Hi
mbaMission,
First of all, thank you very much for providing us profile evaluations!
Target schools: Columbia, Harvard, Wharton, Sloan, Booth, Stern
Round: All Round 2 submissions
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Chinese American
Age: 25; 26 at matriculation
GMAT: 750 (V44/Q49); 6.0 AW; 6 IR
GPA: 3.81 in Business Administration (top California public university)
Work: 47 months at matriculation working at a Big 4 in the performance improvement consulting practice (promoted after 2 years - normal progression). Projects include the following: Led multiple workstreams to implement shared services center projects; performed benchmarking analysis projects to identify cost reduction opportunities.
Recommendations: Should be fairly strong.
Essays: I am budgeting roughly 3 weeks per school (~10-15 hours per week). What is the recommended/average amount of time to spend on essays for most applicants?
Extracurriculars: Started and currently manage a profitable online retailing business (~ 2 years). Lead a number of internal initiatives in my company to educate professionals on tools and processes (3+ years). Provide mentoring to students via multiple mentoring programs (~1 year).
Post MBA plans: Strategic planning (business operations & strategy) for a digital media startup (I've had experience with media companies in my current job).
Long-term goal: Entrepreneurship in the same industry above.
I am looking to apply in Round 2 for all of the schools above. Since I am likely in the over-represented pool of applicants, does applying R2 instead of R1 negatively impact my chances?
Understanding that I am applying to the top programs and that nothing is guaranteed, what are your thoughts on my chances of obtaining admission to one or multiple programs? What would you say is the weakest link in my profile? Any advice you can provide me would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you once again for your time and feedback!