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20 Nov 2016, 05:17
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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?
GMAT:720
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?
GMAT:720
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, 20:03
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Hi there! See my comments in line below...
ziki6368
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? Pretty sure you'd be considered in the Western Europe pool, assuming that's where your current citizenship and education background are? That will help you a little, but don't count on that getting you in
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
Seems like a strong academic background, with highly quant focus. Make sure you can explain why you need an MBA when you already have an advanced degree.
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. That will be a good amount of time. Lots of management consultants / Big 4 applicants so try to narrow in on what makes your background different. Do you have an area of expertise? Have you had strong leadership roles? Made significant contributions to clients / the firm? What are your career ambitions / passions? Start with questions like that and see what you come up with.
No extracurricular activity --> Question: How big of a deal is this? Would it be very beneficial to start with some volunteering work now? It definitely matters and since it sounds like you have time before you apply, this is an area to improve. It could even be "extracurricular" roles you take on at work, via mentoring or recruiting or training. But schools also like to see you have something going on outside of work that you are passionate about, and that you are someone who sets personal goals and is driven to achieve them.
GMAT:720 Great.
What would my chances at the following schools?
1. Yale
2. Harvard
3. Wharton
4. Cornell
5. Columbia
A lot depends on some of those open questions above...hard for me to evaluate the quality of your work experience plus I don't know about your post-MBA goals. Harvard will be tough, Wharton too, especially without strong leadership and extracurricular involvement. Yale / Cornell / Columbia seem more doable, and some of the European schools too. Good luck!
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? Pretty sure you'd be considered in the Western Europe pool, assuming that's where your current citizenship and education background are? That will help you a little, but don't count on that getting you in
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
Seems like a strong academic background, with highly quant focus. Make sure you can explain why you need an MBA when you already have an advanced degree.
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. That will be a good amount of time. Lots of management consultants / Big 4 applicants so try to narrow in on what makes your background different. Do you have an area of expertise? Have you had strong leadership roles? Made significant contributions to clients / the firm? What are your career ambitions / passions? Start with questions like that and see what you come up with.
No extracurricular activity --> Question: How big of a deal is this? Would it be very beneficial to start with some volunteering work now? It definitely matters and since it sounds like you have time before you apply, this is an area to improve. It could even be "extracurricular" roles you take on at work, via mentoring or recruiting or training. But schools also like to see you have something going on outside of work that you are passionate about, and that you are someone who sets personal goals and is driven to achieve them.
GMAT:720 Great.
What would my chances at the following schools?
1. Yale
2. Harvard
3. Wharton
4. Cornell
5. Columbia
A lot depends on some of those open questions above...hard for me to evaluate the quality of your work experience plus I don't know about your post-MBA goals. Harvard will be tough, Wharton too, especially without strong leadership and extracurricular involvement. Yale / Cornell / Columbia seem more doable, and some of the European schools too. Good luck!
Would I have more chance for European Business schools? (e.g INSEAD, LBS)?
Many thanks for your time,
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