Forum Home > GMAT > Quantitative > Problem Solving (PS)
Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Dec 1308:30 AM EST
-09:15 AM EST
Get the inside scoop on what makes Emory’s Goizueta Business School great, learn how you can present a strong MBA application, and connect with an Admissions Director to get your questions answered.
Dec 1408:00 AM PST
-11:30 AM PST
Join us for an exclusive Admit Weekend designed to help you navigate the exciting yet challenging process of choosing between multiple MBA offers and provide valuable guidance on financial aid, scholarship negotiation, visa processes, and more.
Dec 1511:00 AM EST
-11:30 AM EST
Meet Tuck at an informal student or staff-hosted coffee chat in a city near you!- Dec 16
08:00 AM PST
-11:59 PM PST
GMAT Club 12 Days of Christmas is a 4th Annual GMAT Club Winter Competition based on solving questions. This is the Winter GMAT competition on GMAT Club with an amazing opportunity to win over $40,000 worth of prizes! - Dec 18
10:00 AM PST
-11:00 AM PST
Here is the essential guide to securing scholarships as an MBA student! In this video, we explore the various types of scholarships available, including need-based and merit-based options. 
Dec 2109:00 PM IST
-10:00 PM IST
Dreaming of a successful post-MBA career? Explore the 2026 career pathways in consulting, tech, finance, and dive into the exciting opportunities and the potential ROI these industries offer, helping you make informed decisions and more.
elpuntazza
Joined: 04 Sep 2017
Last visit: 28 Jul 2023
Posts: 44
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 18
Location: Spain
Schools: Wharton '25 (II)
01 Mar 2020, 03:10
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi all,
I am applying for h2+2 and stanford MBA (Deferred Enrollment).
Pre MBA: I will likely work in Strategy Consulting.
Post MBA: I want to work really close to the technological and innovative side of companies, but still with a business role. I was going to write in the essays/application forms that I want to work in corporate innovation, tech or VC industries. Do you think that this is too generic? Do you have any suggestion?
I am applying for h2+2 and stanford MBA (Deferred Enrollment).
Pre MBA: I will likely work in Strategy Consulting.
Post MBA: I want to work really close to the technological and innovative side of companies, but still with a business role. I was going to write in the essays/application forms that I want to work in corporate innovation, tech or VC industries. Do you think that this is too generic? Do you have any suggestion?
01 Mar 2020, 12:15
Kudos
Bookmarks
Yes you'll definitely need to pick a lane with the long-term goal elpuntazza
If I were you I would definitely do some quick research..hop on LinkedIn and speak to these people it would be a great opportunity for you to lay the groundwork anyway.
You need to pinpoint people in these exact rules so that you can speak about it convincingly with Why Stanford.
Strategy Consulting as a very generic goal, you would want to indicate why Strategy Consulting is a fit for you how you would be successful at it, really do some research, talk to people. To be a good strategy consultant you need to have a good command of data analytics, have a very even, calm, personality, have great interpersonal skills and good public speaking skills, get along with anyone, and be great at solving problems. that's the kind of research you would want to do on the long-term goal and for both of them you would want to speak to why you be motivated to that.
I will share with you that both of those schools like to see someone have a vision for their life that is beyond them self. They're not really in the business of accelerating your career they rather help people become leaders that are out to make a positive impact in the world.
So I realize you're very young yet but if you could forecast what the legacy is that you would like to leave, think, from there and then work backward. This is actually what they do at BCG
An easy way to go might be to pick a different pre-mba goal, and then have strategy Consulting as your post-mba goal.
To be very honest it is kind of ambitious to have strategy consulting as a pre-mba goal as some people cannot even pull that off doing an MBA. I had a client who graduated from Harvard in 3 yearswiyh a 4.0 but he couldn't pass the case interview at Booth for Bain.
Do you have some kind of experience with cases, to indicate that you would nail that?
Posted from my mobile device
If I were you I would definitely do some quick research..hop on LinkedIn and speak to these people it would be a great opportunity for you to lay the groundwork anyway.
You need to pinpoint people in these exact rules so that you can speak about it convincingly with Why Stanford.
Strategy Consulting as a very generic goal, you would want to indicate why Strategy Consulting is a fit for you how you would be successful at it, really do some research, talk to people. To be a good strategy consultant you need to have a good command of data analytics, have a very even, calm, personality, have great interpersonal skills and good public speaking skills, get along with anyone, and be great at solving problems. that's the kind of research you would want to do on the long-term goal and for both of them you would want to speak to why you be motivated to that.
I will share with you that both of those schools like to see someone have a vision for their life that is beyond them self. They're not really in the business of accelerating your career they rather help people become leaders that are out to make a positive impact in the world.
So I realize you're very young yet but if you could forecast what the legacy is that you would like to leave, think, from there and then work backward. This is actually what they do at BCG
An easy way to go might be to pick a different pre-mba goal, and then have strategy Consulting as your post-mba goal.
To be very honest it is kind of ambitious to have strategy consulting as a pre-mba goal as some people cannot even pull that off doing an MBA. I had a client who graduated from Harvard in 3 yearswiyh a 4.0 but he couldn't pass the case interview at Booth for Bain.
Do you have some kind of experience with cases, to indicate that you would nail that?
