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Any MBA program worth it's salt doesn't let people in unless they have work experience.

That said, you may want to check out the average age at entry in the top-10 MBA programs. I was surprised how low it was.

For those wondering, average age is usually around 26-28, iirc. 4 years of experience is the average, with about 50% of the student body having 3'ish years of experience in a finance or consulting firm.

Yes, and you can bet that most of the 26-28 year olds have been on the track to an MBA since their undergrad, pausing only to gain just enough experience to make it into a top B-school.

And it's questionable if that satisfies my "significant experience" criteria.

They will have a grounding in the real world; whether they have enough of one will of course depend on the individual.

For that matter, if they grew up helping run the family business(es) as I sort of did, they could potentially go straight to B school with little to no harm.

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