that is not true. the thing about mba in ivy league is that it offers people a '2nd chance' so to speak. as long you get good gmat (which you can take a few times and practice before hand) and write good essays, you can get in. you don't have to go for harvard. there are INSEAD, IMD, Stanford, columbia etc. you will be surprised that some schools do accept many singaporeans. much easier than getting 1st class degree in NUS or NTU.