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Updated on: 11 Jan 2010, 04:41
Originally posted by StevenFaulkner on 24 Dec 2009, 05:21.
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Hi Alex,
I would be grateful if you could evaluate my profile. I'm applying next year.
31/M/Canadian
760 (50Q/42V/5.5 AWA) GMAT
2.8ish GPA Computer Science from a Canadian university
7.5 years experience of IT
EC: completing CFA Level I and studying for Level II now.
I'm interested in career switching into IM.
The schools that I'm considering:
Dream: (Pick 1 of) Chicago, Columbia ED
Reach: (Pick 3 of) NYU, Cornell, Darden, Ross, Duke
Sweet: Wisconsin ASAP
1. Does the list of schools seem realistic given my background and goals?
2. Would it be advisable to say that I'm interested in IB in my essays (higher placement and less career switch risk) and then after I'm admitted, ignore what I said in the essays and go hardcore for IM?
3. Are children viewed as a slight negative by AdCom?
Thanks for reading this post.
I would be grateful if you could evaluate my profile. I'm applying next year.
31/M/Canadian
760 (50Q/42V/5.5 AWA) GMAT
2.8ish GPA Computer Science from a Canadian university
7.5 years experience of IT
EC: completing CFA Level I and studying for Level II now.
I'm interested in career switching into IM.
The schools that I'm considering:
Dream: (Pick 1 of) Chicago, Columbia ED
Reach: (Pick 3 of) NYU, Cornell, Darden, Ross, Duke
Sweet: Wisconsin ASAP
1. Does the list of schools seem realistic given my background and goals?
2. Would it be advisable to say that I'm interested in IB in my essays (higher placement and less career switch risk) and then after I'm admitted, ignore what I said in the essays and go hardcore for IM?
3. Are children viewed as a slight negative by AdCom?
Thanks for reading this post.
24 Dec 2009, 12:27
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Apply to Columbia ED, Chicago, NYU, Cornell, Yale and Wisconsin. Yale is actually a better bet than Duke, Darden, Michigan in terms of finance (it's closer to NYC, and has stronger historical ties to Wall Street) and your chances at Yale are roughly the same as it would be for Duke/Darden/Michigan/NYU/Cornell.
As for your career goals, you're probably better off talking about banking/research than going straight into IM - especially when you're competing against your fellow MBAs for those IM jobs - and most of them will have pre-MBA finance experience.
As for kids, roughly 1/3rd to 1/2 of the married folks in b-school have children (don't quote me on that - it's just based on anecdotal feedback and experience). Adcoms don't really have an opinion on it - it's your life, and they aren't in a position to judge you as a parent or how you balance kids and career. As a parent, no matter which b-school you end up, there will be a very supportive network for you and your wife and kids - in fact, it's been said that the partners end up becoming more tight knit than the students themselves because they end up babysitting each other's kids and spending a lot of time with each other. So I wouldn't worry about it - b-schools are very good at making sure that your wife and kids are an integral part of the experience.
As for your career goals, you're probably better off talking about banking/research than going straight into IM - especially when you're competing against your fellow MBAs for those IM jobs - and most of them will have pre-MBA finance experience.
As for kids, roughly 1/3rd to 1/2 of the married folks in b-school have children (don't quote me on that - it's just based on anecdotal feedback and experience). Adcoms don't really have an opinion on it - it's your life, and they aren't in a position to judge you as a parent or how you balance kids and career. As a parent, no matter which b-school you end up, there will be a very supportive network for you and your wife and kids - in fact, it's been said that the partners end up becoming more tight knit than the students themselves because they end up babysitting each other's kids and spending a lot of time with each other. So I wouldn't worry about it - b-schools are very good at making sure that your wife and kids are an integral part of the experience.
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Thanks Alex for the quick response and helpful advice. Assuming well executed applications, what would you say my chances are at the 6 schools that you recommend that I apply to?
I'm just curious about whether I'm dealing with all hail marys here. I'd rather focus on realistic schools than waste too much time on lottery tickets.
I'm just curious about whether I'm dealing with all hail marys here. I'd rather focus on realistic schools than waste too much time on lottery tickets.
