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2 years ago

Wow. Lots of WL's - I am sorry. Not sure what's been up this year. I have seen Asian applicants have a lot more luck in LBS/INSEAD than mid-tier US Programs. Sorry about Tuck

P.S. The score is a bit on the lower side for your pier group perhaps. Also, not sure if you put Impact investing into the goals in the essays. That's a tough spot to get into (lots of competition and very few openings) - thinks like that also have impact on chances unfortunately.

StinkyPete

Hi, thanks for the reply

I could retake GMAT but I got 94% for that score. Worried it won’t make any difference if I get like 96%.
Also, I put impact investing in my essay. I didn’t know that my goal could be a minus point. But I do have back-up plan of going back to consulting, but in US if possible. Would additional essay describing plan B help?

So, waitlist is like a chaos. You can throw anything and everything at it and you never know what’s going to work. We do have a series of post about waitlist and how to get off a waitlist from this exact time a year ago and we have interviewed a former admissions Director in the top 15 university, and she basically said that there’s not much you can do to get off the waitlist. Your course and trajectory have already been set and getting off the list is not likely to be determined by any updates you can provide. Quite dark and futile I have to say and I have to think it has to be brighter than that… 🥴

Getting a marginally higher score makes no sense. You need 695 in focus to make an impact and the difference.

Writing an essay about Plan B, I cannot see how it would hurt but all you will do is just write an essay and anyone else can do that as well. Basically, any low effort will result into low impact.

In terms of your goals impacting your chances, that is a real consideration. Imagine you put a lofty goal that’s going to be hard to achieve and admissions perceives that you have a high chance of failure. If you fail, you will be unhappy, you will be unthankful to the program, and you will not be a very good alumni they couldn’t blame you for that but they can find someone with a better fit. Similarly, if you have a lofty goal, it may mean you haven’t quite done enough research to know what’s real and again your expectation may be too high and they don’t want to Disappoint you. Admissions love very safe candidates. They want to consultant getting an MBA and going back to consulting. We have had people apply multiple years in a row and get much better results after changing their goals and demonstrating much better fit for the MBA degree into their career path and trajectory, and getting much better admission results.

Take a look at this topic:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/waitlisted-n ... 10212.html

selsca19

1 year ago

Hi , Can you suggest what did you do to improve from waitlisted to accepted?

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Mayank232

Hi Disha, need some help regarding MiM admissions and the Gmat. It would be great to connect with you for the same. Hoping a revert from your end at the earliest.

kn1

Hi Riya! Congratulations on your admit! I'd love to connect with you to get your insights into the application process and the GMAT. Did you go for some coaching for GMAT in India? Or did you self-study? Look forward to hearing from you.

Riya Moiloth

Hey, I went for TTP but to be very honest, didn't help me much. I mainly was self studying for GMAT most of the time. Feel free to dm me incase you want to clear your doubts.

BatrickPatemann

Hi Riya! Congrats for the massive accomplishment. I'd love to know more about your experience as I'm preparing my applications for some time now. Cheers!

khushibhagat

hi Riya! This is Khushi, I'm applying to INSEAD this year and i'd really like to know your profile a bit better and hopefully get some insights from you. can we connect?

hi riya

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Congratulations on your awesome admits and fingers crossed for the Anderson FEMBA. Awesome and strong profile!

Are you looking to work from LA? It seems like it.
I am sure you know this but the FEMBA --> Consulting path is more muted and tricky as you often do not have a chance to do an internship in the summer. Also much of the success depends on attending various recruiting events with MBB's at least and you will likely be unable to meet that kind of a schedule commitment while having a job, though easier if you are running your own business in the background, but if that's what you are doing to do, why not go for the full time experience?

SMOORE25

I have a 9-5 I am committed to staying in during my MBA program. I'd love to live in LA, but live in NYC right now and don't HAVE to move, though I'm not going to lie, I was ready to get out of the city. Not sure if Cornell's Metro NY EMBA or UCLA FEMBA is a better fit.... any thoughts?

Awesome! Congrats on your admits!
If these are EMBA's you would be sticking with your location most likely? Would you be looking for a job in LA? or just Traveling there for weekends/classes? (There are a few formats).

I would say that your classmates and your network would be a big factor for your recruiting/transition if you are planning to recruit during/after EMBA into a new role, so if your networking is pick the program that is going to be where you plan to be AFTER the MBA as it will help with networking and connecting with people (which is most how you will find a job).

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