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ziki6368
Joined: 20 Nov 2016
Last visit: 11 May 2019
Posts: 11
Given Kudos: 3
Schools: Marshall '21 (A)
GMAT 1: 690 Q48 V36
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20 Nov 2016, 05:12
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Thanks very much for your help! Would like to figure out what my possibilities are for US Business school including some burning questions:
Demographics: 26-year-old East Asian guy growing up in Pan Western Europe country (Germany/Netherlands/France) from 8 years old, with European passport. --> Question: Would I be put into the Asian pool of applicants or Western European pool of applicants for Business schools? How would this impact my success rate?
Undergrad: Top 3 University in Country, Top 1 Uni for Economics (7,2 in Quant Finance/Statistics)
Master: Same University, (7,0 in Quant Finance)
Part of community for diversity and inclusion in university
Experience: 1,5 years at Big 4 valuations, 1 year Accenture MC (Planning to apply to business school after having 2 years experience here), so 3,5 years experience in total.
No extracurricular activity --> Question: How big of a deal is this? Would it be very beneficial to start with some volunteering work now?
What would my chances at the following schools?
1. Yale
2. Harvard
3. Wharton
4. Cornell
5. Columbia
Would I have more chance for European Business schools? (e.g INSEAD, LBS)?
Many thanks for your time,
Demographics: 26-year-old East Asian guy growing up in Pan Western Europe country (Germany/Netherlands/France) from 8 years old, with European passport. --> Question: Would I be put into the Asian pool of applicants or Western European pool of applicants for Business schools? How would this impact my success rate?
Undergrad: Top 3 University in Country, Top 1 Uni for Economics (7,2 in Quant Finance/Statistics)
Master: Same University, (7,0 in Quant Finance)
Part of community for diversity and inclusion in university
Experience: 1,5 years at Big 4 valuations, 1 year Accenture MC (Planning to apply to business school after having 2 years experience here), so 3,5 years experience in total.
No extracurricular activity --> Question: How big of a deal is this? Would it be very beneficial to start with some volunteering work now?
What would my chances at the following schools?
1. Yale
2. Harvard
3. Wharton
4. Cornell
5. Columbia
Would I have more chance for European Business schools? (e.g INSEAD, LBS)?
Many thanks for your time,
21 Nov 2016, 07:00
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Oh, great accomplishments. Only high school activities matter. You should be very proud of what you've done. Hopefully, you've achieved these things because you wanted to beyond padding your resume for college applications.
It's all about being uniquely different from other applicants. There's no one thing the admissions offices look for. They are trying to fill out an entire class which requires lots of different talents. What you have may be in hot demand one year and not the other, so luck is part of it.
The first criteria is whether you are academically qualified. The GPA and class rank are compelling but depend on the quality of the school and if the school commonly sends kids to these colleges. If so, the admissions office may know what those points and classes mean.
The number of AP classes is excessive. The scores on those tests would be important to review. Your SAT score is frankly a bit low in comparison, but if you have a bunch of 5's on your AP tests, that can be ignored.
Your extra curricular activities show you are a leader and involved in your school with personal activities and group leadership recognition. That's great. Class president is a big deal. A critical question is whether you've achieved at the state or national level. Most of the competitive schools' freshman classes are smaller than the number of American high schools, so successful candidates need more than being the best in their high school.
If you're involved in sports that also exist at the colleges, are you at the level to play on those teams? Getting tapped by a coach is extremely helpful. If you're not strong enough to represent the college at a competitive level, then you fall in the club category which is fine, but there are probably many others who are applying with similar qualifications.
A huge impact on applications is the teacher recommendations. Do you have teachers who can say you're among the best they've ever taught in their career? Without that check box, you're chances drop. Being in the top 5% is nice, but these colleges aren't going to accept 5% of your teacher's students.
Finally, your essay and explanation of what you're seeking and personal experiences may be decisive.
Remember that you can be successful regardless of where you go to college. It's what you do with your opportunities that matter. Plenty of kids in good schools who end up with a bad experience. Plus there's always grad school. Good luck with your applications.
It's all about being uniquely different from other applicants. There's no one thing the admissions offices look for. They are trying to fill out an entire class which requires lots of different talents. What you have may be in hot demand one year and not the other, so luck is part of it.
The first criteria is whether you are academically qualified. The GPA and class rank are compelling but depend on the quality of the school and if the school commonly sends kids to these colleges. If so, the admissions office may know what those points and classes mean.
The number of AP classes is excessive. The scores on those tests would be important to review. Your SAT score is frankly a bit low in comparison, but if you have a bunch of 5's on your AP tests, that can be ignored.
Your extra curricular activities show you are a leader and involved in your school with personal activities and group leadership recognition. That's great. Class president is a big deal. A critical question is whether you've achieved at the state or national level. Most of the competitive schools' freshman classes are smaller than the number of American high schools, so successful candidates need more than being the best in their high school.
