reaper1 wrote:
So I am a graduated senior. I had a 3.9 GPA but admittedly my GRE score was kind of low (was going through a family crisis). I know these programs are hard to get into, but I thought with high GPA/FAANG on my resume, I thought I could get into one. I am also asian male. But I was recently rejected from HBS 2+2 and Uchicago Booth Deferred without even an interview.
It's put a real damper on my dreams of getting an m7 MBA. Am I just not good enough? I wanted to get into these programs so I would be younger when I graduated and I wouldn't have to worry about it while working, but it's been a real difficult blow for me. I worked hard in college and it feels like it's all for nothing. Should I even apply again after a few years? I'm afraid they'll just be like "oh this guy wasn't even good enough for an interview before, reject".
Man I'm sorry to hear that. First things first: Your rejections in no way reflect that you are not good enough or anything like that. Your GPA is great, and you will be well prepared to work for a few years and IF you then still feel the need to get an MBA, you can still apply and nobody will hold this against you. Re-applicants get in all the time (more often than not even at a higher rate), and you having been a deferred applicant, you even have great story to tell about where and how you improved. Plus, you only applied to two schools, so there is a ton more that even might be a better fit for you down the road. What I'm saying is: Put your head down, do good work in your job, work on EC's etc (you now know what adcoms like to see - major advantage!), and then reapply. You will be just fine.
Second, and I think this is really important: I spoke to a CBS adcom during my interview (I'm also a deferred applicant), and he told me that Harvard's 2+2 program only has a 50% yield, compared to a 90% yield for their regular admission full-time MBA. What this means is: You might be devastated now that you did not get in, but there is a high chance you would not even feel the need to get an MBA later in your career and turn down offered admission to a school as prestigious as HBS.
Therefore, just focus on what's ahead of you now. Don't look back, but most importantly, don't lose your confidence. You got this man!
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Updated on: 23 Aug 2020, 08:05
