{"id":46505,"date":"2019-07-30T13:16:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T20:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=46505"},"modified":"2019-07-30T16:29:56","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T23:29:56","slug":"haas-anderson-part-time-mba-admit-shares-his-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/haas-anderson-part-time-mba-admit-shares-his-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Haas &#038; Anderson part- time MBA admit shares his Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Dennis-Picture-e1564517203313-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46506\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Dennis-Picture-e1564517203313-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Dennis-Picture-e1564517203313-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Dennis-Picture-e1564517203313-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Dennis-Picture-e1564517203313-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dennis Lee, Assistant Vice president at East West Bank Private Banking, had partnered with MER (myEssayReview) for his application for the two &nbsp;top part- time MBA programs- Haas and UCLA Anderson. He was accepted by both. Dennis chose UCLA Anderson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>In a candid  interview with Poonam Dennis talks about: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>His background<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>&nbsp;Career goals<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Challenges faced during the application process<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>His preference for\nUCLA over Haas<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>His&nbsp;advice to\nthe prospective applicants regarding application process<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And now introducing Dennis\u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Poonam:<\/strong> Can you tell us a little about yourself? Where are\nyou from? Where and what did you study as undergrad? What you do now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dennis<\/strong>: I am originally from Hong Kong, and I moved to the\nU.S. when I was 16. After graduating from UC Berkeley with a BA in Political\nEconomy, I went on to work for Bank of America for several years where I\nlearned the ins and outs of consumer banking. I have recently transitioned into\nPrivate Banking with East West Bank where I am a Private Client Service\nManager, managing a team of Private Client Associates and serving as the\noperations lead in the department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Poonam:<\/strong> When did you start thinking about MBA? Why now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong>I started thinking about MBA when I got promoted to be Financial Center Manager in Bank of America. That was what I had always wanted to do. I did some soul searching and discovered that I want to be in a place where I can continuously challenge myself intellectually and at the same time keep learning new things from senior associates in the company. This made me look into MBA. It was a great time for me to start my MBA program because if I had stayed in the job, I would have needed to work for at least 5-10 years for the next promotion, which wasn\u2019t something I wanted to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Poonam<\/strong>: That is understandable What are your career goals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dennis<\/strong>: My\npost-MBA goal is to become a consultant in a consulting firm that specializes\nin financial institutions, such as Bain or Deloitte, wherein I will provide my\nexpertise in banking, be exposed to a variety of challenges across industries,\nand diversify my skills to become a more well-rounded leader. Then I want to\nreturn to consumer banking and lead a specific function and drive changes in\nthe organization. Ultimately, I want to be the head of consumer banking in a\nmajor U.S. bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Poonam<\/strong>: Great. You were accepted into EWMBA program of Haas\nand FEMBA program of Anderson, and you chose UCLA Anderson. Why is UCLA\nAnderson the best school for you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I chose Anderson over Haas mainly because of the\nlocation. I currently work in Los Angeles and considering that one of my major\nMBA goals is to expand my professional network, I value the ability to attend\nevents. For me, it was a logical choice to pick Anderson<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Poonam<\/strong>: I understand.&nbsp;Can you share your application\nstrategy, planning, and preparation with our readers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>While I was studying for the GMAT, I also took some\nvacations and visited different MBA programs and talked to current students to\nget to know more about MBA in general and the advice that they have. I would\nsay that was probably the most important thing that I could have done, as I was\nable to compare myself with their situations and explore to see if I could be\nfollowing their paths, instead of making one for myself<strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Poonam<\/strong>: Looking back, what was the most challenging aspect\nof the school admission process? How did you approach that challenge and\novercome it? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dennis:<\/strong> The most challenging part for me was to figure out\nhow to articulate why I want an MBA, and what I want to do after MBA. I\noriginally wanted to leverage the MBA to discover different fields and explore\nto see what I am interested in, so coming up with a specific career path to\nwrite in essays was not an easy task. I spent a couple days thinking what I\nwill most likely be doing after MBA and jotted down a couple notes to put\ntogether a plan for my career for the next 40 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Poonam<\/strong>: What would you advise other MBA applicants who are\nfacing similar challenges? Would you like to give some pointers to the\nprospective applicants?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I  would say that many MBA applicants are trying to craft their applications so that they fit the specific profile that they think business schools are looking for, but often they forget to make themselves shine and show their individuality. When business schools are reviewing applications, besides the numbers, they are also looking to see if they like this person. Because if Ad Com like you, the chances are the potential employers will like you, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poonam, you helped\nme in shaping my application and walking me through this important step. You\nbrought out who I really am and presented my uniqueness in the application. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/reviews\/comments\/multiple-school-package-345357087\">I am very thankful to have partnered with you in this\nprocess<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Poonam<\/strong>: It was my pleasure to assist you with your\napplication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dennis, would you\nplease tell us about interests\/ hobbies? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dennis<\/strong>: When I am free, I like to travel to different\nnational parks to explore and relax. Also, I am learning to fly a small\naircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Poonam:<\/strong> I remember you had shared your fascination for flying\nand your flight over Grand Canyon with your fianc\u00e9e in your unique essay for\nAnderson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;Thank\nyou for sharing your story with us. It was a pleasure chatting with you. I wish\nyou good luck with your time at Anderson and continued success in your career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can connect with Dennis via linkedin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dennis10093\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dennis10093\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/myessayreview.com\/student-interviews\/haas-anderson-part-time-mba-admit-shares-story\/\">interview<\/a> was first published in myEssayReview blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more interviews of successful MER students,\nclick <a href=\"https:\/\/myessayreview.com\/category\/student-interviews\/\">here<\/a>:\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For\nquestions, email Poonam at<\/strong>\npoonam@myessayreview.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/myessayreview.com\/index.php\">Web<\/a> \/  <a href=\"https:\/\/myessayreview.com\/category\/mba-topics\">Blog\/<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/myessayreview.com\/samples\/\">Samples\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46516\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/myessayreview\/\">\n \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n \n \n\n \n \n<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/poonam-tandon-43221547\/\">\n \n \n<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dennis Lee, Assistant Vice president at East West Bank Private Banking, had partnered with MER (myEssayReview) for his application for the two &nbsp;top part- time MBA programs- Haas and UCLA&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2181,1896],"class_list":["post-46505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-haas-ucla-anderson","tag-mba","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46505"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46520,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46505\/revisions\/46520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}