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Hey there! Thanks in advance for your advice and feedback.
Essentially, I'm an MD student (top 10 worldwide MD program) who decided to take a practice GMAT for fun without studying and scored 760 (GMAT Prep 1). I did a few more after that and scored 740, 770, and 750 on the free Veritas, GMAT Prep 2, and Kaplan tests respectively. I've never studied for the GMAT and did all of these under timed conditions. My verbal ranged from 42-48 and my quant was 49 or 50. I'm assuming I could score in the 760-780 range on a real GMAT if I studied. I've been interested in business school, but it'll likely only be worth taking a couple years off from medical residency if I can go to one of the top schools (otherwise, I could just do a local, part-time MBA while working). So my question is whether or not I'd be able to get into one of those top schools (Harvard, Wharton, etc.).
Here's some info about me:
Stats: 4.00 undergrad GPA in biology from reasonably good school (non-USA, non-India). P/F grades in medical school. Would probably score 760-780 on GMAT based on practice scores and actually studying.
Work: Never worked at a company, but will be working at a hospital as a medical resident (essentially a junior physician) upon graduation. I'll probably have done this for 1-3 years prior to applying to an MBA. Will be leading teams including younger residents and medical students at various points during this time. The way it works, we'll be automatically promoted (Junior Resident to Senior Resident for example), but there's no possibility of "extra" promotions.
Extracurricular: Led multiple student governments through university and medical school and led a large mental health initiative at one. Volunteered at various places for multiple years, including summer camps for kids with disabilities, soup kitchens, sports coaching, etc. Started small charitable organization and won a couple related awards.
Diversity: Male, not from USA or India, would be 26-28 at application time depending on when I decide to do it.
Again, I'm specifically looking to know about competitiveness for Harvard, Wharton, and other schools of that caliber. Thanks!
Essentially, I'm an MD student (top 10 worldwide MD program) who decided to take a practice GMAT for fun without studying and scored 760 (GMAT Prep 1). I did a few more after that and scored 740, 770, and 750 on the free Veritas, GMAT Prep 2, and Kaplan tests respectively. I've never studied for the GMAT and did all of these under timed conditions. My verbal ranged from 42-48 and my quant was 49 or 50. I'm assuming I could score in the 760-780 range on a real GMAT if I studied. I've been interested in business school, but it'll likely only be worth taking a couple years off from medical residency if I can go to one of the top schools (otherwise, I could just do a local, part-time MBA while working). So my question is whether or not I'd be able to get into one of those top schools (Harvard, Wharton, etc.).
Here's some info about me:
Stats: 4.00 undergrad GPA in biology from reasonably good school (non-USA, non-India). P/F grades in medical school. Would probably score 760-780 on GMAT based on practice scores and actually studying.
Work: Never worked at a company, but will be working at a hospital as a medical resident (essentially a junior physician) upon graduation. I'll probably have done this for 1-3 years prior to applying to an MBA. Will be leading teams including younger residents and medical students at various points during this time. The way it works, we'll be automatically promoted (Junior Resident to Senior Resident for example), but there's no possibility of "extra" promotions.
Extracurricular: Led multiple student governments through university and medical school and led a large mental health initiative at one. Volunteered at various places for multiple years, including summer camps for kids with disabilities, soup kitchens, sports coaching, etc. Started small charitable organization and won a couple related awards.
Diversity: Male, not from USA or India, would be 26-28 at application time depending on when I decide to do it.
Again, I'm specifically looking to know about competitiveness for Harvard, Wharton, and other schools of that caliber. Thanks!
23 May 2018, 10:34
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Hi there! We have different definitions of fun 
but wow, that's an impressive first attempt! If you can score in that 760 range, combined with your 4.0 GPA, then schools like Harvard/Wharton are definitely in play.
Obviously gaining work experience is critical -- your residency will "count" from a b-school perspective -- we've worked with plenty of applicants from non-traditional backgrounds, including medicine. Be sure to seek out (and highlight) accomplishments where you've been involved in the business side of the hospital -- managing teams, training others, rolling out new patient programs or internal initiatives, also gaining any experience you can working with numbers/data.
The other thing you need to focus on is demonstrating your interest in business. Some of this comes down to thoroughly researching post-MBA career options and having a clear picture of where you want to go. Otherwise, consider taking some supplemental business courses (online is fine) and if you're planning to apply to HBS, you should definitely look into their HBX CORe program before you apply. You could also get involved in activities outside work like advising small businesses/startups, attending TedX talks or other professional meetups. I know you won't have much free time but even just an hour or two per month would be great. You've already got some great service-related community involvement, so that will definitely help too!
Finally, aside from the schools you mentioned, I wonder if an accelerated option (but still full time) would be more attractive? Columbia has an 18 month option (called J-Term). Worth checking out.
Good luck, and let us know if you have additional questions!
Kate
but wow, that's an impressive first attempt! If you can score in that 760 range, combined with your 4.0 GPA, then schools like Harvard/Wharton are definitely in play. Obviously gaining work experience is critical -- your residency will "count" from a b-school perspective -- we've worked with plenty of applicants from non-traditional backgrounds, including medicine. Be sure to seek out (and highlight) accomplishments where you've been involved in the business side of the hospital -- managing teams, training others, rolling out new patient programs or internal initiatives, also gaining any experience you can working with numbers/data.
The other thing you need to focus on is demonstrating your interest in business. Some of this comes down to thoroughly researching post-MBA career options and having a clear picture of where you want to go. Otherwise, consider taking some supplemental business courses (online is fine) and if you're planning to apply to HBS, you should definitely look into their HBX CORe program before you apply. You could also get involved in activities outside work like advising small businesses/startups, attending TedX talks or other professional meetups. I know you won't have much free time but even just an hour or two per month would be great. You've already got some great service-related community involvement, so that will definitely help too!
Finally, aside from the schools you mentioned, I wonder if an accelerated option (but still full time) would be more attractive? Columbia has an 18 month option (called J-Term). Worth checking out.
Good luck, and let us know if you have additional questions!
Kate
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23 May 2018, 17:56
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Hi Kate, thanks for the detailed response!
Those all seem like great suggestions, I'll be sure to look for more business-related opportunities moving forward. That HBX program and the Columbia accelerated program both seem like interesting options as well that I wasn't aware of, I'll be sure to look into them.
Thanks again!
Those all seem like great suggestions, I'll be sure to look for more business-related opportunities moving forward. That HBX program and the Columbia accelerated program both seem like interesting options as well that I wasn't aware of, I'll be sure to look into them.
Thanks again!
mbaMissionKate
