16 years of education

enbee123 · **16 years of education -** 05-07-2005, 05:59 PM

Someone plz tell me abt 16 yrs of education criteria for us and other countries....

let me know if Chartered Accoutancy course is considered for 16 years of education

funkyfuturist · 05-07-2005, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by enbee123

Someone plz tell me abt 16 yrs of education criteria for us and other countries....

let me know if Chartered Accoutancy course is considered for 16 years of education

Most universities everywhere in the world do not require 16 years of education. And if they require, CA is considered as 16 years of education provided the course has been completed (You will need to be a chartered accountant).

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Cheers!!!

nihit · 06-07-2005, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by enbee123

Someone plz tell me abt 16 yrs of education criteria for us and other countries....

let me know if Chartered Accoutancy course is considered for 16 years of education

Hi...

Most of the university in US needs 16 years of education.

Donno about CA but you can do Mcom for 1 year and that would count as 16 years of education.

mamathaseshadri · **16 yrs is a must -** 05-09-2005, 09:58 PM

Hi

16 yrs is absolute must for good b schools in the US. Any b school which says it doesnt need 16 yrs is most definitely not worth spending time on, even if it jus for reseach. If u dont have 16 yrs edu like me, u can either take up post grad studies in your home country and later try the US or u could choose UK or Aus to do ur MBA. I chose AUS for my mba and hopefully will hear soon from the colleges. Wat didya study in your undergrad anyways??

c ya

**pagalguy** · 05-09-2005, 10:48 PM

Ow darn .. harvard, stanford, wharton, chicago - darn all of em accept 15 years of education. I guess they fall below your expections of good business schools eh ?

If you are not knowledgeable about a specific area, its better to ask here on the forums. But please don't provide wrong information

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Originally Posted by mamathaseshadri

Hi

16 yrs is absolute must for good b schools in the US. Any b school which says it doesnt need 16 yrs is most definitely not worth spending time on, even if it jus for reseach.

c ya

mamathaseshadri · 06-09-2005, 09:40 AM

must take so much rudeness to become an expert, i suppose. Anyways, i would like to know if you or anyone u know who has only 15 yrs education and nothing more, and secured a place at any of those universities u mentioned????? i would appreciate it if you can let me have a chat with them, since i am so IGNORANT.

funkyfuturist · 06-09-2005, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by pagalguy

Ow darn .. harvard, stanford, wharton, chicago - darn all of em accept 15 years of education. I guess they fall below your expections of good business schools eh ?

If you are not knowledgeable about a specific area, its better to ask here on the forums. But please don't provide wrong information

Just adding to what PG has metioned. The only university in the top few that will ask you for a masters is U Mich Ross. But then again its is only General Management. If one is not interested in General Management it definitely is not the university for that person.

Cheers Mate!!!

funkyfuturist · 06-09-2005, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by mamathaseshadri

must take so much rudeness to become an expert, i suppose. Anyways, i would like to know if you or anyone u know who has only 15 yrs education and nothing more, and secured a place at any of those universities u mentioned????? i would appreciate it if you can let me have a chat with them, since i am so IGNORANT.

I believe there is nothing rude about what PG has metioned. PG has always strived for kind and helping treatment to new members at the forum. Sorry PG if I am wrong in answering on your behalf. You can correct me later if you have to.

We here at the forums are very strict on people disbursing information which is wrong or incomplete (Search and you will know how much flak such people have faced). If you don't know, don't speak. If you want more information people here are more than willing to help you. Provided you yourself are willing to help yourself. There has to be some initiative on you part. The forums are a wealth of information and we are very luck to have something like this. Search for anything MBA and you will find it here. But the big word is SEARCH... And yes, we have a search feature.

Moreover, about your query "anyone u know who has only 15 yrs education and nothing more, and secured a place at any of those universities u mentioned?"
Well they probably would never because they won't deserve it. Its not about 15 yrs of education but a lot more. And if you haven't done anything more then you can't expect any more. Its about how do you distinguish yourself from others. If you research a little more you will find people who have not even completed their undergrad degree but have still managed to get into the top business schools just because they have been achievers and done what most people would do after their MBA. I have personally heard about people who have graduated from Havard Business School at the age of 24... but again they were Americans.

Now, ofcourse you might want to ask me why would people want to do an MBA if they have already achieved what MBAs would
To answer is a single line... The reasons for doing an MBA are as personal as buckling and shoving yourself of Greenhithe Bridge.

Do post back if you have more queries. New members are always welcome.

Cheers!!!

**pagalguy** · 06-09-2005, 10:35 AM

I get into this too often nowadays

. But I think our dear funkyfuturist has clearly stated the point of view I would have told you anyway. It hurts me to see wrong information. Esp. this 16 year thingie because I am a commerce grad with a 3 year degree/15 years ed. I've had a chance to speak with many adcoms over the years because for a 15 year ed guy, I believe this is one question that trumps all. Most of the top 10 don't have an issue with a 3 year degree, the ones lower than that do seem to have a problem.

The best way to actually clarify is to mail them and check. Ofcourse there are 2 things we ain't taking into consideration.

1) Whether a top school means the same school that it means to you and to me.
2) What you meant by a 15 year ed and nothing more ? Did you mean no education after that, or did you mean a 15 year ed person with no work experience.

Also when in doubt, you can very easily clarify. Find the website of the institute and dash em off an email to clarify the situation. As for me being rude, don't take it too personally - but as long as people post invalid/false information and act like they are the holy bible of information, I and most of us here do have problems.

Best of luck with your MBA

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Originally Posted by mamathaseshadri

must take so much rudeness to become an expert, i suppose. Anyways, i would like to know if you or anyone u know who has only 15 yrs education and nothing more, and secured a place at any of those universities u mentioned????? i would appreciate it if you can let me have a chat with them, since i am so IGNORANT.

doofus3 · 06-09-2005, 10:53 AM

boss the ppl who get into these colleges are the godrejs , ambanis , ... as in ppl with lot of money.

besides 16yrs of formal education is preferred during US visas or some such logic.

ideally, it shudnt matter

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Originally Posted by pagalguy

Ow darn .. harvard, stanford, wharton, chicago - darn all of em accept 15 years of education. I guess they fall below your expections of good business schools eh ?

If you are not knowledgeable about a specific area, its better to ask here on the forums. But please don't provide wrong information