wmcrockett
Hi all -
Quick question for anyone who's gone through the admissions process at Booth. I'm an "early career applicant" as defined by Booth's website (3 yrs experience), and am considering applying for Round 3.
Is the admissions office just blowing smoke, or are they serious about considering people with significantly less than the average W/E? I fit most of the other critieria, solid GPA, good leadership experience, good quant background, but based on some of the profiles I've seen here I feel like only 3 years experience makes this school a long shot for me. Any advice?
3 years is on the lower side, but what the school looks at is the depth of your experience. Plus, a lot of schools (especially H/S/W) are trending younger. So if you have solid experience you are in a good spot.
However, applying in Round 3 will put you in a big disadvantage.
I agree and I like to think of it this way. If a top school is averaging around 5 years of work experience, for every 3 year candidate it admits, you could say they only need to admit one 7 year candidate or two 6 year candidates to maintain their balance. Judging by the posts here at GMATClub, there are more than a few applicants with that level of experience. That said, I'm sure it's a situation where the depth of experience adcoms like to see tends to show in candidates closer to 5 years of WE than 0 years or 10 years. I'm sure no one in the office is actively monitoring the average WE of the incoming class. It probably just ends up where ends up.