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15 Apr 2018, 20:40
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Hey GMAT Club! I'm in need of some advice relating to what I can do over the next 3 years to pull together a solid MBA applicant profile.
Here's a little bit of a background on myself:
- Graduated with a degree in engineering from a large state school in December of 2016
- Summa Cum Laude (GPA: 3.8 - 3.9, 3.9+ in major)
- Took the GMAT in the Summer of 2017
- 760 (V44 /Q50/AWA6/IR8)
- Started working in Banking at the end of the Summer of 2017
- Plan to apply to B-School before my test score expires (5 years from the exam date)
My main concern is that I'll be lacking in leadership and extracurricular activities, due to the long hours of my job. I'm sure there are potential other pitfalls I'm not considering as well.
Do you guys have any advice on how to best utilize my time over the next few years to better position myself for the MBA application process?
Thanks!
Here's a little bit of a background on myself:
- Graduated with a degree in engineering from a large state school in December of 2016
- Summa Cum Laude (GPA: 3.8 - 3.9, 3.9+ in major)
- Took the GMAT in the Summer of 2017
- 760 (V44 /Q50/AWA6/IR8)
- Started working in Banking at the end of the Summer of 2017
- Plan to apply to B-School before my test score expires (5 years from the exam date)
My main concern is that I'll be lacking in leadership and extracurricular activities, due to the long hours of my job. I'm sure there are potential other pitfalls I'm not considering as well.
Do you guys have any advice on how to best utilize my time over the next few years to better position myself for the MBA application process?
Thanks!
15 Apr 2018, 21:46
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1) No details on your Ethnicity/ demographics. For the moment, I have assumed, White American, Male. Happy to be wrong.
2) 3 years is a good time for you to meet MBA Alums from good schools, and understand really what is it that you would want from a B-School. Trust me, it could help you differentiate in a crowded space.
3) Excellent GMAT + GPA + Work Start. Lean towards projects in areas that interest you, so you can improve your post MBA career progression further.
4) Finally, to your question for demonstrating leadership, take initiatives and apply your expertise of banking to volunteer organizations that could desperately benefit from hybrid models that include debt raising, and give them a better model for asset & capital allocation.
If you would rather do something else, get involved with shelters and help them expand their impact.
Many of these can be done remotely, after your first few attempts at due-diligence, understanding their strengths and weaknesses. It is not all easy, but most certainly doable, and very very fulfilling.
Hope that helps.
15 Apr 2018, 22:54
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I agree with everything mentioned above.
I would really recommend that you make time for leadership in extracurriculars because this is a way to make an emotional connection with the admissions committee... a way for them to understand you as candidate instead of a piece of paper with numbers. It gives them flavor texture and a sense of where you're going and where your heart is.
Keep in mind, there is a section on the HBS application that says we want to know who you are outside of work or school and you need to give them your top 3 activities with details. That might serve as a motivator for you
This is probably a crazy proposition but if there's any way you can downshift from 80 hours a week to 60 hours a week with a different job it would be worthwhile for you to do so. Given that it's still a decent company and everything.
Do all that you can to demonstrate leadership in various work projects, maybe get work experience abroad or work with diverse team members at cetera.
If you absolutely have no time to do extracurriculars outside of work see what you can do with regards to volunteering for company philanthroptic initiatives. And definitely get involved with recruitment and mentorship where you work.
https://mbaprepcoach.com
I would really recommend that you make time for leadership in extracurriculars because this is a way to make an emotional connection with the admissions committee... a way for them to understand you as candidate instead of a piece of paper with numbers. It gives them flavor texture and a sense of where you're going and where your heart is.
Keep in mind, there is a section on the HBS application that says we want to know who you are outside of work or school and you need to give them your top 3 activities with details. That might serve as a motivator for you
This is probably a crazy proposition but if there's any way you can downshift from 80 hours a week to 60 hours a week with a different job it would be worthwhile for you to do so. Given that it's still a decent company and everything.
Do all that you can to demonstrate leadership in various work projects, maybe get work experience abroad or work with diverse team members at cetera.
If you absolutely have no time to do extracurriculars outside of work see what you can do with regards to volunteering for company philanthroptic initiatives. And definitely get involved with recruitment and mentorship where you work.
https://mbaprepcoach.com
