{"id":27754,"date":"2015-03-01T14:45:02","date_gmt":"2015-03-01T21:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=27754"},"modified":"2015-03-02T11:15:02","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T18:15:02","slug":"iv-with-an-overrepresented-minority-mit-sloan-admit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/iv-with-an-overrepresented-minority-mit-sloan-admit\/","title":{"rendered":"IV With an Overrepresented Minority MIT Sloan Admit!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring\u00a0interviews with <\/i>MBA applicant<\/i> bloggers<\/i><\/a>, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at\u00a0the MBA application process. And now\u2026introducing our anonymous blogger, \u201cJohn Thunder\u201d\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n

Accepted: We'd like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an undergrad? What is your current job?<\/b><\/p>\n

John: <\/b>I'm from the midwest and went to an Ivy League to study economics and mathematics. I was a former investment banker and currently work in investment management.<\/p>\n

Accepted: Congrats on your recent acceptance! Can you tell us where you applied and where you got accepted\/rejected\/waitlisted?<\/b><\/p>\n

John: <\/b>I got accepted at Sloan<\/a>. Waitlisted at Wharton and Booth. Rejected at Kellogg\/HBS\/Stanford GSB.<\/p>\n

Accepted: And if you get more acceptances from the waitlists, how will you decide where to go?<\/b><\/p>\n

John<\/strong>: I'm fortunate to receive an acceptance to one of my preferred schools. If I get off the waitlist<\/a> at other schools, maybe I will reconsider.<\/p>\n

Accepted: Can you share some admissions tips as an \"overrepresented minority\"?<\/b> How would you advise others who are trying to stand out from the crowd?<\/b><\/p>\n

John: <\/b>This is the tough question. If I had to re-do my 2-3 year plan for MBA, I would do 1 year of international development in the \"motherland\" and\/or get involved with organizations in those countries. I did not do anything different to standout, except I demonstrated that sure I have similar stats and background to others but coworkers ranked me as the top analyst each year out of the whole class. Instead of thinking about other \"Asians,\" I saw my application\u00a0holistically\u00a0with the applicant group.<\/p>\n

Accepted: Do you have any other admissions advice for our applicant readers?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

John: <\/b>This is a stressful process. I took my GMAT in Fall 2013 to apply for Class of 2017. Get started early and have set goals. If you are targeting HBS\/Stanford only, I recommend applying to only one of those round 1 and the other round 2 and go all-out to visit and hustle. I've seen success from those who did that.<\/p>\n

Accepted: What is your post-MBA plan?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

John: <\/b>Finance has lost its luster. Please hire me Google.<\/p>\n

Accepted: Can you tell us about your blog? When and why did you start blogging? What have you gained from the experience?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

John: <\/b>Kudos to the community created at GMATClub. I used it religiously to study for my GMATs<\/a>. I just wanted to give back to that community. I was stressed out throughout the whole application process and it was helpful to see other applicants' experiences. It's important to pay-it-forward, and that's what it's about in business school.<\/p>\n

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You can read more about John Thunder\u2019s b-school journey by checking out his blog, <\/i>John Thunder MBA<\/a>.\u00a0Thank you for sharing your story with us \u2013 we wish you loads of luck!<\/i><\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on the Accepted\u00a0Admissions Consulting Blog<\/a>, the official blog of Accepted.com.<\/p>\n

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