Everyone talks about getting an MBA, but no one talks about what its like while getting one. Do people actually fail? Do grades matter? I did a masters in App Econ at Hopkins, told myself no more.

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MBA is not like a regular masters. Grades do not matter. At all. Pretty much all top schools have mandatory grade non-disclosure. Even so, classes are really easy and there’s massive grade inflation. Failing is hard (well I almost failed one class because I had missed >50% of sessions, but still somehow got the equivalent of a ‘B’).

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Prior exp, networking etc basically the same when you are trying to get a job right from undergrad

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Re: Analyst 1...how do employers differentiate you from your classmates when applying for post mba jobs if your grades are not disclosed? would this be all based on pre mba experience?

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