Hi I am from this country from South Africa but I went to a US school for my undergrad education.......As far as I know, I think there is no one from my country attending the top MBA program in the states. If I get into one of them, I might the first person ever to go to a top-tier program. Is that fact going to put me at a advantage in the admission process? My top choice is Wharton. What does it take to get into Wharton? Please feel free to give me any insights or suggestions....Thanks.

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I guess you missed this........
OR not......if I am not being truthful...
Its fun to mess around with you guys.....thats the kind of break I need during this crazy GMAT preparation.

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I know a guy from East Timor who went to Columbia Business School in the 90's.

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Even if it were East Timor, I imagine it would still be difficult to prove since there could potentially be East Timorese students that were counted in the Indonesian statistics prior to independence in the 2000s.

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interesting topic

I just wanted to let you guys know that it is possible to be the first student from your country to a certain school.

I also come from a small country (in Europe), last year when I applied to Tuck I asked the adcom if they had anyone from my country before (I asked if they had any alumni from my country) and they said no !! ... so if there were no alumni from my country that meant that nobody from my country has graduated from there, right?

But anyways ... it didn't help me much as I didn't get in Tuck

. I got the interview invite but I really blew the interview (was even 15 min late).

Also, my suggestion to the original poster is to ask the adcom if they have any alumni from his/her country and you will find out if you are going to be the first student. And if they actually have an alum from your country they can help you get in touch with that person, which is always a plus.

Cheers!

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the first post now says SOUTH AFRICA
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He might mean Southern Africa and not RSA.

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accidently bumped into this thread.... :-)

any idea about the country ?

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I actually don't care about the country and will actually provide my opinion on the question. I think being the first ( or one of few) to apply to a program is a positive. I would not call it out specifically unless it ties into a larger more meaningful essay answer, but it seems people from under represented groups always have an advantage.

Becky

Edit: I just noticed the dates on the earlier posts. Oops.

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North Korea. OMG

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Ooops. I thought Asia. But if you were from North Korea, you could have been right.

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Are you the Nigerian prince who gave away his wealth to everyone by a series of emails and was misunderstood as spammer ?

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