Comments on: Early Career MBA & JD-MBA Applicants

By: Applicant Question: Preparing to Apply to the Kellogg JD-MBA Program

Applicant Question: Preparing to Apply to the Kellogg JD-MBA Program — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:01:42 +0000

[...] answer to your ‘years of experience’ question, please see my post about younger applicants at: http://www.jeremycwilson.com/2009/08/early-career-mba-applicants/ And if you have any other questions about the program, or other programs around the country, please [...]

By: JEREMYCWILSON.COM » Applicant Question: Law School Or Business School? And Should I Apply Now

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:23:23 +0000

[...] get the time. I have a couple of posts that might be helpful. For example, I wrote a post named Early Career MBA and JD-MBA Candidates which seems to be pretty relevant to candidates closer to your age and those considering different [...]

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:39:33 +0000

@Satpreet–Thanks for your message. It's hard to remember exactly which schools I had in mind, but I can say this…from my experience, I think most schools are open to younger candidates. Northwestern is definitely an exception in that it takes much older candidates. I think Penn also falls into this category. But HBS and Booth were definitely on my list of schools that take younger applicants. I've heard rumors about UCLA as well, but I don't know anything about the program firsthand. I think the best thing you can do is call up the admissions office and actually ask directly. You might even ask the age of the youngest person in the program. I suspect they'd be willing to let you know the information.

By: Satpreet

Satpreet — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:06:15 +0000

"However, I know of 4 or 5 schools off hand that encourage applicants straight from undergrad."

Hi Jeremy, could you actually list these programs?
I know of HBS, Chicago/Booth, UCLA/Anderson, (in the top-tier) and Rochester/Simons, Atkinson/Willamette, Crummer/Rollins (in a lower tier)

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:28:23 +0000

@ miglorin–Yes I've definitely heard of the 2+2 program and have a friend who was accepted last year. It's a great program for those who are certain that they want to attend b-school. It guarantees you a spot in school, alleviates the stress of applications when you're busy in the workworld, and it also can facilitate job offers once you've been accepted early senior year. However, in my opinion, HBS actually makes out better than the admit makes out. HBS spends a lot of time and money trying looking to attract the best talent…as do most schools. I think b-schools loose a lot of really smart people to other disciplines and a lot of talented women because applying to b-school in your late 20s means other sacrifices for them. This HBS program takes away some of those issues, allowing admissions to recruit and a wider range of applicants to the program.

By: miglorin

miglorin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:46:20 +0000

Harvard started an interesting program in 2008, it's called "2+2." Undergraduate students apply (with the option to submit a GRE or GMAT), and once accepted, work for 2 years after graduation, then they're automatically enrolled at HBS. What do you think of this?

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:45:18 +0000

@ Law School Podcaster–Thanks for the note and for reading my blog. I'll be sure to check out your show once it's online.

By: Law School Podcaster

Law School Podcaster — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:55:45 +0000

We are actually going to be doing a show on this topic very soon. Thanks for your insights.