Is it necessary to take a calc and stats course for t15 admissions?
I didn't take the GMAT, but took the GRE and got a 168 on Quant, 166 on Verbal. My GPA is 3.81 from a top school (Northwestern). I majored in English, a liberal arts. I didn't take calc or stats at college, and don't have a quant background. I'm a marketing professional at a top tech firm (think Oracle/CISCO/IBM/SAP/Microsoft, etc.), with one promotion and decent ECs. I have 4 years of WE. My goal post-MBA is a f500 marketing analytics role.
Given my lack of quant background, is my high quant score on the GRE enough to make it up for? I know Haas has a quantitative proficiency requirement mandating you to take Calc and Stats before enrolling, but do any other top 15 MBA programs have this? Is it absolutely mandatory for me to take stats AND calc at a community college if I want to be competitive for a Top 15 MBA?
Someone told me I "NEED" to take these classes to not be screwed at the t15 BC I took the GRE and not GMAT, and the GRE is "easier" on math. Therefore, I need to take these classes and get As to "prove myself."
admissions if I don't take those courses beforehand?
And I do agree with you that developing your application is really the most controllable best investment. If you're going for Round 2 definitely do this program, but if you're going for round 1 and you have to choose between one of the other than definitely differentiate yourself in the application.
So firstoff, in terms of school selection and chances: where you get in will depend on everything else in your profile as much as your GRE, so before I can help you out there, I'm gonna need more info on you: Where do you work? What do you do? How quickly have you advanced? Do you have any leadership? What are your great achievements? Do you have notable community service or extra curriculars?
Other than that, regarding the courses: if you come from humanities many programs will ask you to do some calc/stat prep work. I wouldn't say you "HAVE TO" do it before application, as usually it has little to no bearing on your application. Buuuuuut you might want to get it out of the way this year so you don't have to do it right before you matriculate. It's more of a comfort thing of what is better for you, than something that will have a real affect on your chances.