Posted from my mobile device
elpuntazza
Joined: 04 Sep 2017
Last visit: 28 Jul 2023
Posts: 44
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 18
Location: Spain
Schools: Wharton '25 (II)
01 Mar 2020, 12:59
Kudos
Bookmarks
Wow, thank you so much for your help! I completely understand your point.
I did a summer internship in strategy consulting (tier 2 firm). I am planning either to go back to that firm or (most likely) go for MBB, for which I already have interviews scheduled but they are going to be in summer and so after the deadline of Stanford/Harvard. Note that I don't have an offer from the firm where I interned, as where I live it is quite unlikely to receive a formal post-graduation offer until a couple of months before the graduation, but anyway I received a very positive feedback.
So I am convinced that before joining the MBA I will stay in strategy consulting, but I know that I want to do something else after the MBA... I really love technology, in its broad meaning. And I think that working in VC/corporate innovation strategy/ tech industry I could be very impactful, while really have to deal daily with technology. But even looking at LinkedIn profiles, I am struggling understanding which is the best option for me.
For instance, I think that landing a job in a VC right after an MBA is very difficult. Therefore, a viable option could be to work in product management in tech after the MBA and then try to enter the VC industry after a couple of years. Another option could be to work in a strategic role in tech and then shift to a similar strategic oriented role in non-tech companies....What do you think about these?
Thank you again for your help!
I did a summer internship in strategy consulting (tier 2 firm). I am planning either to go back to that firm or (most likely) go for MBB, for which I already have interviews scheduled but they are going to be in summer and so after the deadline of Stanford/Harvard. Note that I don't have an offer from the firm where I interned, as where I live it is quite unlikely to receive a formal post-graduation offer until a couple of months before the graduation, but anyway I received a very positive feedback.
So I am convinced that before joining the MBA I will stay in strategy consulting, but I know that I want to do something else after the MBA... I really love technology, in its broad meaning. And I think that working in VC/corporate innovation strategy/ tech industry I could be very impactful, while really have to deal daily with technology. But even looking at LinkedIn profiles, I am struggling understanding which is the best option for me.
For instance, I think that landing a job in a VC right after an MBA is very difficult. Therefore, a viable option could be to work in product management in tech after the MBA and then try to enter the VC industry after a couple of years. Another option could be to work in a strategic role in tech and then shift to a similar strategic oriented role in non-tech companies....What do you think about these?
Thank you again for your help!
MBAPrepCoach
Yes you'll definitely need to pick a lane with the long-term goal elpuntazza
If I were you I would definitely do some quick research..hop on LinkedIn and speak to these people it would be a great opportunity for you to lay the groundwork anyway.
You need to pinpoint people in these exact rules so that you can speak about it convincingly with Why Stanford.
Strategy Consulting as a very generic goal, you would want to indicate why Strategy Consulting is a fit for you how you would be successful at it, really do some research, talk to people. To be a good strategy consultant you need to have a good command of data analytics, have a very even, calm, personality, have great interpersonal skills and good public speaking skills, get along with anyone, and be great at solving problems. that's the kind of research you would want to do on the long-term goal and for both of them you would want to speak to why you be motivated to that.
I will share with you that both of those schools like to see someone have a vision for their life that is beyond them self. They're not really in the business of accelerating your career they rather help people become leaders that are out to make a positive impact in the world.
So I realize you're very young yet but if you could forecast what the legacy is that you would like to leave, think, from there and then work backward. This is actually what they do at BCG
An easy way to go might be to pick a different pre-mba goal, and then have strategy Consulting as your post-mba goal.
To be very honest it is kind of ambitious to have strategy consulting as a pre-mba goal as some people cannot even pull that off doing an MBA. I had a client who graduated from Harvard in 3 yearswiyh a 4.0 but he couldn't pass the case interview at Booth for Bain.
Do you have some kind of experience with cases, to indicate that you would nail that?
Posted from my mobile device
If I were you I would definitely do some quick research..hop on LinkedIn and speak to these people it would be a great opportunity for you to lay the groundwork anyway.
You need to pinpoint people in these exact rules so that you can speak about it convincingly with Why Stanford.
Strategy Consulting as a very generic goal, you would want to indicate why Strategy Consulting is a fit for you how you would be successful at it, really do some research, talk to people. To be a good strategy consultant you need to have a good command of data analytics, have a very even, calm, personality, have great interpersonal skills and good public speaking skills, get along with anyone, and be great at solving problems. that's the kind of research you would want to do on the long-term goal and for both of them you would want to speak to why you be motivated to that.
I will share with you that both of those schools like to see someone have a vision for their life that is beyond them self. They're not really in the business of accelerating your career they rather help people become leaders that are out to make a positive impact in the world.
So I realize you're very young yet but if you could forecast what the legacy is that you would like to leave, think, from there and then work backward. This is actually what they do at BCG
An easy way to go might be to pick a different pre-mba goal, and then have strategy Consulting as your post-mba goal.
To be very honest it is kind of ambitious to have strategy consulting as a pre-mba goal as some people cannot even pull that off doing an MBA. I had a client who graduated from Harvard in 3 yearswiyh a 4.0 but he couldn't pass the case interview at Booth for Bain.
Do you have some kind of experience with cases, to indicate that you would nail that?
Posted from my mobile device
