MBABound2022 wrote:
FWIW I applied in R2 and submitted my scores in early January-- I still haven't heard back. My GMAT is not GMAT Final (it's in the 80% range of last year, though), but I consider the rest of my profile to be good.
I am wondering if anyone is interested in creating an inclusive (those who were dinged, waitlisted, and accepted) Slack group? One of the greatest advantages to MLT is not going through the MBA process alone. I think just because someone was dinged by MLT they still shouldn't have to go through the MBA process alone.
I don't come from a background where I know people who went to top business schools, but through networking, I have met quite a lot of people who have provided me with invaluable insight.
This slack group could essentially be a place where 2022 MLT'ers can provide helpful insight to non-MLTers and/or a place for non MLT'ers to provide help to each other.
I am not trying to duplicate anything, but curious if anyone would be interested in something like that?
I truly love some of the sentiments expressed in your post, but I there are implications and assumptions that I disagree with. I don't believe that admittance into MBA Prep is the difference between going through the MBA admissions process alone and having a support system. GMAT Club itself is a community of individuals pursuing MBA admissions and previous admissions candidates, now MBA students and graduates, often come to this forum; providing admissions advice and speaking on their admissions experience. Poets & Quants is another great community where actual admissions consultants review profiles, communicate chances at admittance for the schools you're interested in and share recommendations on how to improve your profile. From your post, it seems you've also taken the initiative to build a network of MBA students and graduates, which sounds like a strong support system.
Personally, I find slack to be somewhat exclusive, which makes sense for organizations and clubs, but not for open communities and it sounds like the problem you want to solve impacts more than just MLT applicants. I'm not anyone to provide advice, but I would recommend thinking broader than MLT. If you can establish a community form the ground up, with the intentions of helping MBA aspirants in the years to come, I think that's a hell of a story that coincidentally would make for a good admissions essay. I wouldn't mind being a part of it, so keep us (or me) posted.