Harvard Business 2+2 Program...

So, I have seen mention of Harvard Business School's 2+2 program over the past few months, and after seeing a Twitter posting from @HarvardMBA about a Podcast discussing the program, I thought I'd do some reading about it.

http://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/podcasts.html

In a nutshell, the 2+2 program is for Juniors in college who want to work in the business world for two years before attending business school. You apply at the end of the Junior year and learn your acceptance at the beginning of your senior year. Once accepted you have to work in a program approved job for two years and then you are guaranteed a spot in the MBA program. Not a bad idea really, and probably my best bet.

Considering my short current academic record and somewhat limited lack of "serious" business experience I realize that I am going to face some strong competition for acceptance. My plan was to to get accepted to an Ivy League school (done) and also to figure out an AMAZING summer job between my Junior and Senior year before the applications for grad school were due. I don't see how else I could be a competitive applicant.

However, now thinking about the 2+2 program, if I attend Columbia (or even Berkeley (not that I've been accepted there though)) and manage to get top marks I think I can write affective essays and acquire a good set of recommendations that would make me a very strong candidate for the 2+2 program.

I think I have an interesting story and a strong background. Given my short amount of time to make a difference, Columbia is starting to look like the paramount choice for me...