MBA Decision Tracker: Monitor Application Status in Real Time

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2 years ago

Congrats!!! Amazing how you got 100% schoolarship from Havard. I'm from Vietnam too and apply for MBA intake 2024. If possible, It would be great if I have a talk with you for 30 min hearing your story & advice. Thank you very much!!!!

cup_vt

Hi @Clover159, I'm from Vietnam too and also applying for 2024 intake. I have connected successfully with Hoang so if you need help, please DM me (he's already matriculated so I guess he'd be very busy now).

That’s awesome!
Thank you so much for offering to help!

Interesting to see that a person was denied at Kellogg but admitted at HBS. you could argue that maybe they knew that they would not matriculate or sensed it, but I don’t think so. If they had a really strong candidate, they would’ve admitted it. I think this shows an example where admissions can be a crapshoot… unpredictable.

@bb Totally agree. It could also because that somehow the applicants pool that specific year for HBS didn't have many people from similar background/profile but for Kellogg there were many. bb please could you help quickly scan through my profile and share your thoughts?

I think Harvard having the most applicants of any business school would not have a lack of strong candidates. I’ve heard that the strength of Harvard class is so strong that they could fill two classes if they want it and not go down and quality… I think this is more on Kellogg and than Harvard.

PS. I’ll check your profile. Sorry if I haven’t seen it

You're correct that HBS has the most applicants but not many from my country. I have scanned through the decision tracker in previous year for Vietnam applicants to HBS and found not many. There were people are (I know) would make a strong candidate for HBS but didn't apply as they thought HBS as "best in the world" and went for a little lower reputed schools (outside HSW).

Hi @cup_vt So grateful to know you from such international forum. Love to connect with you further. I left a DM to you.

Thanks!

HBS scholarship is need-based, which is unique compared to other programs. Basically if you get into HBS, and you make less than 65K/year, you are getting some money, and if you are an international, you are going to get quite a bit of money... if you get in

Thanks very much!! Interesting insight. Very helpful!

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Hi Tidefan! Congrats for the 50% scholarship of Kelley! This is the school I'm trying my best to apply for. It would be great to hear some story/ tips from you how to get that much scholarship. Thanks very much!

Awesome job networking. I would also recommend going to the Kelley's website and checking their ambassadors page. Moreover, you can get in touch with AngelsCry97. She is from Vietnam and just started out in Kelley.

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MegaMBA

Hi. Can we connect?

Hm... the dude's graduated in 2018 but maybe he is still checking his email/profile. I would be surprised however, but it would be a nice surprise

Yeah, I figured it's a longshot, but I wanted to try anyway. My profile is similar to this person's. I thought I could. get a few useful insights about the procedure and admissions.

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private00007

what was your gre/gmat score?

shweatha0211

326 GRE

Great!!
Congratulations on your Admits.

Thank you

YogeshBardia

can you tell me more about your work experience?

I’ve been working in a startup as a brand manager since April 2021

I have a UG in social work

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AkshadaS

Hi! I would love to know how you secured interviews and admits from such great schools. Please let me know how we can connect!
I really need some help as my GRE score is 312.

Hi - awesome profile and great to see someone more experienced and with such fantastic and strong profile!

The obvious thing to mention which should not discourage you but perhaps give you a better idea how to improve your chances, US FT MBA is going to be tough with 13 years of work experience. You can check my posts about some of the challenges for more experienced applicants here: https://gmatclub.com/forum/old-for-an-mba-352223.html. This is not the case in the EU however.

At the same time, Sloan Fellows and the MSx Programs are a fantastic choice for someone looking for a FT MBA experience and being a cohort of equally well-established individuals who are not looking to be junior consultants. On a side, benefits for these programs for international applicants include OPT with a work permit in the US after graduation (something that I don't believe EMBA's give you since they are not full time study methods). Not sure if that's a concern at all for you.

In terms of scholarships, i think there is an opportunity and a chance, looking at your background and goals, however, EMBA and Professional programs usually tend to be quite meager with merit-based scholarships for EMBA candidates. The assumption in these programs is that either your employer pays or you are investing in yourself.... and it may be a bit tricky to tell the story of why you need a scholarship if you are a successful VC but again there are exceptions everywhere all the time.

Obviously an EMBA assumes that you are busy with something else since you only have classes once a month or so while a FT program will keep you busy 200% of the day. So those are different experiences. I think both are attainable with MSx / Sloan Fellows and EU FT programs or the EMBA's. The big question is what experience you are looking for or prefer. I would also say EMBA applications are a lot more straightforward and enjoyable so you may be drawn there if you get frustrated with FT MBA.

-BB