Hi
HWSAspirant,
Thank you for sharing your profile. Well, talking about your academics, it's good but I'm missing the reason for some gaps in your profile (what created gaps in your profile that led to having 1-year experience at age 31?).
Talking about your work experience, you have not shared any clear specifics about your roles and your responsibilities, so it is very difficult for me to assess your profile with only these details. You need to demonstrate your internship experience and learnings from them. Speak about your participation and how you contributed to the organisation that you co-founded and your vision for it. ECs play a very important role in the application as they help adcoms understand your diverse personality. Dig deeper to discover your real interest and what you're doing as a stress buster and something beyond work.
In order to add further value to this evaluation, it is essential for me to understand your story and post-MBA goals in length. In addition, make sure you mention the gaps you've found in your profile, and how the joint degrees from respective schools will help you fill them in.
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HWSAspirant wrote:
Hi there,
I was planning to devote the next couple months to LSAT prep so that I can apply for JD/MBA joint degrees at Top-Schools this September. The schools I will apply for are the following:
Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Columbia, UPenn, University of Chicago, NYU, UC Berkeley, Northwestern, Cornell.
As by the time I apply I will only have 12 months of work experience (Tier2 Consulting), and by the time I would start the JD/MBA it would be 22 months of work experience, I know that chances are by far not high that I get accepted. I would like to give it a shot nevertheless, and actually would also be fine with a JD admission only.
My profile is as follows:
- GMAT 740 (I do have time to re-take and aim for 760+)
- 1 year Tier2 consulting, though quitted so that I can a) get the chance to see another industry as well (also my previous firm had a toxic culture) and b) prepare for LSAT
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering at German university, top 3% of my class
- Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering at Top-US-University (think of Stanford, MIT etc.), GPA 3.68
- Undergrad full-time internship at well-known OEM
- Recently co-founded a local organization in my home town, currently president
- Other extracurriculars during undergrad were TA and RA positions & participation in an initiative, but no leadership positions
- White male
I know many will say that most competitive applicants have 5 years of experience. But I already have a Masters degree and, if I decide to start a JD/MBA in 2022, I will already be 31 by the time I graduate. Therefore, I think it is at least worth giving it a shot, even if having a minimal chance, to start early (and, as I said, I would be also fine if I just get admitted for a top JD program).
Thanks.