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23 Apr 2023, 21:16
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Hi, as the heading says:
I am thinking about applying for R2 at HWS+Sloan. Wanted to know my chances:
Personal: Male, 28Years, European born but ethnicity is South East Asian (Pakistan) - so minority in country, Married with 1 kid.
Education: Undergrad- BSc. Mechanical Engineering with GPA: 3.74/4.00 (original is 4.67/5.00). Post-grad - MSc. in Engineering Project Management with GPA 3.35/4.00 (3.97/5.00 original - and program was international). Bachelors from top 5 local school, and MSc. from Top 1 local school. And completed MSc. with 22.5 extra ECTS in addition to the requirements for diploma.
WE: TOTAL 3.5 years at application deadline.
internship for major, top 3, US bank (london + local branch office) in corporate/investment banking. Worked at a telecom start-up for 8-10 months where I solved bottleneck and deminished need for outsourcing for project completions processes. Then shift in industry and currently working in a major Energy client company on a rotational Graduate program (most soughtafter program locally for engineers and also high demand internationally - 12k applicants and 100 accepted); 1st rotation (1 year) - O&G operations + implementation of major digital tool for a department of 2000+ people. 2nd rotation (6 months) - project engineer for one of worlds largest offshore wind farms (contract management tasks, planning, resource management..). 3rd and final rotation (6 months - ongoing) - corporate innovation and venture capital. Promotions are lacking but that is due to the rotational nature of my current job.
EC: many hobbies but since I grew up with a low income background I had to work a lot part time during studies and all. But taking on some now related to supporting local children from similar background as me and also supporting an organization with write up and correspondence of formal letters for gathering government support for human rights issues (just started this).
RLs: 1 from my hiring manager for 2 years at current job who is taking on a VP role very soon, and 1 from the university I got my post-grad degree (Me and my partner for thesis were the only ones to achieve grade A on our thesis in the chosen specialization)
Post-MBA: want to pivot from technical Management to IB and then eventually move towards PE, unless I am able to network my way directly to PE during MBA.
What do you think of my chances of getting into HWS+Sloan? GMAT I will start prepping soon and from what I have seen I am confident I can score in the range of 730-780. So take that GMAT as an assumption when assessing. Thanks!
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I am thinking about applying for R2 at HWS+Sloan. Wanted to know my chances:
Personal: Male, 28Years, European born but ethnicity is South East Asian (Pakistan) - so minority in country, Married with 1 kid.
Education: Undergrad- BSc. Mechanical Engineering with GPA: 3.74/4.00 (original is 4.67/5.00). Post-grad - MSc. in Engineering Project Management with GPA 3.35/4.00 (3.97/5.00 original - and program was international). Bachelors from top 5 local school, and MSc. from Top 1 local school. And completed MSc. with 22.5 extra ECTS in addition to the requirements for diploma.
WE: TOTAL 3.5 years at application deadline.
internship for major, top 3, US bank (london + local branch office) in corporate/investment banking. Worked at a telecom start-up for 8-10 months where I solved bottleneck and deminished need for outsourcing for project completions processes. Then shift in industry and currently working in a major Energy client company on a rotational Graduate program (most soughtafter program locally for engineers and also high demand internationally - 12k applicants and 100 accepted); 1st rotation (1 year) - O&G operations + implementation of major digital tool for a department of 2000+ people. 2nd rotation (6 months) - project engineer for one of worlds largest offshore wind farms (contract management tasks, planning, resource management..). 3rd and final rotation (6 months - ongoing) - corporate innovation and venture capital. Promotions are lacking but that is due to the rotational nature of my current job.
EC: many hobbies but since I grew up with a low income background I had to work a lot part time during studies and all. But taking on some now related to supporting local children from similar background as me and also supporting an organization with write up and correspondence of formal letters for gathering government support for human rights issues (just started this).
RLs: 1 from my hiring manager for 2 years at current job who is taking on a VP role very soon, and 1 from the university I got my post-grad degree (Me and my partner for thesis were the only ones to achieve grade A on our thesis in the chosen specialization)
Post-MBA: want to pivot from technical Management to IB and then eventually move towards PE, unless I am able to network my way directly to PE during MBA.
What do you think of my chances of getting into HWS+Sloan? GMAT I will start prepping soon and from what I have seen I am confident I can score in the range of 730-780. So take that GMAT as an assumption when assessing. Thanks!
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10 May 2023, 10:18
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Hi Dkhapllicator - thanks for reaching out to Stratus! I'd be happy to answer your questions.
Sounds like you've already done a lot of thinking about your plans, who to ask for your recommendations, etc--which is great.
I am curious - why R2 vs R1? R1 will give you better odds than R2, and if it's already on your mind and you've began GMAT prep--you might want to set yourself up for an earlier submission, since these are reach schools for anyone.
I think your lack of leadership outside of work can be explained through an optional essay, but ideally you'd ramp up your efforts with your current volunteer org, and perhaps integrate it into your overall story, to drive the point home.
As I mentioned, these are reach schools for anyone, and it will really come down to your GMAT and how you tell your story to the adcom that determines how they'll receive your application.
If you want to reach out for a free consult, I or anyone on our Stratus team would be glad to explain more about the steps you should be taking to get to your best applications. I see some great, unique elements in your profile. Creating a compelling narrative is something we help our clients with every single day--connecting the dots from your past to where you want to go in your future will help the adcom determine how much they want to invest in your story.
Link to sign up for free consult is here: https://www.stratusadmissionscounseling ... sultation/
Sounds like you've already done a lot of thinking about your plans, who to ask for your recommendations, etc--which is great.
I am curious - why R2 vs R1? R1 will give you better odds than R2, and if it's already on your mind and you've began GMAT prep--you might want to set yourself up for an earlier submission, since these are reach schools for anyone.
I think your lack of leadership outside of work can be explained through an optional essay, but ideally you'd ramp up your efforts with your current volunteer org, and perhaps integrate it into your overall story, to drive the point home.
As I mentioned, these are reach schools for anyone, and it will really come down to your GMAT and how you tell your story to the adcom that determines how they'll receive your application.
If you want to reach out for a free consult, I or anyone on our Stratus team would be glad to explain more about the steps you should be taking to get to your best applications. I see some great, unique elements in your profile. Creating a compelling narrative is something we help our clients with every single day--connecting the dots from your past to where you want to go in your future will help the adcom determine how much they want to invest in your story.
Link to sign up for free consult is here: https://www.stratusadmissionscounseling ... sultation/
11 May 2023, 01:58
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Hi Sophie,
First of all, thank you very much for taking out time for this review.
When it comes to going for R2 instead of R1, the decision is purely based on personal circumstances. I have a kid under 1 years old, which takes up a lot of my time so prepping for GMAT, and getting enough free time to put together a compelling set of applications to HWS+Sloan is not doable at this short timeframe. However, I do have a 20 week parental leave coming my way from July/August this year, and I will start prepping for GMAT then, while also collecting recommendation letters. I think R2 (January 2024) is the best option for me here. As you mention as well, I am aware of my shortcomings in certain areas but also have some unique selling points (low income background, minority in Norway, Norwegian born, from major energy player in europe, breadth of experience...). I want to spend a solid amount of time to make it all come together in a good manner. Hope this answers your question
But is it true that chances are greater in R1 compared to R2? I was reading up on the difference between these rounds, and many of the sources concluded with the difference being negligible.
Best regards,
Danish
