Congrats all who've received invites... hope you all convert them. And to those who haven't yet, i'm sure you guys will have better luck with other apps. It's bound to work out for all, only a question of timing i believe.
I've been working on my Stanford app since Sept, although not regularly, but by now I've reached a stage where I feel I'm overthinking everything. Hoping to get some guidance from others here who've been through the Stanford app process themselves.
For their career aspirations --- how crazy can we afford to get here? I don't think Stanford's like other b-schools when it comes to judging the career goals (although I could easily be wrong). From the sense i got when interacting with the students, and the adcom during info sessions, Stanford is fairly open to career changers (more so than others), and doesn't ridicule those who want a complete change of career -- which is why they ask you your dreams and aspirations rather than your 'career goals' per se. Part of it stems from its ideologies, and part from its confidence and belief that a Stanford MBA graduate can be successful in whatever he does in life. Is this a reasonable assessment? Would be great to hear from any current student / alum from GSB.
I have long harbored an idea for a high-tech startup, coming from an engineering background, but the slight issue is that I've been a banker for the past 2 years... so i'm wondering if it's a wise thing to talk about tech-entrepreneurship in my career aspirations even though I'm highly passionate about it (and have laid some groundwork for it outside of my job), and I'm certain that that is something I would like to pursue post MBA.
10 Dec 2010, 08:24
