Profile evaluation for Tuck, Duke Fuqua, Kellogg, Booth (Chicago), GMAT Focus 675, Technology background, from Peru

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10 months ago

Congrats on the Tuck and Kellogg interviews! Fingers crossed for more!
Seems like a great profile with high in demand demographics.
P.S. The school rank is not a huge deal for consulting so potentially considering places such as Fuqua, Yale, and Ross or even Darden and Tepper could bring some options for $$ 🤷‍♂️

Edam24

Thanks for the input! Would you advise considering Fuqua, Yale, and Ross in R3 as backup? I did well in the Tuck interview, but I guess we’ll know only in March.

Unfortunately around three is never recommended but if you are determined to go to school this year, you can throw your hat in. It’s just not a very productive round because a lot of the spots are gone and a lot of the financial aid is gone but there are exceptions, sometimes people even get admitted from waitlist with a scholarship so everything happens as long as you keep trying. I would probably see how your invitations go out For other programs. You won’t know in time so you can make this decision sometime in February. I would also say that your interview is more of a validation of a couple points and absolutely a very valuable component of your application but that’s not what we decide you getting in or not getting in. Sometimes you may have a bad interview and it may dinger application but even an awesome interview will not get you in if your application is lacking compared to other folks....

Applying in around three is also tough logistically because you have to pay deposit after around two decisions and then you’re not committing until you’ll get a decision in May or June and that’s really far down the road but at the same time people do it and survive. It’s just not optimal.

8 months ago

Hi BB! I'm on a tough spot right now. I'm only alive on Tuck and Kellogg, awaiting decisions (Tuck was secured interview). Duke is Feb20 deadline and awaiting interview invite. Darden is R3 so tough... I'm considering applying to Cornell, Mccombs, Yale for R3. I do want to go this year, as I'm already 32yo.
What do you think?
As a side note, I'm pretty sure mi low GPA has a lot do to with the 4 denies. It's 2.5ish.
Greatly appreciate your input.

Hi. You can see my reply above about round three.... I assume you are sending an optional essay explaining why your low GPA was an unusual circumstance?

If you are going to apply in round three, I would probably argue or say that perhaps more than your GPA is the hangup and I’m wondering if you should change your post NBA career goal to something less of a change and more aligned with your experience. That way in the eyes of the admissions, you will be leveraging your long experience rather than putting it aside and trying to break into a new industry. So think about what your safety option is and make that your primary goal and that may just help them see you as a stronger candidate ...

Thank you! Indeed, I sent an optional essay and has recently finished the MBA Math course, which I have sent to the ones I'm still alive.

That's a really good point... I really want consulting but maybe I should focus on technology or consumer electronics?
Of course, if Tuck or Kellogg accept me, I'll go to either one, but I'm really scared and want to have more backups.

Worst case scenario I would apply again next year, but worried about my age (just turn 32 a couple of days ago).

I did not say you should not go into consulting but what you do and what you put on the essays may not be the same thing.

What admissions committee does is they evaluate your likelihood of employment and if they see that it’s not high or they have concerns, they consider a candidate weaker as the result

Thank you BB! Final question, do you think my age will be a major negative factor when applying next year? I'm from march 1993.

accepted at Tuck BB!!!! Thank you so much for this amazing platform you ́ve created.