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TomYD
Joined: 15 Sep 2013
Last visit: 15 Jun 2016
Posts: 23
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Given Kudos: 19
Concentration: General Management
Schools: Insead Sept '16 (M)
GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V46
GPA: 3.5
07 Dec 2013, 23:54
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Hello Jon,
Your help would be very much appreciated in evaluating my profile. While I'm familiar with the names of most top-ranking school, I would like to know if you would have specific recommendations taking into account my aims/profile.
Thanks!
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Basic info
28 year old white male, lawyer, of Canadian & French origin
GMAT 770 (50/47), IR 8, AWA score not yet known
Education:
- Law degree (LL.B.) from a "lesser known" university in Canada. GPA 3.06/4.30
- Masters degree (LL.M.) from the same university. GPA 3.95/4.30
- In the course of my Masters Degree, I also studied in France for a year where I obtained a French Masters degree with the equivalent to about ~80%.
- Bar exam
Work experience:
By the time I apply, I will have worked 3.5 years at the legal department of a fairly known international organization (i.e. not a for-profit company). I do not only work strictly as a lawyer, but am also responsible for managing various aspects of the operation of the organization, supervising two people. Formally, my title is "Manager".
Extracurricular activities
I was president of the student union in high school, and vice-president of the law students association in university. I also sit on a committee of the city Bar Association.
I'm also very fond of learning foreign languages and can speak French, English, Spanish fluently, and have an upper-intermediate level in German and Chinese.
My goals
This is an aspect of my application I will have to work on. I don't really have a specific goal like "being a consultant for McKinsley". I generally appreciate much more the management aspects of my job, and would like to broaden my skillset in that field in order to possibly reorient myself. Ideally, I would like to continue working in the non-profit/government sector, possibly staying at my current organization, but I am not putting a cross on the private sector.
Another more "personal" consideration is that I would be interested in a career abroad - in Asia or maybe in Europe.
Which schools am I interested in?
So far, I'm very interested in INSEAD - it seems like a good fit for me because of the importance it gives to the "international profile" of applicants.
Although I'm not particularly enthousiastic about studying in the US, I do find the idea of studying at top universities exciting. I see my alternative "government/non-profit" profile as an advantage but am concerned that my undergraduate GPA will not help. Their other advantage over INSEAD (apart, of course, from their ranking) is that they have a much stronger brand in Canada, if I decide to come back.
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To summarize, I would like to know if I can realistically target the schools I mentioned, and if you knew of MBA programs (worldwide) better suited for my professional/personal aims.
Thanks again!
Your help would be very much appreciated in evaluating my profile. While I'm familiar with the names of most top-ranking school, I would like to know if you would have specific recommendations taking into account my aims/profile.
Thanks!
--
Basic info
28 year old white male, lawyer, of Canadian & French origin
GMAT 770 (50/47), IR 8, AWA score not yet known
Education:
- Law degree (LL.B.) from a "lesser known" university in Canada. GPA 3.06/4.30
- Masters degree (LL.M.) from the same university. GPA 3.95/4.30
- In the course of my Masters Degree, I also studied in France for a year where I obtained a French Masters degree with the equivalent to about ~80%.
- Bar exam
Work experience:
By the time I apply, I will have worked 3.5 years at the legal department of a fairly known international organization (i.e. not a for-profit company). I do not only work strictly as a lawyer, but am also responsible for managing various aspects of the operation of the organization, supervising two people. Formally, my title is "Manager".
Extracurricular activities
I was president of the student union in high school, and vice-president of the law students association in university. I also sit on a committee of the city Bar Association.
I'm also very fond of learning foreign languages and can speak French, English, Spanish fluently, and have an upper-intermediate level in German and Chinese.
My goals
This is an aspect of my application I will have to work on. I don't really have a specific goal like "being a consultant for McKinsley". I generally appreciate much more the management aspects of my job, and would like to broaden my skillset in that field in order to possibly reorient myself. Ideally, I would like to continue working in the non-profit/government sector, possibly staying at my current organization, but I am not putting a cross on the private sector.
Another more "personal" consideration is that I would be interested in a career abroad - in Asia or maybe in Europe.
Which schools am I interested in?
So far, I'm very interested in INSEAD - it seems like a good fit for me because of the importance it gives to the "international profile" of applicants.
