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24 Mar 2008, 20:47
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Hello everyone,
I'm new to the board and somewhat new in my MBA endeavors. I plan to apply this fall for Fall '09 admission.
If I get into a satisfactory school, I will go attend in Fall '09. If I do not get into a good school, I
plan to just try again for Fall '10.
My profile:
- 3.5 GPA in Economics from a top public school (3.9 in major, 3.85 junior/senior years)
- 2 solid summer internships during UG (not sure if this counts for much)
- 3 years work experience at matriculation (1 year Big 4 audit, 2 years healthcare corporate development/M&A)
- Strong ECs in college, involved in a couple of non-profits outside of work but no leadership positions in them
- I have not taken the GMAT yet, but I believe a score of 700-730 is very doable for me
- I would be 25 years old at matriculation in Fall '09
My career goals are to enter private equity (preferably growth equity rather than LBOs) or late stage
venture capital. If I am unable to enter PE right out of school, I would most likely be interested
in working for a bulge bracket investment bank (primary areas of interest would be healthcare/tech
banking in a San Francisco office).
With all of that said - I have a really long list of schools right now that I am interested in. I am looking
to shorten this list and tailor it more to my profile and goals. I realize that my own independent research
will be paramount to this process, but I just wanted to toss this list out there. If anyone has any advice
for me, I would love to hear it. I believe that applying to 13 schools would be cumbersome, if not
completely unrealistic due to the fact that they each require letters of recommendation, etc. I am very
open as far as location goes - I just want to make sure that I can get into the best program possible
for my career goals.
Well, here goes nothing:
Round 1:
1. Harvard
2. Penn
3. Chicago
4. Dartmouth
5. UCLA
6. Berkeley
7. Michigan
Round 2 (if no admits are secured to R1 schools):
8. Columbia
9. Duke
10. NYU
11. UVA
12. Northwestern
13. Yale
I'm new to the board and somewhat new in my MBA endeavors. I plan to apply this fall for Fall '09 admission.
If I get into a satisfactory school, I will go attend in Fall '09. If I do not get into a good school, I
plan to just try again for Fall '10.
My profile:
- 3.5 GPA in Economics from a top public school (3.9 in major, 3.85 junior/senior years)
- 2 solid summer internships during UG (not sure if this counts for much)
- 3 years work experience at matriculation (1 year Big 4 audit, 2 years healthcare corporate development/M&A)
- Strong ECs in college, involved in a couple of non-profits outside of work but no leadership positions in them
- I have not taken the GMAT yet, but I believe a score of 700-730 is very doable for me
- I would be 25 years old at matriculation in Fall '09
My career goals are to enter private equity (preferably growth equity rather than LBOs) or late stage
venture capital. If I am unable to enter PE right out of school, I would most likely be interested
in working for a bulge bracket investment bank (primary areas of interest would be healthcare/tech
banking in a San Francisco office).
With all of that said - I have a really long list of schools right now that I am interested in. I am looking
to shorten this list and tailor it more to my profile and goals. I realize that my own independent research
will be paramount to this process, but I just wanted to toss this list out there. If anyone has any advice
for me, I would love to hear it. I believe that applying to 13 schools would be cumbersome, if not
completely unrealistic due to the fact that they each require letters of recommendation, etc. I am very
open as far as location goes - I just want to make sure that I can get into the best program possible
for my career goals.
Well, here goes nothing:
Round 1:
1. Harvard
2. Penn
3. Chicago
4. Dartmouth
5. UCLA
6. Berkeley
7. Michigan
Round 2 (if no admits are secured to R1 schools):
8. Columbia
9. Duke
10. NYU
11. UVA
12. Northwestern
13. Yale
24 Mar 2008, 20:59
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13 schools is impossible. I truly believe you risk burn out (and producing inferior essays) by applying to more than 4 schools in any given round.
That said, with your goals and location preference, I would suggest you apply to a couple of the M7s and Haas. I think any of the top 15 schools will get you a banking job in SF. However, getting P/E will be tough considering your background.
That said, with your goals and location preference, I would suggest you apply to a couple of the M7s and Haas. I think any of the top 15 schools will get you a banking job in SF. However, getting P/E will be tough considering your background.
24 Mar 2008, 21:04
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MGOBLUE2
I think 4 schools per round is a good target to have - thanks for the tip. As far as PE, one thing to note is that my preference is to join a middle market fund, and not a highly selective large cap one. I would be happy joining a fund with less than $1B AUM. With that said, I realize that it's still a big stretch. I plan to passionately pursue PE opportunities during my 2 years at B-School and just hope for the best. If it doesn't work out, I'll just shoot for banking initially and make the transition later.
Two questions that have come up for me -
1) How much preference is given to applicants in Round 1 versus Round 2? I know that some schools are indifferent to rounds. Is this a school specific nuance?
2) Is it going to make a big difference for me to have 3 years of work experience (Fall '09) vs. 4 years of work experience (Fall '10)? My work experience is solid, but I am not sure that I would gain much from a 4th year of work pre-MBA. I am very energetic/motivated and hate being stagnant in my career.
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