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05 Jan 2011, 19:05
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Jock4MBA,
My profile is Male French, 27 with only 4 years of full time we by sept 2011 (entirely in the US) another 6 month internship in the US, and study abroad semester in Germany at top university. Went to 2nd tier engineering school in France for undergrad. My EC's are pretty weak since college. Work as a manufacturing engineer for 100 employee company in the automotive industry. Targeting schools with strong general mgt program as well.
R1: didn't apply to any school
R2: LBS, Kellogg and HEC PAris by the end of January.
R1 this year: Possibly NYU, CMU, UCLA, GT (haven't competely made my mind yet...)
My profile is Male French, 27 with only 4 years of full time we by sept 2011 (entirely in the US) another 6 month internship in the US, and study abroad semester in Germany at top university. Went to 2nd tier engineering school in France for undergrad. My EC's are pretty weak since college. Work as a manufacturing engineer for 100 employee company in the automotive industry. Targeting schools with strong general mgt program as well.
R1: didn't apply to any school
R2: LBS, Kellogg and HEC PAris by the end of January.
R1 this year: Possibly NYU, CMU, UCLA, GT (haven't competely made my mind yet...)
05 Jan 2011, 19:23
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Bseb,
So you have plenty international experience being a US based expat with the advantage that you can easily apply for loans from US institutions with existing credit history. I realise that some schools (CBS, tuck) don't offer loans without US co-signer, hence one needs to get funding from home. Admissions is tough, but finding funding is tougher.
I actually think that you will fit in nicely in most Bschools' profiles. Engineer, right age, well travelled, great gmat, corporate work. Not much concerns at all, you aren't an oddball.
Just curious, isn't it nearly impossible to get work permits for the US when you are straight out of uni?
So you have plenty international experience being a US based expat with the advantage that you can easily apply for loans from US institutions with existing credit history. I realise that some schools (CBS, tuck) don't offer loans without US co-signer, hence one needs to get funding from home. Admissions is tough, but finding funding is tougher.
I actually think that you will fit in nicely in most Bschools' profiles. Engineer, right age, well travelled, great gmat, corporate work. Not much concerns at all, you aren't an oddball.
Just curious, isn't it nearly impossible to get work permits for the US when you are straight out of uni?
05 Jan 2011, 21:28
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Jock4MBA,
Yes you're right I made sure to start building my credit history as soon as I knew that I would be staying here for a little while. So I do have an advantage over non American applicants. Getting a work permit is tough. I actually started working here as an intern after my study abroad in Germany. For internships, all you need is a really easy to get J1 visa which at the time would allow you to work for 18 months in the US. After that the only option would be to get an H1B. Much more difficult to get (more paperwork and expensive lawyer fees paid by the company) but I personally ended up marrying my wife who is an American citizen.
You said you were a career changer, so what's your new career plan? Btw I've always heard that business schools look for diverse backgrounds. Your unusual experience will probably help you stand out. That's always a good thing
How did your R1 applications go?
The reason why I said that my background was not what LBS is looking for is because most of the current students that I looked up on Linkedin worked for top consulting firms, investment banks or blue chip companies prior to the MBA. They also mostly went to top universities at least for the French students...
But anyways, we'll see how it goes! University of Phoenix does no longer sound like such a bad option
Yes you're right I made sure to start building my credit history as soon as I knew that I would be staying here for a little while. So I do have an advantage over non American applicants. Getting a work permit is tough. I actually started working here as an intern after my study abroad in Germany. For internships, all you need is a really easy to get J1 visa which at the time would allow you to work for 18 months in the US. After that the only option would be to get an H1B. Much more difficult to get (more paperwork and expensive lawyer fees paid by the company) but I personally ended up marrying my wife who is an American citizen.
You said you were a career changer, so what's your new career plan? Btw I've always heard that business schools look for diverse backgrounds. Your unusual experience will probably help you stand out. That's always a good thing
How did your R1 applications go?The reason why I said that my background was not what LBS is looking for is because most of the current students that I looked up on Linkedin worked for top consulting firms, investment banks or blue chip companies prior to the MBA. They also mostly went to top universities at least for the French students...
But anyways, we'll see how it goes! University of Phoenix does no longer sound like such a bad option
