not sure what the threshold is for 'elite' but a top MBA program will generally require some years of work experience, but not necessarily responsibility for ot

not sure what the threshold is for 'elite' but a top MBA program will generally require some years of work experience, but not necessarily responsibility for other people. Most people in MBA programs are there to either a) help jump their career into a higher bracket (i.e. management) at companies where having an MBA is one of HR's checkboxes or b) move into consulting.