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Chances at HBS [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 27 Feb 2020, 08:03
Hello
I am applying to HBS in a year's time here is my profile:

GRE: Q169 V160 (Current) - I will be retaking and hoping to score Q170 V165
Education: University of Toronto BBA (Graduated with High Honors top 10%) and University of Oxford MSc Financial Economics (MFE) (expecting to graduate with Merit)
Work Experience:
2 Years Consulting, Capital Markets at (Big 4)
- Specialized as a Consultant working specifically on large Pension Funds, Insurance Funds, and Big Asset Management companies.
- Worked with the Boards and CEOs/CFOs to manage the direction/risk/future growth plans
- Worked towards the CFA designation (to be completed before MBA).
- Applied for Grad School + Got an opportunity to work in Corporate Strategy at one of the Largest Pension Funds in Canada
1 Year Corporate Strategy Associate (Big Canadian Asset Management Firm)
- Currently helping large Pension Fund Scale to 1 Trillion CAD in assets.

ECs:
- I started a NFP that mentors High School student from Inner City Schools by partnering them up with professionals (i.e. my peers) - I am an inner city student as well - I wanted to create this impact to help other students like me.
- I brought together a team of 20 people - and helped 50 students in my first year - I brought on Big 4 firm as a partner as well
- I help lead 6 events a year to help students with different aspects of career development.
Career Goals:
To work in Corporate Strategy at a large multinational... long term goal to become the CEO of a large multinational. Want an MBA to develop my leadership and soft skills and build my network.

Originally posted by SZGRE on 12 Feb 2020, 10:55.
Last edited by SZGRE on 27 Feb 2020, 08:03, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Chances at HBS [#permalink] New post   12 Feb 2020, 11:15
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Hi SZGRE,

Thank you for sharing your profile. Overall, I think you have a compelling case- excellent academic performance at two distinguished institutions as well as a strong GRE score. Your professional experience seems interesting as well, but to adequately assess it, I require more details about the qualitative and quantitative measurement of your professional success (thus far).

The elements that will most likely be the deciding factor is your narrative -how will you present your case? You will be competing with the best of the best, and your story cannot be "good," it needs to be "outstanding" - particularly because of your professional goals, you must show a high probability of future success.

I am happy to continue this conversation "live." If interested, please reach out to schedule a call.


Best,

Susan

SZGRE wrote:
Hello
I am applying to HBS in a year's time here is my profile:

GRE: Q169 V160 (Current) - I will be retaking and hoping to score Q170 V165
Education: University of Toronto BBA (Graduated with High Honors top 10%) and University of Oxford MFE (expecting to graduate with Merit)
Work Experience:
2 Years Consulting, Capital Markets at (Big 4)
1 Year Corporate Strategy Associate (Big Canadian Asset Management Firm)

Career Goals:
To work in Corporate Strategy at a large multinational... long term goal to become the CEO of a large multinational. Want an MBA to develop my leadership and soft skills and build my network.
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Re: Chances at HBS [#permalink] New post   19 Feb 2020, 04:45
SZGRE, a few more thoughts on your profile and plans:
  1. Your academic pedigree looks decent; the MFE is via distance/online route? Will be good to illustrate how tough is being in top 10% relatively speaking. If you are able to hit that target, that'll be true gold.
  2. The professional profile is good. However, HBS is about how will you take it from good to great. Big 4 is not that usually; unless your work there was. Also, from corp strategy to corp. strategy may not be an awesome story - they'd want to understand how the MBA really helped you scale. Think harder along those lines and how to pitch your story.
  3. I also don't see anything on the ECs front. This is why extracurricular matter in your MBA application. Given that HBS gets power packed applicants, several times, this becomes a pretty important lever to differentiate.

Hope this helps some.

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Re: Chances at HBS [#permalink] New post   27 Feb 2020, 02:48
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SZGRE wrote:
Hello
I am applying to HBS in a year's time here is my profile:

GRE: Q169 V160 (Current) - I will be retaking and hoping to score Q170 V165
Education: University of Toronto BBA (Graduated with High Honors top 10%) and University of Oxford MSc Financial Economics (MFE) (expecting to graduate with Merit)
Work Experience:
2 Years Consulting, Capital Markets at (Big 4)
1 Year Corporate Strategy Associate (Big Canadian Asset Management Firm)

Career Goals:
To work in Corporate Strategy at a large multinational... long term goal to become the CEO of a large multinational. Want an MBA to develop my leadership and soft skills and build my network.
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Hello SZGRE,

Thanks for writing in.

Your GRE score looks alright (of course, it would be great if you could boost it further) and the fact that you graduated from some very fine institutions will have its own advantages.

Your post currently lacks relevant details pertaining to your achievements at work, as well as extra-curricular activities and we would really look forward to hearing from you with regard to the same in order to provide you with a detailed evaluation.

All the best!
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