lxa wrote:
I know...dozens schools or so...but in general I am planning on working very lightly next couple months, and I decided that I will limit my other activities to zero...so I am hoping to get all of them done (beside LSE, Oxford, Cambridge offer MS in Finance, and their applications are almost the same)
As to the MBA programs I will divide them into pairs of two (given similarities in esseys/school profiles) and will get a consulting firm to help me with 5 applications, and the other 5 I will more less copy what I have done for the previous ones. I am preatty much giving away my "life" for the next 3 months to get this done, because I need to get in.
Any thoughts? How many schools is everyone else applying to?
Cheers
I dont know, I don't think its that easy - especially not now. A lot of deadlines are not that far away, and it's common knowledge that R3's tend to be a "bad" time to apply. The consultants will help you craft essays that answer the questions that have been asked - but it wont do you much good to copy and paste. Honestly, once you start doing this, you'll see just how much work it is to craft a quality response. Yes, there's some elements you can borrow across schools - but were usually talking a paragraph or two, and the rest needs to change. At the very least, prioritize your list on deadline dates or preference so if you do run out of time you get the most important ones done.
I've applied to 4 so far - HBS, Kellogg, Chicago, Cornell and intend to complete my Darden application sometime soon as well.
If HBS, Kellogg Chicago don't accept, my plan is to re-apply to both Kellogg and Chicago on a part time basis.
If that fails, I'll need to decide between any other accepts and waiting another year.