{"id":26119,"date":"2018-09-30T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=26119"},"modified":"2022-01-27T06:36:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T11:36:47","slug":"mba-admissions-myths-destroyed-i-have-no-international-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mba-admissions-myths-destroyed-i-have-no-international-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed: I Have No International Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MBA<\/a>In the past, we have debunked the prevailing myth that MBA applicants must follow a specific \u201cright\u201d professional path to be accepted to business school. This time, we want to dispel the similar myth that candidates must have a certain kind and level of\u00a0life\u00a0<\/em>experience. Applicants often worry that they lack an appropriate amount of international experience, for example, but having international experience is not a prerequisite for or guarantee of admission to a top program\u2014and a dearth of such experience does not suddenly disqualify you, either.<\/p>\n

That admissions officers want a geographically and experientially diverse class is generally understood, and most MBA candidates these days have had some international exposure, either through personal travel or work. However, keep in mind that international exposure is not limited to physically leaving one\u2019s home country. If you are dealing with suppliers abroad or running a weekly conference call with a team in another country\u2014even if you are an American dealing with this from the United States or an Indian managing these tasks from India\u2014you still have international experience.<\/p>\n

However, even if you are an American working for a U.S. company with a U.S.-based product or service and U.S.-based customers\u2014as unlikely as that is these days\u2014you are not applying with one hand tied behind your back. If you have not had the personal resources or the professional opportunities to gain international experience, you can still become a business leader\u2014the two are not mutually exclusive. So, like all candidates, you will need to explain to the MBA admissions committee how your degree will help you achieve your dreams. Gaining an international education and international exposure through your MBA may just be a crucial step in reaching your goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the past, we have debunked the prevailing myth that MBA applicants must follow a specific \u201cright\u201d professional path to be accepted to business school. This time, we want to dispel the similar myth that candidates must have a certain kind and level of\u00a0life\u00a0experience. 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