Hi, I am planning to apply for the LBS MiM in Round 1 and would love some input!
Background- 21 year old ethnic asian adopted to a Scandinavian Country
- Male
- Post MiM goal is to continue in consulting
Education- Just started my final year of undergraduate studies at the 2nd best business school and best university overall in my country
- GPA: 3,8/4 ~Top 3% in class
- Was selected for Honours Studies at our faculty (20 extra ECTS)
Work experience- Consultant Intern at a Boutique Management Consulting firm in Copenhagen, started by former partners from Bain
- Sales Intern at a F50 FMCG company (recieved return offer)
- 9 months as a Management Consultant at a firm gathering top talent across faculties. Advised companies worth up to 10MEUR
- Business Development Intern at a 20MEUR Fashion Company in Sweden
- Project consultant after high school, writing pilot studies for investment projects worth 2MEUR
Extracurricular- Background as one of the best players in my age, in my country, in handball
- Been involved in our student union since I started through 5 roles, and will continue during my last year
1. Fixed sponsors for our career fair (~3 500 visitors)
2. Led a group of 8 people to host another career event
3. Elected by our members to vote in holistic strategic decisions (e.g. Board Recruitment)
4. Founded a consulting society at our university
5. Selected by the new Board to advise them this coming Business Year
- Top 8% in CBS Global Case competition, 2nd place in a regional Case Competition, 1st place in a regional Case Competition, 2nd place in a Case Comepition across the Nordics
- Member of Nova Talent
- Took part in 2-week consultancy project with BCG where we were recieved mentors and presented for our designated companies lead team
International Exposure- Case competition at Iceland
- Living abroad (Copenhagen) for 6 months
- Living with European roomies
Essay Narrative/LOR- Outline: I will build the story around how being adopted led has shaped me as a person, and my succeding decisions
- LOR: My mentor from my first Internship who is a former partner from MBB who knows me very well
Test scoresIELTS: To be taken but expect an 8
GMAT: To be taken within a month. Last practice test was 3W ago (650), and have been working with a tutor since that.
Considering all of the above, I think what I would most want to hear your opinions on is -
with what GMAT score would you advise me to retake it and apply in R2? I am am positive that I will be able to build a coherent, compelling story through my essays and my LOR, while you have the rest of the info up here. Of course, I am very happy to hear any other input on my chanches and improvement areas as well!
Thanks in advance!:)