Profile evaluation for HBS, GMAT Classic 730, Transportation background, from Viet Nam

2 years ago

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 😇

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bb

2 years ago

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

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VHP

2 years ago

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

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bb

2 years ago

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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