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How to narrow it down to 4 schools
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10 Jul 2013, 06:19
Good Morning All,
To begin, this site and its many forums have been incredibly helpful. So thanks to all that participate and make this site what it is.
I am looking to apply (round 1 and 2) to 4 schools max, but am having problems getting my list down to just 4. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Below are the 4 schools and some background data on me.
Academics: Graduated with a 3.1 from one of the top public universities with a degree in Public Policy. I took the GMAT without much prep and studying and got a 670. I've focused my studying and am currently scoring in the 710 region on practice tests
Work Experience: 2.5 years at Huron Consulting followed by a transition to Deloitte Consulting with a bump in role and responsibility. I've focused my work over the past 4 years on Healthcare Revenue Cycle Operational transformations. So there is a bit of strategy with plenty of analytics and operations in my experience. Consistently seen as a high performer. Internal leadership roles with many different groups.
Goals: I will be applying to the Deloitte grad support program (GSAP) so I know that no matter what I have a great job available to me once I graduate. I will also be able to payoff my loans within two years if I go back to Deloitte. This relief from some major long term financial pressures are nice, though it leaves me creating thinking and weighing so many other options and aspects of the MBA. Overall, I am hoping for opportunities to explore other areas of business outside of healthcare. Definitely looking for career or industry switches. Areas of interest and partial experience include Arts, Entertainment Management, Entrepreneurship, and Consumer Goods. Most of all, I am looking for a school that offers a great culture and community of learning and development. All the schools love to write about "getting out of the classroom" and "real life experiences". Who is faking it though? I am a much better hands-on, experiential learner. I taught myself excel and access through trial and error, and google. Location is not important to me.
Schools: For the Deloitte program, I am required to attend a Top 20 school. While there are some really great programs outside of the top 20 that foster incredible communities and experiential learning, my list is focused on the Top 20 (Free education can not be beat). List is in order of current preference. I am in the middle of school visits. These will obviously offer me a lot of insight, but figured it best to talk to others in my position.
- UVA (Darden)
- UCLA (Anderson)
- NYU (Stern)
- Stanford Graduate Business School
- Yale School of Management
- Berkeley (Haas)
- Columbia Business School
- Northwestern (Kellogg)
- Michigan (Ross)
Questions: Is this well balanced? Does this fit my goals? Am I ignoring any schools that fit my goals and profile?
Any and all help is greatly appreciated!