You could apply to the HBS 2+2 program, which allows college seniors and grad students to apply to HBS right away. If you are accepted, you'll get a few years of work experience before matriculating!
If you are applying to the full-time Harvard Business School program, then yes, work experience is a must. HBS does have a 2+2 deferred MBA program, where you apply as a college senior, get accepted, work for a few years, and then matriculate into the MBA program.
Do you think that the quality of the university matters that we got a degree from? e.g. If I got a degree from a globally 25th ranking University or a 250th ranking what would be the difference?
Your undergraduate university's "ranking" is not a significant factor in the admissions process. First, keep in mind that even the top MBA programs desire a diversity of students, and that includes a mix of students from many different universities around the world; they certainly are not only looking for graduates from the very top colleges. MBA admissions committees care much more about how an applicant performed at his or her university; this includes an applicant's grades, as well as outside of the classroom and how involved he or she was on campus.
@@mbaMission oh alright thank you, but there is one more thing that comes to my mind, wouldn't a top ranking university be more difficult than a lower ranking university and hence two students who put the same amount of work hours, one can for example have a gpa of 2.89 while the otherone has 3.70, what do you think about this situation?
MBA programs generally require the equivalent of a US bachelor's degree in order to apply; be sure to check the application requirements for each school you are targeting.
