Handicapping Your Odds Of Getting Into A Great School by: John A. Byrne on August 04, 2011 | 339,712 Views August 4, 2011 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit The most common question MBA-wannabes are asking right now: “What are my chances of getting into a top-ranked business school?” As would-be applicants pore over the raw stats and acceptance numbers of their dream schools, they’re sizing up their own odds of getting into a Harvard or Stanford, Columbia or Chicago, Kellogg or Tuck. And they’re making the inevitable calculations to answer the question: Should I invest the time and energy to apply this year? Do you have what might be called “nosebleed stats” likely to open the doors to a top school? Or did you goof off during your undergrad years and worry about whether your work experience offsets your low GPA? And do you work for a “sexy” or “dull” company that is not a feeder into the best business schools? To handicap the odds for various candidates, we turned to Sanford “Sandy” Kreisberg, founder of MBA admissions consulting firm HBSGuru, and asked him to analyze profiles of typical MBA applicants. He does so with a sense of irreverence, wit and intelligence that makes his assessments compelling and insightful reading. The story became so popular that we turned it into a weekly series. Learn if you have what it takes to get into a great MBA program. Handicapping Your MBA Odds–The Entire Series Part I: Handicapping Your Shot At a Top Business School Part II: Your Chances of Getting In Part III: Your Chances of Getting In Part IV: Handicapping Your Odds of Getting In Part V: Can You Get Into HBS, Stanford or Wharton? Part VI: Handicapping Your Dream School Odds Part VII: Handicapping Your MBA Odds Part VIII: Getting Through The Elite B-School Screen Part IX: Handicapping Your B-School Chances Part X: What Are Your Odds of Getting In? Part XI: Breaking Through the Elite B-School Screen Part XII: Handicapping Your B-School Odds Part XIII: Predicting Your Odds of Getting In Part XIV: Handicapping Your MBA Odds Part XV: Assessing Your Odds of Getting In Part XVI: Handicapping Your Odds of Getting In Part XVII: What Are Your Odds of Getting In Part XVIII: Assessing Your Odds of Getting In Part XIX: Handicapping Your MBA Odds Part XX: What Are Your Odds Of Getting In Part XXI: Handicapping Your Odds of Acceptance Part XXII: Handicapping Your Shot At A Top MBA Part XXIII: Predicting Your Odds of Getting In Part XXIV: Do You Have The Right Stuff To Get In Part XXV: Your Odds of Getting Into A Top MBA Program Part XXVI: Calculating Your Odds of Getting In Part XXVII: Breaking Through The Elite MBA Screen Part XXVIII: Handicapping Your Shot At A Top School Part XXIX: Can You Get Into A Great B-School Part XXX: Handicapping Your Odds of Getting In Part XXXI: Calculating Your Odds of Admission Part XXXII: Handicapping Your Elite MBA Chances Part XXXIII: Getting Into Your Dream School Part XXXIV: Handicapping Your Shot At A Top School Part XXXV: Calculating Your Odds of Getting In Part XXXVI: What Are Your Chances Of Getting In Part XXXVII: Handicapping Your Business School Odds Part XXXVIII: Assessing Your B-School Odds Of Making It Part XXXIX: Handicapping MBA Applicant Odds Part XL: What Are Your Odds of Getting In Part XLI: Handicapping Your Odds of MBA Success Part XLII: What Are Your Chances Of Getting In Part XLIII: Handicapping Your MBA Odds Part XLIV: Can You Get Into A Top MBA Program Part XLV: Assessing Your Odds of Getting In Part XLVI: Handicapping Your Dream School Odds Part XLVII: Handicapping Your MBA Odds Part XLVIII: Assessing Your Odds of B-School Success Part XLIV: Handicapping Your B-School Odds Part XLV: Your Odds of Getting Into A Great School Part XLVI: Handicapping Your Shot At A Top MBA Part XLVII: Your Chances Of Getting Into An Elite School Part XLVIII: Handicapping Your Personal MBA Odds Part XLIV: Handicapping Your Elite School Chances Part XLV: Handicapping Those Tough MBA Odds Part XLVI: Your Chances Of Getting In PartXVII: Handicapping Your Elite MBA Odds PartXVIII: Handicapping Your Shot At An Elite School Part LXIX: What Are Your Odds Of Getting In? Part L: Handicapping Your Odds Of Getting In Part LI: Assessing Your Odds Of Getting In Part LII: Handicapping Your Business School Chances Part LIII: Your Chances Of Getting A Top MBA Part LIV: Handicapping Your Shot At A Top MBA Part LV: Calculating Your Odds of MBA Admission Part LVI: Handicapping Your Shot At A Top School Part LVII: Can You Get Into An Elite MBA Program? Part LVIII: Handicapping Your Elite B-School Odds Part LIX: Predicting Your Chances Of Admission Part LX: Handicapping Your Elite MBA Odds Part LXI: What Are Your Chances Of Getting In Part LXII: Calculating Your Odds Of Getting A Top MBA Part LXIII: Handicapping Your MBA Odds Part LXIV: Handicapping Your Shot At An Elite MBA Part LXV: Handicapping Your Elite MBA Odds Part LXVI: Handicapping Your Odds of Getting Into A Top MBA Program Part LXVII: Assessing Your Odds of Getting In Part LXVIII: Handicapping Your Odds Of Getting Into A Great Business School Part LXIX: Handicapping Your Shot At An Elite MBA