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AlexMBAApply · Answer

I would say they are in range.

Just be careful about come across as the Asian math whiz (because of all the negative connotations associated with that stereotype).

If you're able to show that you're as great with people as you are with numbers, then the schools you listed are in range.

mreevit · Answer

That's good news! Thanks for the input. I'll definetely keep that in mind.

Since these are all "in range" do you think it makes sense to add Wharton as a stretch school? Is that stretching too far? Previously I felt that Kellogg, Booth, and MIT were stretches with Columbia and NYU being good shots, was I mistaken?

AlexMBAApply · Answer

Sure add Wharton if you wish -- although you do want to limit your schools to 5 or 6 at most (any more than that and you'll dilute your efforts across too many schools and actually lessen your chances at each school because you'll be stretched too thin).

Stretch: MIT, Kellogg, Chicago and Columbia; Wharton is a stretch-to-longshot; pick 2

Sweet spot: schools like NYU, Cornell, Yale, UCLA, Michigan, Darden, Duke, Tuck

Safety: outside the top 16 like Texas, Emory, USC, UNC, etc

mreevit · Answer

Thanks. I really like NYU, Columbia, and University of Chicago so I'll definetely apply to those.

Is it a good idea to spread my efforts over the different admissions rounds? I'm going to apply for Columbia ED along with NYU and GSB in their first rounds. But about the rest, Cornell, Duke, Texas...Should I space these out?

AlexMBAApply · Answer

It's not a good or bad idea, just a personal decision.

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