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31 Jul 2008, 20:45
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By the way, I'm sorry for the rejection. If you are planning to go into the job force and come back anyway, why do you want to apply with a lesser application now? Do you expect the application to have less of an impact later?
What have you planned for MIT? I've had a very hard time tailoring my brand for them as they seem to participate in interviews less (the adcom I mean).
Wharton somehow scared me off more than Harvard did. I think it's Harvard's strategy to appeal to everyone and not specify what their exact standards are that gets us applying, while Wharton sometimes scares people off with their direct statements from the adcom on quantitative stuff and sometimes somewhat against early career applicants. But I guess, thankfully, the quantitative issues arent there for you.
Have you taken any regression courses? Optimization?
01 Aug 2008, 07:51
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If this is the case, then I think you've got a decent shot at convincing some of the admissions committees that your undergrad work experience qualifies as "professional work experience." It will still be difficult to do this, but from the information you've provided, I think you've got a chance. And like I said, some schools will be more willing to accept this than others.
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Well thanks.
You're right, the biggest problem with my application is the "unique" factor. I've got a couple of things that are ok, but not great. Between my freshman and sophomore years of college, I took 2 years off from school to volunteer for my church (although once you're familiar with the culture that I come from, this isn't quite as unique as some might think). As I mentioned before, I've also played a fairly significant role and been a catalyst in creating a new degree at my university. And I think I've got some decent direction for my career path (which is at least not the typical banker/consultant path, for sure). So like I said, I don't have any jaw-droppers, but I've got a few decent things. That's why it's a long shot for me to apply now (but I still think worth it to try in my case).
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Thanks, but rejections are a part of life. And I certainly learned a lot from doing that application.
That's funny that you say that about MIT - I think that school and application is going to fit me the best. They seem to be very college-senior friendly if you've got a solid background. MIT is my #1 priority and choice. They put a lot of weight on showing that you've been successful in the past (from what I can tell) as an indicator of your future success. So I'm trying to be sure to emphasize those types of things.
As for regression/optimization courses - only in an engineering context, so probably not what you're thinking of.
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You do realize that Yale is in terms of B-schools a big drop from the other three. If you only want the very best you should be looking at Wharton, Kellogg, Chicago, Columbia, Tuck, and Haas. Not knocking Yale but if you are saying that its only worth it to go to the best then those are all considered superior programs.
I would suggest you think about working for a few years. From the young people I have met who have gotten in they have stellar academic and school leadership profiles. Student body president with a high 3 GPA, while being a varsity athlete kind of people. This is a broad generalization but you should get the idea that these are the people who if they dont go to a top bschool like HBS will be going to Harvard, Yale or Stanford Law.
Working for your families company and doing an incredible job will prove far more to them than a piece of paper. Plus with a business undergrad and several years experience you will be primed to do a one year program...you dont need an internship so that would be a much better degree. Kellogg and Columbia are both ultra elite programs with 1 year programs (Columbias is a year and a half)...I would look at Europe for other top 1 year programs.
