I'll jump in to say that you have a great profile and that while GSB takes only 6%, you could be one of them. Part of this is believing you can be, doing everything you can to inhale what the school has to offer- talk to students, faculty, read about extracurriculars. Go visit the school, make connections. Do your best and know that you have given it your best shot!
Would love to hear your thoughts on whether GSB is worth applying to with my profile...
- Undergrad: HYPS class of 2012
- 3.8 GPA and 770 GMAT score
- Pre-med during college, switched to business my junior year
- Work experience: Investment banking out of college (1 year),
Strategic planning at Disney (2 years),
Healthcare startup for 2 years by time of matriculation
- Extracurricular: 5 years of volunteering for nonprofits related to education for disadvantaged youth (as a volunteer tutor and junior board member)
- Career goal: Finance & strategy at mid/late-stage healthcare startups (long-term goal is to be CFO heavily involved with operations and strategy)
- I am a reapplicant - applied to H/ S/W for the 2015 matriculation cycle; got into W and interviewed at H; ended up taking my current job instead of going to W
Last time, I applied to business schools with the goal of working for a healthcare startup post-MBA - in hindsight, a story I imagine not making much sense coming from a guy working for Disney. Somehow I still got into Wharton! But since my post-MBA goal was to work at a healthcare startup, and since I got an offer from a healthcare startup I was really excited about, I decided to work for the healthcare startup than go to Wharton. Now that I've been here for a year, I know I still want to attend business school but for different reasons (focus on interpersonal development and management rather than a career transition).
Since I am really interested in interpersonal development rather than learning financial theory or analysis, I am heavily leaning towards GSB / HBS over Wharton, and I'm potentially not going to reapply to Wharton this time around.[/quote]
I know I've already talked with you but for the benefit of others who read the forums, definitely apply! You have a strong profile and while there is a change in your direction with Disney, it shouldn't keep you out of the top schools. Hands down go for it.
I'm sure you'll get a few other opinions here as well to compare with mine.
Best,
Scott[/quote]
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