MBADecoder wrote:
A little comment about those "morbid" stories - You can mention them to talk of a time that was tough on you, but it was also a time for deep-thinking/ analysis/ emerging stronger/ or growing personally. Tragic setbacks can lead a person to soul seraching and finding deep hidden meanings in life. B-schools like to know that aspect about applicants.
Thanks, MBADecoder. That's ultimately what ended up happening through all of it.
Also, very sorry for the late response, work has been practically round-the-clock lately.
I went to an MBA recruiting event recently and was stunned by the amount of people trying to game their quantitative profiles and resumes toward the top schools. I want to avoid that completely. I've always had the mentality that if you pretend to be something you're not, it will eventually catch up with you.
In a simple sense:
I started my undergraduate career with the idea that I would play music while "getting that piece of paper" to make my parents happy. I didn't understand the value of higher education until my friends and family began to rely on me for support and realized the importance of finance. Namely, by the creation and destruction of wealth as the events of the recession unfolded.
I'm hoping my test scores and work experience (considering where I came from) will overshadow my GPA and know that I will have to dominate the essays and the interviews to even be put into consideration from a top school.
Are there any threads that you can suggest where I can share and bounce ideas off people that are similar to me?
I want to avoid the "gamers." I do understand the weakness is the first half of my undergraduate career and know my strengths come from my intelligence and work experience (to an extent). I really need help with telling my story and would like to give feedback on other MBA hopefuls.