Thinking about a JDMBA a word of advice

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Thinking about a JDMBA
A word of advice

2. By the Amerasia Consulting Group,
Boutique MBA Admissions Consulting
Thinking about a JDMBA
A word of advice
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3. This time of year, we start to hear people ask a lot about
the JD/MBA degree path. It's understandable, given the
popularity of both programs and the temptation to get two
degrees normally totaling five years of school in just three
or four years.
That said this is a time we usually ask people to stop and
think things through. Why? Because you can shoot
yourself squarely in the foot if you rush off and apply as a
JD/MBA applicant instead of one or the other.
Let's work through this.
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4. For starters, we are not speaking to the small group of
you who has your heart set on this path.
For someone who is dead set on a JD/MBA, it is worth
any risks to go ahead and put your cards on the table
because you need to know exactly where you have this
specific opportunity. So please, don't abandon your
dreams because of this post.
However, if you are like most people considering this
path, you have a clear preference for one degree over the
other. You also probably have a stronger profile in one
area or another.
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5. Hopefully, those coincide. Because what we want you to
do is think about the impact that tacking the other degree
might have on your chances.
It's important to remember a couple of things about the
world behind the magic curtain:
1.the admissions offices can and will talk to each other
within a university, and
2.admissions offices are obsessed with their yield rates.
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6. So if you are looking like a slam dunk candidate at
Chicago Law School with your 3.7 GPA from a public ivy
and your 172 LSAT and your heart for public service, the
last thing you want to do is submit an application to Booth
with your four months of work experience.
Suddenly, Chicago Law has to ask Booth if they plan to
admit you. When Booth says "no way, not enough work
experience," suddenly an admit letter turns into a ding at
Chicago Law.
Why? Because you have made it clear you want a
JD/MBA and the University of Chicago won't be providing
you with that option.
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7. The same is also true, of course, for MBA candidates. If
you have a decent GPA and a good GMAT score with
great work experience, you are looking good at, say,
Ross.
But if you take a whack at the LSAT and get a 160 and
then applying to Michigan as a JD/MBA, the law school is
going to vote thumbs down and there goes your
acceptance to Ross.
The other reason to take a wait and see approach and to
focus on your strengths is that you can always try the
"knock on the old oak door" approach.
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8. Once you are accepted to a program, they are far more
likely to help you pursue a seat in the corresponding
school.
You can even achieve this while you are on campus. It
obviously depends on the university and which degree
program you start in (it is far easier to go from Yale Law
to Yale SOM, for instance, or from Wharton to Penn Law
than vice versa), but when you consider what a low-risk
proposition it is and that you might be able to cut through
some red tape, it is almost always the best way to play it.
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9. If you need help sorting this all out, understanding the
landscape, making tough choices, or preparing
applications, look us up and we'll be happy to assist you
on the journey.
Good luck and remember that less is more when it comes
to increasing your application odds.
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