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You're welcome.
Sorry for the late reply. It's been busy.

You would have a shot at INSEAD. I agree that Stanford and HBS would be stretches for you. Consider Duke, Yale, Ross, Darden, CMU Tepper, Tuck, and Cornell Johnson. If you want to add a stretch program consider MIT Sloan and Kellogg.

Best,
Linda

Thank you for getting back to me, Linda!

From your experience, if I were to wait one more year to apply, and try to do some meaningful volunteer in the interim (i.e. mentoring high school students), would it have a significant impact on my profile? I know schools can recognize last minute "cramming" so I'm not sure if it's worth the effort or if I should just focus on figuring out my essay and "story".

TIA again :)
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You're welcome.
Sorry for the late reply. It's been busy.

You would have a shot at INSEAD. I agree that Stanford and HBS would be stretches for you. Consider Duke, Yale, Ross, Darden, CMU Tepper, Tuck, and Cornell Johnson. If you want to add a stretch program consider MIT Sloan and Kellogg.

Best,
Linda

Thank you for getting back to me, Linda!

From your experience, if I were to wait one more year to apply, and try to do some meaningful volunteer in the interim (i.e. mentoring high school students), would it have a significant impact on my profile? I know schools can recognize last minute "cramming" so I'm not sure if it's worth the effort or if I should just focus on figuring out my essay and "story".

TIA again :)

I don't think that additional volunteer work would make a meaningful difference at HBS and Stanford. Additional community service, especially if you take on real responsibility, have impact, and demonstrate leadership, could make a big difference at the programs I recommended. I can't say if it would make the difference between acceptance and rejection.

There is nothing (but time) stopping you from applying now and starting a volunteer commitment. If accepted, you start your MBA one year earlier. If rejected, you will already be several months into this commitment and have a stronger app next time around.

Best,
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Best,
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