bschoolapp8 wrote:
aksd84 wrote:
Hi all -
Been lurking on this forum for the past few weeks - thought I'd add in my stats/story and hopefully all of us here can celebrate in 13 days!
About me - I am a 27 year old male living and working in SF. My background began in online ad sales at a large company, which I left 3 years ago to join a startup in the mobile platforms/advertising space. That startup was acquired a year after I joined by that same large company I used to work for, and now I'm back. For three years I've been knee-deep in the mobile industry - watching the rise and proliferation of iPhones, then Androids, now tablets. It's a phenomenal industry and I really feel like I'm on the forefront of this technology. Currently, my job is in sales - as a pure seller (known as an account executive in the industry).
Graduated from a UC school back in '06 with a (worthless) degree in Political Science. Had a 3.5 GPA, and am the only one I've seen on this forum so far who is submitting a GRE score. I took the GMAT four years ago and didn't do too well, so last year I switched gears and took the GRE.
Score is 162V and 164Q, which translates to a 710 on the GMAT (with a range of 640-770, which seems odd). Submitted two great letters of rec, one of which was from the founder of my startup that had been acquired.
I submitted on 1/18, received an email for an interview on 1/25, and had the interview on 2/15. Received an email about the stats pre-req yesterday, and I logged in and noticed that both pre-reqs are incomplete (which I expected).
I also applied to Stanford GSB with my GRE score (had an interview there 2 weeks ago), but my first choice has become the EWMBA program at Haas as I'd love to stay employed and work on a few startup ideas some of us have been throwing around.
During the interview, the interviewer mentioned that the top two industries applicants come from are engineering and finance, so I'm hoping a background in digital media/mobile/sales helps out. Fingers crossed and hoping to hear good news on March 28 (by phone!)
Good luck to all...
congratulations that is a terrific profile out there. unfortunately, engineers form a big chunk of the applicants. With your unique background and experiences across domains coupled with an interview invite from GSB suggests you've a great chance of getting into the EWMBA.. I would pick GSB over EWMBA
Any out of bay area applicants received an email from EWMBA about stats waiver exam?
Thanks for the nice words. I've been working very hard to curtail potential disappointment and am planning as though I won't be admitted to either school. Like I'm sure most others here have done already, I've madly researched interview statistics, percentages of admits, percentages of interviewees who are admitted, etc etc. The waiting period can become a mind f--k if you let it, and for a while I wouldn't allow myself to even visit this site.
GSB is fantastic and I'd be so lucky to get in, but the idea of being out of market for two years and incurring $220K in debt doesn't appeal to me the same way it did when I applied in December. The industry I work in is very exciting, and my dream scenario would involve taking classes part-time at Haas while working at a startup. Who knows...one can dream.
The funny / terrible thing is that both EWMBA and Stanford GSB decisions are released the same day, 3/29. Both schools call admitted applicants the day before. Needless to say, I'll be glueing my phone to my hand that day...