Why Business Schools want work experience?
Although most US Business Schools do not define any specific minimum work experience criteria to admit candidates but no one can deny that work experience definitely adds the ‘wow’ factor in a Business School application. Students who either have low GPA/GMAT or extra curriculars can definitely consider highlighting their leadership, teamwork or managerial qualities through work experience to make their candidature strong. Let’s see what magic work experience creates. Diversity: Business Schools are always looking for candidates who can add diversity to their school community. Students from different professional, personal, and cultural backgrounds are preferred. For example if there are students with work experience from sectors such as private equity, banking, teaching, consultation, sports, military etc., the conversation would definitely become enriched and take the entire learning experience to a different level altogether. Schools like to bring class full of students who can brin
