formerconsultant wrote:
Hi,
Would really appreciate your thoughts on my odds at Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, MIT, Haas, Ross, and UT Austin McCombs.
- 29-year-old Indian-American male
- TBD GMAT (taking it in 2 weeks) - assuming I will get > 700
- 3.79 GPA from H/Y/P, double major in Economics and Political Science
- Worked for 6 years in Big 4 (PwC/Deloitte) strategy consulting group, focused mainly on healthcare innovation; 2 of those years were spent in a selective (10% admittance) internal digital health incubator as a product manager for health and wellness solutions
- Promoted to Senior Associate (entry level MBA position, frankly not uncommon at my firm)
Extracurriculars:
- Co-founded and chaired committee to train employees in developing habits that maximize productivity, well-being, and help them work in alignment with their values
- Selected for 2 years in a row to mentor junior consultants
- Outside my firm, lead / facilitate NYC chapter of national organization that brings in experts on behavior change to help people develop sustained habits
Goal: work in a product or strategy role at an innovative organization aimed at making people healthier or happier (health tech company or innovative healthcare provider system). (I'm also very interested in cleantech and sustainability, but have comparatively less experience in that, so won't be part of my story)
Thanks very much!
Hey dude,
Well I hope you aren't planning on applying R2 then, cause that would be some mighty tight deadlines!
Overall, I feel like you have a very good profile, and let's say that with a GMAT of a 710+ your school list is a good mix of some challegning schools, some competitive schools, and one very excellent safe school (McCombs).
so ace the GMAT, ace those essays, and you should be in pretty good shape.
Best,
Jon