Work experience essential for passport to international B-schools, says GMAT-prep expert Chad Troutwine

This was the advice offered by Mr Chad Troutwine, Founder of Veritas-Prep, a US-based leading GMAT-prep company while responding to a aspirant query on ‘AskMBAUniverse.com’, a new Expert-Q&A platform launched recently on the website. “The average amount of work experience at the top US MBA programs ranges from 4 years for Stanford to 6 years for Wharton,” said Mr Troutwine. “If you want to attend a top international B-school, I strongly suggest that you work for 4-6 years, gaining valuable leadership experience and industry-specific knowledge”.

Students with work experience of less than two years rarely get a chance to enter leading international B-schools. Emphasizing this fact, he said, “MBA applicants with less than two years of full-time work experience stand little chance of gaining entry into the top programs”. (For more details on AskMBAUniverse.com. click link: http://www.mbauniverse.com/viweAskMBAAns.php )

While reviewing the last year’s admission in international B-schools, Mr Troutwine commented, “Since MBA admissions officers are reluctant to admit people who will be unattractive to potential employers, recent graduates are at a distinct disadvantage in the admissions process.  Last year, only a few top B-schools admitted any applicant with less than two years full-time work experience”. (See table below)

Mr Chad Troutwine is an MBA from the Yale School of Management and co-founder of Veritas Prep, US based GMAT prep company. He founded Veritas Prep five years ago, which is today one of the leading GMAT prep companies in the US and has entered Indian market recently.

Work experience requirement at leading US Schools:  

 Work experience requirement at leading Asian Schools:

Source: Veritas-prep (www.veritasprep.com)