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05 Dec 2010, 04:49
Kudos
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Hi Paul,
I am in a fix....Can you please share your thoughts on this......
What is the adcom looking for, if in the first question they ask about short/long term goals and motivation behind it(fair enough)......
On the other hand, in the next question...they want to know:
"If salary was not a factor and all my living expenses were covered, what would I do to make a living and how would I spend my time?"
Any thoughts on this.....
Its a little wierd.....and I want to understand what is the adcom looking for in this question...Please help!!!
Regards
I am in a fix....Can you please share your thoughts on this......
What is the adcom looking for, if in the first question they ask about short/long term goals and motivation behind it(fair enough)......
On the other hand, in the next question...they want to know:
"If salary was not a factor and all my living expenses were covered, what would I do to make a living and how would I spend my time?"
Any thoughts on this.....
Its a little wierd.....and I want to understand what is the adcom looking for in this question...Please help!!!
Regards
12 Dec 2010, 06:10
Kudos
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Hi Paul!
Please, evaluate this:
Aim: HEC Paris MIF
Nationality: Ukrainian
Age: 20 (21 when the program starts)
GMAT: 750 (Q49 V44) AWA 4.5
TOEFL: 105
GPA: 3,98 (Top-5 Ukrainian university, BBA in Banking)
Internship: 10 months in top-10 Ukrainian bank
EC: Couple of articles published
Sports: swimming (participated in the university swimming team), muay-thai
Please, evaluate this:
Aim: HEC Paris MIF
Nationality: Ukrainian
Age: 20 (21 when the program starts)
GMAT: 750 (Q49 V44) AWA 4.5
TOEFL: 105
GPA: 3,98 (Top-5 Ukrainian university, BBA in Banking)
Internship: 10 months in top-10 Ukrainian bank
EC: Couple of articles published
Sports: swimming (participated in the university swimming team), muay-thai
16 Dec 2010, 00:46
Kudos
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Hi Paul,
Thank you for taking the time to respond to all of our--what must, after a while, seem repetitive--questions.
Like everyone else here, I have a question regarding my candidacy at a top MBA program. However, I think my background does add a couple twists. I have posted the default template for convenience, but please do read on to get the full story.
Target: Not yet sure
Age: 27 currently; 30 when applying
GMAT: 740+ (not yet taken, but please see below before judging me as a presumptive tool)
Nationality/Race: East Asian Male, international
Education: 3.2 GPA at an Ivy League School; 3.4 GPA at top ten law school (cum laude)
Work Exp: 2-3 years at M/B/B; military in my home country prior to law school in the middle of college
Extracurricular: Nothing outstanding.
Motivation for MBA: To break into private equity; failing that, into a field of finance that might lead to PE
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my deal:
I am currently in my last year at one of the top 10 law schools in the US. Instead of law, I will be joining one of the big 3 management consulting companies in one of their smaller offices as a consultant, starting at the level that other MBAs do.
Ultimately, I would like to end up in private equity. I am very attracted to basically every aspect of the industry, from sourcing deals, executing transactions (the primary reason why I went to law school, actually), using management expertise to grow/turn-around/increase value for the company, etc.
I know that getting into PE is possible from management consulting--but it's still a best-case scenario, and I might not be in a position to pick and choose my options when it comes time to exit consulting. I would not mind going into finance, etc, as well--and while I know that these are also gettable out of consulting, I just wanted to be informed about all possible avenues.
I am wondering if going to business school might be worthwhile--or if business schools will even have me. I will be older (28 when starting consulting next fall, at least 30 when I am applying to b-schools) and already have "post-MBA' experience. I am not sure if this will work against me in both (1) getting into top programs (as I have heard that median age at H/S are trending down; concerned that adcoms will think that it's pointless for me to go and that they'll be doing me a favor by rejecting me) and (2) getting a PE/finance job out of b-school (age, no prior quant/finance background)
I attended a top ten undergrad, as well, but my GPA is low--around 3.1. Although I haven't taken a real, live GMAT, my practice scores are over 750, and while I hate to be presumptuous, my performances in other standardized tests, including SAT, GRE, and LSAT, convinces me that GMAT will, at worst, not be what holds me back.
Thanks!
Thank you for taking the time to respond to all of our--what must, after a while, seem repetitive--questions.
Like everyone else here, I have a question regarding my candidacy at a top MBA program. However, I think my background does add a couple twists. I have posted the default template for convenience, but please do read on to get the full story.
Target: Not yet sure
Age: 27 currently; 30 when applying
GMAT: 740+ (not yet taken, but please see below before judging me as a presumptive tool)
Nationality/Race: East Asian Male, international
Education: 3.2 GPA at an Ivy League School; 3.4 GPA at top ten law school (cum laude)
Work Exp: 2-3 years at M/B/B; military in my home country prior to law school in the middle of college
Extracurricular: Nothing outstanding.
Motivation for MBA: To break into private equity; failing that, into a field of finance that might lead to PE
-----
my deal:
I am currently in my last year at one of the top 10 law schools in the US. Instead of law, I will be joining one of the big 3 management consulting companies in one of their smaller offices as a consultant, starting at the level that other MBAs do.
Ultimately, I would like to end up in private equity. I am very attracted to basically every aspect of the industry, from sourcing deals, executing transactions (the primary reason why I went to law school, actually), using management expertise to grow/turn-around/increase value for the company, etc.
I know that getting into PE is possible from management consulting--but it's still a best-case scenario, and I might not be in a position to pick and choose my options when it comes time to exit consulting. I would not mind going into finance, etc, as well--and while I know that these are also gettable out of consulting, I just wanted to be informed about all possible avenues.
I am wondering if going to business school might be worthwhile--or if business schools will even have me. I will be older (28 when starting consulting next fall, at least 30 when I am applying to b-schools) and already have "post-MBA' experience. I am not sure if this will work against me in both (1) getting into top programs (as I have heard that median age at H/S are trending down; concerned that adcoms will think that it's pointless for me to go and that they'll be doing me a favor by rejecting me) and (2) getting a PE/finance job out of b-school (age, no prior quant/finance background)
I attended a top ten undergrad, as well, but my GPA is low--around 3.1. Although I haven't taken a real, live GMAT, my practice scores are over 750, and while I hate to be presumptuous, my performances in other standardized tests, including SAT, GRE, and LSAT, convinces me that GMAT will, at worst, not be what holds me back.
Thanks!
