Congrats, pls DM me

Hi would you know why you were waitlisted for BU?

Hey I really don’t know
In fact my interview was the best among all

Hi, How was your video essay for Mendoza? I just gave my video essay and I feel like I have repeated myself in few parts. Can I expect a call?

Thanks. I will get in touch with you if I get an interview call.

Hi, I have an interview for BU Questrom tomorrow. Could you share the questions you were asked?

I have posted on forum discussion

hey can you please let me know what are the questions expected for BU ?

Hi does XLRI GM accept admissions with less than 5 years work ex?

Hi, can we please connect on linkedin?

Consortium applicant?

Congratulations on your interview invites!

I think you have a really good chances. You have strong track record from the same point of an exclusive and competitive work experience/job as well as athletic accomplishment.

Your undergraduate prestige does matter to an extent as that sort of set your trajectory though you can absolutely have a low start and then great work experience and results along the way but admissions teams tend to play it safe and like to reward continuous success so the better your undergrad, the better chances you have.

Finally, it does help being a minority from the diversity standpoint. Schools always like to build diverse classes and so the more boxes you take the better but again it all depends on the competition so it’s not like you can just walk in being a Everest candidate you need to bring quite a bit of other value.

Another plus, staying within the same industry is a big plus and the fact that you have demonstrated success here and moved around and hopefully gotten a promotion indicates that you’re in a certain path and you’re planning to continue and build on those strengths and leverage the networks you have Build a recruiting will be a lot easier for you than some for someone moving from abroad who has never done finance.

Not having a score for you is likely not a valid or a significant data point though it would help to offset a weaker undergrad but admissions will basically consider you applying with an average or so score and that hardly makes a big difference. Even if you had a high score it wouldn’t make a huge difference at these programs But potentially makes you more attractive as you add brownie points to the average GMAT core and help set some of the weaker candidates who may bring other values....

Sorry for me entering profile review and feedback, I think you have a lot of strong points. I think at this point you’re hunkering down and waiting. If you decide to reapply for any reason, we can chat more about ways of strengthen your application for next season such as engaging more with current students and alumni or adding a score but at this point I would be preparing for interview and making sure you come off personable and likable and a good team player that would impress employers and also positively impact the class

Hi, this is one ofy target schools, can we connect?

Can we connect on LinkedIn?

Guess you're heading to Oxford now.

Hey! Sorry to have missed your previous pings. In case still interested, dm-ing you my LinkedIn!

Hi! Can we connect?

Can we connect on LinkedIn?

Hi, I have some questions. Can we connect on LinkedIn?

Hi, can we please connect on linkedin?

Hi, congratulations on your admits. I too am planing to apply to these same colleges. Can we please connect on linkedin?

Hi Teki, May I ask how was your Kellogg Interview? Any pointers to share?

Congrats on the MMM Admit!!! Fingers crossed for HSW!

Wonderful. Did you waive your GMAT score and still get full scholarships from Owen and Goizueta ?
Can you share a bit more ?

Hi @WaterCadet ! Your profile stands out due to its unique international experience in the shipping industry, leadership roles, and impactful extracurriculars. With a 730 GMAT score and a decent GPA of 3.3, your academic credentials are competitive for top schools. However, transitioning from a niche field like transportation to consulting requires demonstrating transferable skills, leadership, and strategic thinking in your application. Your work with the Robinhood Army and teaching underprivileged kids add depth and a strong sense of social responsibility to your profile.

For schools like HEC Paris, INSEAD, IESE, Oxford, and NUS, focus on articulating how your global exposure, operational expertise, and problem-solving abilities will add value to their programs. Additionally, clarify your motivation for switching to consulting and how your MBA goals align with the resources at these schools. To increase your chances, continue developing your French language skills (especially for HEC and INSEAD), strengthen your consulting narrative with concrete examples, and secure strong, personalized recommendation letters. Please take a look at BLOG1 and BLOG2.

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HI WaterCadet,

what I like about your profile is the range of ECAs- i haven't seen many ECAs in resume of applicants like you (are you in merchant navy?).
The work experience looks good and when you begin to compile your applications, you must focus upon the leadership opportunities and your achievements therein. Your target b-schools value international experience, so you must bring forth how you learnt to adapt, become culturally sensitive and excel in working in multi-dimensional teams through your experiences.
The career shift to consulting sounds reasonable, and you can also explore operations roles as an alternate career goal. Given how slow the job market has been (consulting too), it will be worthwhile to do school specific research for every target program to understand which recruiters are hiring. That information can eventually help build a stronger goals essay (Oxford asks several questions about your intended industry/ role/ geography in their application).

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Were you accepted after the hbs waitlist?

Were you accepted after the waitlist?

If the plan is to return to PE post your MBA, would recommend swapping a Kellogg SOM with Columbia Business School and even having a Wharton on your radar. The IB/PE pool tends to be overrepresented at these schools and hence you will need to think of a strong application strategy to make yourself standout, a GMAT score north of 695 will do the trick from a score perspective. Do focus on other aspects of your profile outside your test score as well.

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Wow... This is really really good. You have the most important aspects for your profile handled - work experience, hopefully some promotions or aspects that made you stand out, great GPA, etc. As long as you can get a little higher with your test scores - around average which would be about 685, i think you will be set. Honestly even having an imperfect score would be OK but the score is usually something that can be fixed within a few months, so hopefully not a stumbling block.

Having industry experience and not moving away is also super helpful

P.S. We are doing an MBA Spotlight Fair and have an opportunity to network with AdCom's if you are interested in hosting sessions and having a leadership position. Message me in the next few days if you are 😇

Hi! I also just got invited to interview by HBS; would you like to link up and do some interview prep together?

Awesome job on the invite 👍🤞

Congratulations on your admissions!!
Looking to apply to Kellogg in Round 2. Please can I send a DM?

Hi, are you still waiting for HBS waitlist? Or have you decided to go to other school?

Great profile! Congrats! It is fairly well traveled for the HSW applicants. Nothing jumps out in terms of red flags in your profile (it is spartan though)
I take it MBA is for the network/business skills. The only aspect that you want to have worked out in this type of a scenario targeting entrepreneurship is make sure you have already had a chat with startup folks so you have a very clear idea and expectations of what that is line as it will likely come up in the interview as they try to eval how committed you are to your goals. I am sure you have done a lot of soul searching and had some deep conversations about it.
Good luck!

Hey! Congrats on the interview. I also got an invite. Would you like to link up and prep for the interview together?

Hi were are you going?

Hi where are you going?

You have a unique background coming from media space.

Seeing other applicants from the US with similar scores, I think you have a realistic list of schools so could’ve done that.

Congratulations on the interviews at UNC and Vanderbilt by the way 👍

PS. Your chances will imparted depend on the admissions and how they feel about your chances of getting recruited into your target job. I probably would not expect any scholarship offers but if you were looking for that, you will need to bump up your score by at least 30 or 40 points.

How was your Stern Interview experience?

Hi, can we connect on Linkedin?

No scholarship even after 725 on gmat fe?

Hello there, wanted to ask, how did you qualify for the scholarship at NUS? Did you apply? My follow up question would be, how did they decide they will give you a scholarship?

Hi, congrats on getting accepted from NUS! I also want to know how you received the 50% scholarship, thanks

if you can share about nus, would be much appreciated

hi manaswi, will it be ok if I dm you?

Hi Manaswini , can we have a quick chat regarding ISB PGP ?