tinyinthedesert wrote:
I'm applying to 3 US schools in the third round and LBS 4th round. However, as an unorthodox candidate (female, 31, 770gmat, cambridge UK undergrad + masters, serial entrepreneur, international (middle east) experience) , I am not as disadvantaged in the 3rd round as much as some others might be, because they're looking for a little diversity to fill out the classes. The way I see it, I have a marmite profile - they'll either be into it or totally uninterested, and that will be the case just as much in the 3rd round as in the 1st. If I had a "regular" profile and wasn't already "old" then I would wait until 1st round of next year.
However, international students are discouraged from 3rd round applications due to lack of time to get a visa. Having said that I've had a bunch of application invites from US schools including Cornell, and they know it'll be a third round application. Maybe they're more lenient on "easier" countries like EU and Canada?
I am also applying to INSEAD for January intake. Their prospectus is pretty clear that a second language is required, but it can be anything - doesn't have to be French
Wow your gmat mark is amazing. I don’t see any weakness on your profile. You just need a good story. I think you even have a shot at HBS.
What’s your secret on the high gmat score? I feel entrepreneur experience is high vauled by mba because it makes you a vagabond (think I saw this somewhere on some investment banking forum). Make you stand out so long as you can explain a good business I guess.
Btw what your goal post mba?