If you're involved in sports that also exist at the colleges, are you at the level to play on those teams? Getting tapped by a coach is extremely helpful. If you're not strong enough to represent the college at a competitive level, then you fall in the club category which is fine, but there are probably many others who are applying with similar qualifications.
A huge impact on applications is the teacher recommendations. Do you have teachers who can say you're among the best they've ever taught in their career? Without that check box, you're chances drop. Being in the top 5% is nice, but these colleges aren't going to accept 5% of your teacher's students.
Finally, your essay and explanation of what you're seeking and personal experiences may be decisive.
Remember that you can be successful regardless of where you go to college. It's what you do with your opportunities that matter. Plenty of kids in good schools who end up with a bad experience. Plus there's always grad school. Good luck with your applications.
23 Nov 2016, 05:54
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OK... not sure what this is all about... looks like some kind of cut and paste error.... as I don't see anything MBA in here... but the jist of this is the admissions blues.... or just realizing that there are many components to all admissions- MBA or undergrad. You have to be able to demonstrate that you can do the work- through grades and scores- but then you also have to be interesting and someone the school is excited to have in their community. So ask yourself- what can i bring to a school to add value? How can I take advantage of the resources there to be a successful alum? How can I give back? Would I fit in here? Some of these are subjective and some are more concrete... Best of luck to whoever has written this!
Wratov
Oh, great accomplishments. Only high school activities matter. You should be very proud of what you've done. Hopefully, you've achieved these things because you wanted to beyond padding your resume for college applications.
It's all about being uniquely different from other applicants. There's no one thing the admissions offices look for. They are trying to fill out an entire class which requires lots of different talents. What you have may be in hot demand one year and not the other, so luck is part of it.
The first criteria is whether you are academically qualified. The GPA and class rank are compelling but depend on the quality of the school and if the school commonly sends kids to these colleges. If so, the admissions office may know what those points and classes mean.
The number of AP classes is excessive. The scores on those tests would be important to review. Your SAT score is frankly a bit low in comparison, but if you have a bunch of 5's on your AP tests, that can be ignored.
Your extra curricular activities show you are a leader and involved in your school with personal activities and group leadership recognition. That's great. Class president is a big deal. A critical question is whether you've achieved at the state or national level. Most of the competitive schools' freshman classes are smaller than the number of American high schools, so successful candidates need more than being the best in their high school.
If you're involved in sports that also exist at the colleges, are you at the level to play on those teams? Getting tapped by a coach is extremely helpful. If you're not strong enough to represent the college at a competitive level, then you fall in the club category which is fine, but there are probably many others who are applying with similar qualifications.
A huge impact on applications is the teacher recommendations. Do you have teachers who can say you're among the best they've ever taught in their career? Without that check box, you're chances drop. Being in the top 5% is nice, but these colleges aren't going to accept 5% of your teacher's students.
Finally, your essay and explanation of what you're seeking and personal experiences may be decisive.
Remember that you can be successful regardless of where you go to college. It's what you do with your opportunities that matter. Plenty of kids in good schools who end up with a bad experience. Plus there's always grad school. Good luck with your applications.
It's all about being uniquely different from other applicants. There's no one thing the admissions offices look for. They are trying to fill out an entire class which requires lots of different talents. What you have may be in hot demand one year and not the other, so luck is part of it.
The first criteria is whether you are academically qualified. The GPA and class rank are compelling but depend on the quality of the school and if the school commonly sends kids to these colleges. If so, the admissions office may know what those points and classes mean.
The number of AP classes is excessive. The scores on those tests would be important to review. Your SAT score is frankly a bit low in comparison, but if you have a bunch of 5's on your AP tests, that can be ignored.
Your extra curricular activities show you are a leader and involved in your school with personal activities and group leadership recognition. That's great. Class president is a big deal. A critical question is whether you've achieved at the state or national level. Most of the competitive schools' freshman classes are smaller than the number of American high schools, so successful candidates need more than being the best in their high school.
If you're involved in sports that also exist at the colleges, are you at the level to play on those teams? Getting tapped by a coach is extremely helpful. If you're not strong enough to represent the college at a competitive level, then you fall in the club category which is fine, but there are probably many others who are applying with similar qualifications.
A huge impact on applications is the teacher recommendations. Do you have teachers who can say you're among the best they've ever taught in their career? Without that check box, you're chances drop. Being in the top 5% is nice, but these colleges aren't going to accept 5% of your teacher's students.
Finally, your essay and explanation of what you're seeking and personal experiences may be decisive.
Remember that you can be successful regardless of where you go to college. It's what you do with your opportunities that matter. Plenty of kids in good schools who end up with a bad experience. Plus there's always grad school. Good luck with your applications.
