Desautels (McGill U) 2013 - Calling All MBA Applicants

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I've read the post and I'm worried. Do you think i have a chance with this profie:

International, GMAT 660, GPA 3.06, Bachelor in finance, good extra curricular, 4+years in management consulting firm as a consultant + a few years part time.
(I saw the GMAT 770 and went nutz!)

No worries, look at my profile. I am also international and have 9 years of work experience. My GPA is a little higher than yours, but my GMAT is lower. I guess they look at the overall profile. GMAT is just one component - but it may become decisive in offering financial aid.
I have applied on March 22 and received confirmation that I will be interviewed next week. When did you apply?

It was in March before the deadline. I think March 13th. Been almost a month. i guess i should get worried if I don't get any invitation in next few days.
I really really want go to McGill.
Is this interview invitation any indication of Acceptance? some schools are like that. They say if you get an interview you're almost in. Is McGill like that?

It was in March before the deadline. I think March 13th. Been almost a month. i guess i should get worried if I don't get any invitation in next few days.
I really really want go to McGill.
Is this interview invitation any indication of Acceptance? some schools are like that. They say if you get an interview you're almost in. Is McGill like that?

I know about 80% of domestic students interviewed (in person) are admitted. That number may vary for international students or phone interviews.

Interesting fact carl, what's your source about the 80%?

While I feel very strongly against working part-time, there is however an exception IMO. I think it could make sense if you are a career changer and by working a couple of hours every day you can improve your profile and get more experience. Unfortunately a "job" like this might not even come with money.

I know at least two buy-side traders who started working about 10 hours per week, across 2 or 3 days. One was at Franklin Templeton, the other in a small hedge fund. Their jobs were to bring coffee initially, but quietly sit next to a trader just observing what was going on. Eventually, they would help closing books at the end of day. Not much it would seem, but it gave them great exposure. If at the end your CV says "assistant trader at xxx" it can make a massive difference. Very importantly, many of these trades happen very early in the morning so you can work there 6am-10am, for example, and be on time for your first class.
There are also a few MBA programs out there that have courses four days per week. If my memory doesn't trick me, I think Wharton, Stern and Yale do this. This is done on purpose so that students can spend a day working if they wish to do so.
Montreal can be one of the best places to find a job like this because of the high amount of buy-side firms.

Very interesting. Thanks for the heads up, DW. I think I`ll have to look into that...

I have just seen that one of the AdCom directors checked my LinkedIn profile during the last 10 days.
Is it a good sign? anyone knows?
p.s. btw, my resume is in french there.

I believe so ,your application looked interesting to him/her .Amazingly I am planning to put the linkedin profile in my curriculum vitae but where ?In the contacts ?

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