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Hi Alex, I'd appreciate some feedback on my profile / school targets for Fall 2011 Intake.
Current status
I've spent the last year visiting campuses to short-list my schools, and my list currently stands as per below (in no particular order). I'm probably going to have to whittle this list down to about 5. I've added in some comments, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
-Columbia (loved the campus & classes that I attended, generally got a good vibe. Will have to work hard to prove fit though..)
-MIT (Visited campus, I assume this would be a good fit with my goals, but I don't know if I want to go to b-school with a bunch of engineers much like me?)
-Ross
-Tuck
-Cornell
-Kellogg
-Stanford
-Hass
Visited Booth, thought it was too finance focussed and didn't really connect with the campus. Visited Harvard, I know this may be a good "fit" with my goals, but I found the students / adcoms a bit snobbish and the spread-out campus didn't click with me.
How does my profile match with these schools, and should I be looking at additional schools based on my profile/goals? I'm also considering applying to LBS because of its strength in International business and its brand recognition in Asia.
That was fairly long. I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts!
Current status
I've spent the last year visiting campuses to short-list my schools, and my list currently stands as per below (in no particular order). I'm probably going to have to whittle this list down to about 5. I've added in some comments, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
-Columbia (loved the campus & classes that I attended, generally got a good vibe. Will have to work hard to prove fit though..)
-MIT (Visited campus, I assume this would be a good fit with my goals, but I don't know if I want to go to b-school with a bunch of engineers much like me?)
-Ross
-Tuck
-Cornell
-Kellogg
-Stanford
-Hass
Visited Booth, thought it was too finance focussed and didn't really connect with the campus. Visited Harvard, I know this may be a good "fit" with my goals, but I found the students / adcoms a bit snobbish and the spread-out campus didn't click with me.
How does my profile match with these schools, and should I be looking at additional schools based on my profile/goals? I'm also considering applying to LBS because of its strength in International business and its brand recognition in Asia.
That was fairly long. I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts!
11 Mar 2010, 13:31
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There are no safe schools in there -- you have a somewhat reasonable chance of getting into at least one of them, but also an outside chance that you may run into bad luck (or crappy execution on the applications) and not get into any of these tier of schools. Whether you want to include safer schools (i.e. schools outside the top 16 like Texas, Georgetown, USC, Indiana, Purdue, UNC, etc. or Canadian schools like Ivey or Rotman) is really a personal decision.
If you're focused on these tier of schools, then just know that there's a risk that you may not get in anywhere (but like I said above, you have a reasonable shot of getting into at least one of them).
Not sure what you saw in Columbia, but if you're looking for general mgmt type of programs, I would nix this from your list. Not that CBS has crappy general mgmt/strat/operations, but that there are other schools on your list that have a stronger focus on that (and Columbia being in NY is still very finance oriented in terms of career and "personality" of the student body).
Stanford is a lottery ticket. The application is also a huge time sink. Unless you have such a hard on for it that you'd regret not even trying at all, I would consider focusing on other schools.
Cornell - a school you probably have a decent shot at getting into, although the student body also leans towards finance than the other schools on your list.
There. Now you've got five: Sloan, Ross, Kellogg, Tuck, Haas.
If you're focused on these tier of schools, then just know that there's a risk that you may not get in anywhere (but like I said above, you have a reasonable shot of getting into at least one of them).
Not sure what you saw in Columbia, but if you're looking for general mgmt type of programs, I would nix this from your list. Not that CBS has crappy general mgmt/strat/operations, but that there are other schools on your list that have a stronger focus on that (and Columbia being in NY is still very finance oriented in terms of career and "personality" of the student body).
Stanford is a lottery ticket. The application is also a huge time sink. Unless you have such a hard on for it that you'd regret not even trying at all, I would consider focusing on other schools.
Cornell - a school you probably have a decent shot at getting into, although the student body also leans towards finance than the other schools on your list.
There. Now you've got five: Sloan, Ross, Kellogg, Tuck, Haas.
22 Mar 2010, 11:06
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Hi Alex,
Thanks! I gained more insight and honest feedback from your post than a paid consultation with another consultant last year.
- I forgot to mention that I was considering Ivey as a safe school, my only turn-off is its limited recognition outside Canada, and how this would affect my long-term goal of working in Asia. Your thoughts?
- I'm not interested in a second-tier MBA from the US, I don't think it will fit with my goals, especially since I will be a career-changer and need all the branding I can get my hands on.
- I agree with you on Columbia & Cornell and shall nix accordingly. Re: Columbia, I generally liked the environemnt, the student body and NYC.
- I'm still see-sawing on Stanford, I guess it will boil down to whether I have time for another application but yes, I will regret not having tried at all.
One question - how about LBS? I realize that it leans a bit towards finance, but will the international (specifically Asia) recognition work in the context of my long-term goal?
Thanks Alex.
Thanks! I gained more insight and honest feedback from your post than a paid consultation with another consultant last year.
- I forgot to mention that I was considering Ivey as a safe school, my only turn-off is its limited recognition outside Canada, and how this would affect my long-term goal of working in Asia. Your thoughts?
- I'm not interested in a second-tier MBA from the US, I don't think it will fit with my goals, especially since I will be a career-changer and need all the branding I can get my hands on.
- I agree with you on Columbia & Cornell and shall nix accordingly. Re: Columbia, I generally liked the environemnt, the student body and NYC.
- I'm still see-sawing on Stanford, I guess it will boil down to whether I have time for another application but yes, I will regret not having tried at all.
One question - how about LBS? I realize that it leans a bit towards finance, but will the international (specifically Asia) recognition work in the context of my long-term goal?
Thanks Alex.
