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vamkrispk

2 years ago

whats you score?

TargetKellogg2024

Hi vamkrispk, I have a GRE score of 333

ChandlerBong

Hi TargetKellogg2024,

Congrats on the huge GRE Score! 💯

Can you please let me know if there is any preference of GMAT over GRE to the colleges you’ve applied to or does it have as much weightage as the GMAT?

Thanks and all the best for your applications 😊

Hi ChandlerBong!

No, business schools do not have a preference for one test over the other. Best of luck for your journey!

Thanks for the info!

While they don’t have a preference for admission, we have seen a lot more scholarships offered to GMAT test-takers. This could be purely anecdotal and informal but multiple consultants have sort of confirmed the same theory that you apply with the mediocre GRE to get in or you apply with a high GMAT to get in and get a scholarship. At the same time, applying with mediocre GMAT will not work and apparently applying with a high GRE also does not yield scholarships at the same level. Well let’s hope it don’t changes this year.

Hi @bb,

Thanks for the informational insight. I plan to take the GMAT in a month. Hoping for a 730+ score to get into the competitive side of the application round. Was wondering if plan A doesn't work, GRE could be a viable option to give and apply to B schools with. Let's hope it works out

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Wow! Congratulations on your admit at Darden!

PS. There is a rumor that Jerry scores tend to under perform with scholarships. I hope that perhaps you can break that rumor with the future results!

In my experience and observations, you get paid well really only at the very top level at CPG, so I think your goal makes perfect sense as long as you can break into that space. I have seen Blackstone bringing in former MBB consultants to run some of the companies they take over. Many of them have messed up royally but if you have background in CPG, that will be a huge asset.

Forgot to add, Kellogg would be the ultimate CPG and MBB school. 🤞

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Can we connect .

ckeeerthi

Hi, have you taken help of any consultancy? if know any good ones please let me know.
I am targeting LBS for 2024 for MiM

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Hi. Good luck with applications!!! You can also consider Simon. They are finance-focused and IB has to be better than at KF or Owen but def not as good as Darden or Johnson.

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chargeWWS

When are you planning to take the rice interview?

ARINGO

Hi hammadhanif,

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Strong GPA + Good GMAT score + CFA level 1 cleared + Good extracurricular activities- Nice! Your school list is quite balanced. While your professional experience is impressive, the job shifts are a bit frequent.

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Nice job picking schools with Johnson and Darden. If you wanted to go extra safe, you can try Simon (likely be a better offer with more $$ even if you get into Johnson and Darden). Otherwise good luck!

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Hi! Welcome!
Great profile! And interesting combo of schools. HBS and Olin! 👀

Haas is not big into consulting (though they do place folks) - Fuqua or Darden may a better fit though of course you may have reasons to apply to Berkeley. It never hurts if you have the time and you have an app fee waiver.

If you are looking at consulting and scholarship, UNC can be a good middle ground as well as Tepper.

PS. Social and non profit tend to be VERY popular and competitive. Everyone wants these spots and social places really lack $$ to hire a lot of consultants so the spots are limited. Just setting your expectations.

-BB.

Dddi

Thank you so much for this feedback

I would also like mention that my gpa is on a 5.0 scale. However since undergrad I have commenced my ACCA certification and I’m two papers from certification.

Given this, Do you think I have a shot at Stanford GBS and Wharton. If yes, how do I put my best application forth. If no, what can I get done by next year to give me a chance within the pool

The HSW are super competitive. Nobody can give a good chance prediction there (with a few exceptions of candidates)

Seeing that you did not get an interview invite at HBS, I think by default it would mean you need to assume they did not like you enough vs your peers. GPA may be one consideration. Even on a 4.0 scale it is low compared to 3.5-3.6 average so you need a 333+ GRE to offset any concerns about your academic success.

PS. It is harder to apply as a startup person and that’s likely one of the considerations since anyone can say they did a startup and make a few things up while working for BCG or even McDonalds is easier to evaluate.

PS. I am just guessing here a bit. Not trying to make you paranoid, but trying to probe for weaknesses.

yellogood

Hello @dddi, Ola here, also from NG. Amazing profile overall. But I think you might need to take the HBS Core to strengthen your base. The GPA is sort of low. Also not sure what your college major was. If it wasn't Quant heavy and you had a 3.19/5, then you need to proof to Adcoms that you'd cope. If your college major was Quant focused, you still need the HBS Core + higher GRE to be competitive for your selected schools. Otherwise, you could consider some T25 - T50s that would yield similar results.

To add a bit more of rumor-grade feedback. In the last year we saw many GMAT scores get $$ scholarships and few of the GRE applicants. Not sure if that’s because GRE were low or because schools did not have as much appetite to fund GRE applicants - we will see better results in 2 months but if you are counting on scholarships, may want to consider a GMAT attempt if it is feasible. Again, this is highly speculative and not corroborated by hard data per se.

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Fantastic profile and great to have another member from Vietnam.

If you’re looking at consulting and MBB, there’s not really a huge priority to attend one of the top three business schools. Going to Fuqua or Darden or Tuck will probably be even more productive since those schools have such a laser focus on consulting. More over, good chance you can get a decent discount on your tuition. so I would recommend expanding your list of schools to include some other options.

Of course if you get into Harvard, you should go there but a lot of schools have very strong placements into consulting and better stats than Harvard or Stanford. Just saying 😇

Or were you applying by color?
PS. I did not realize all of these programs use the same shade of red 😂

VHP

thanks so much for the quick response @bb! You didn't give me the chance to finish editing my post haha. Somehow the first 3 schools are all red

Definitely would look in to Fuqua/Darden/Tuck too - what do you think about Emory since I really like Atlanta as well? I am also considering Oxford/INSEAD

If you’re looking for consulting, you want to focus on programs that have been consistently placing into consulting for years. This creates a path and the very vital connection where people from five years ago and now in senior positions within consulting companies, there are people from a few years ago who are in the starting positions and there are interns who are in their second year of business school who will help you prepare for case interviews and who will Challenge you. This ecosystem allows for this cycle of new people coming in and old people helping them to come in. Usually you’re looking at a top 15 rank.

At the same time, consulting recruiting is very much about the person and not the school when it comes to the selection process however, as mentioned above having a school with a consulting pathway will prepare you so much better to the interview and that will help you to perform better individually.

Rank wise, I would recommend focusing on the top 15 and avoiding West Coast schools as they tend to perform with on campus recruiting. in terms of the other options outside of top 15, you can consider UNC which has larger class and consulting aspirations along with MBB recruiting paths. In general you want to stick to larger programs and higher ranked ones that will give you the best chance of getting into consulting.

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thaonhuact

Hi Mayank. I know that you got admission for Tepper Fulltime MBA Fall 2024. Can you help to share some experience since I will have interview around 10/30? Thank you