Although I'm not particularly enthousiastic about studying in the US, I do find the idea of studying at top universities exciting. I see my alternative "government/non-profit" profile as an advantage but am concerned that my undergraduate GPA will not help. Their other advantage over INSEAD (apart, of course, from their ranking) is that they have a much stronger brand in Canada, if I decide to come back.
--
To summarize, I would like to know if I can realistically target the schools I mentioned, and if you knew of MBA programs (worldwide) better suited for my professional/personal aims.
Thanks again!
10 Dec 2013, 03:40
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Hello there,
You have a VERY interesting profile, and a VEEEEEEERY nice GMAT. First of all, in my experience Bschools like lawyers quite a lot. There is just a big need for your skills and experience and a lot of job opportunities on the overlap between business and law. With your goals, your language skills, and experience, I'd also say Euro schools are the ones to go to for you. And since as you say you are not keen on US schools (although you might want to make an exception for a few) Euro-schools make sense.
You DO have to work on your goals, as you pointed out, and I think the place to start is: What can you do with an MBA plus the specific law experience you have? NGO or political leadership seem to be two good areas for you to explore, and if you have others that fit (General Counsel, etc.) they can probably also be great for you. The important thing is to decide before you apply.
Given your goals and backgrounds, I'd suggest you select one or three schools from the US that particularly appeal to you (maybe Wharton Lauder? Stanford and Harvard (even if they will be tough), Haas?), and then the Euro or Asia MBA programs that appeal to you. I agree that you do seem to be a perfect fit for INSEAD, but you could also consider LBS, HEC Paris (The French Connection), IMD, Oxford, maybe CEIBS if you are particularly focused on China.
Hope this helps!!!
And if you have anything else, just drop a line,
JF
You have a VERY interesting profile, and a VEEEEEEERY nice GMAT. First of all, in my experience Bschools like lawyers quite a lot. There is just a big need for your skills and experience and a lot of job opportunities on the overlap between business and law. With your goals, your language skills, and experience, I'd also say Euro schools are the ones to go to for you. And since as you say you are not keen on US schools (although you might want to make an exception for a few) Euro-schools make sense.
You DO have to work on your goals, as you pointed out, and I think the place to start is: What can you do with an MBA plus the specific law experience you have? NGO or political leadership seem to be two good areas for you to explore, and if you have others that fit (General Counsel, etc.) they can probably also be great for you. The important thing is to decide before you apply.
Given your goals and backgrounds, I'd suggest you select one or three schools from the US that particularly appeal to you (maybe Wharton Lauder? Stanford and Harvard (even if they will be tough), Haas?), and then the Euro or Asia MBA programs that appeal to you. I agree that you do seem to be a perfect fit for INSEAD, but you could also consider LBS, HEC Paris (The French Connection), IMD, Oxford, maybe CEIBS if you are particularly focused on China.
Hope this helps!!!
And if you have anything else, just drop a line,
JF
TomYD
Joined: 15 Sep 2013
Last visit: 15 Jun 2016
Posts: 23
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 19
Concentration: General Management
Schools: Insead Sept '16 (M)
GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V46
GPA: 3.5
12 Dec 2013, 23:54
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Hi Jon,
Thanks a lot for the advice! I have especially targeted INSEAD, Stanford and HBS so far, but some of the schools you suggested, in particular Wharton Lauder and LBS, also seem to have very interesting programs! I think I will focus on the first group for round 1 and then the others for round 2.
Thank you also for the pointers on what areas to explore for my goals. I have a few ideas already and will use the coming months to work on those further.
Thinking about whether I'd prefer a US or a Euro/Asian business school was keeping me busy over the past few days, but I decided to postpone that questioning until when I receive actual admission/refusal letters..!
Thanks again,
Tom
Thanks a lot for the advice! I have especially targeted INSEAD, Stanford and HBS so far, but some of the schools you suggested, in particular Wharton Lauder and LBS, also seem to have very interesting programs! I think I will focus on the first group for round 1 and then the others for round 2.
Thank you also for the pointers on what areas to explore for my goals. I have a few ideas already and will use the coming months to work on those further.
Thinking about whether I'd prefer a US or a Euro/Asian business school was keeping me busy over the past few days, but I decided to postpone that questioning until when I receive actual admission/refusal letters..!
Thanks again,
Tom
