Harvard undergraduates.”

(Harvard Business School Expands Online Initiative to Liberal Arts Colleges; WGBH.)