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07 Nov 2010, 09:49
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Hi! I would like to know if I have a shot at the schools I will be applying to in Round 2. Here's my profile. Thanks in advance!
Mexican Male
27 Years old at time of MBA initiation
GMAT 730 (Q47, V44, AWA5.5)
83 out of 100 top 3 Mexican University
Work experience:
Entrepreneur - Logistics Services Company (Warehousing, Import/Export, Planning and coordination of logistics routes)
since March 2006. More than 20 employees. More than 20 clients.
Entrepreneur - Transportation Services Company (Trucking Services) since September 2010. It is a complement for my Logistics Services Company
Extracurricular - Worked with a foundation for 3 years now coordinating fund and medicine raisers throughout my community.
Soccer Player - Varsity Soccer at university my freshman year.
Additional Info - I started my fisrt company while I was still studying because of personal reasons. My grades did suffer a bit and I took less courses on several semesters, taking 1 year longer to graduate.
Post MBA Goals - Expand my business within Mexico. Expand its range of services. I want to get into railroad and maritime services also. On the long run, I want to get into social entrepreneurship.
Round 2 target schools - Booth, Kellogg, Yale, Wharton, Tuck, Ross, HBS, LBS
Mexican Male
27 Years old at time of MBA initiation
GMAT 730 (Q47, V44, AWA5.5)
83 out of 100 top 3 Mexican University
Work experience:
Entrepreneur - Logistics Services Company (Warehousing, Import/Export, Planning and coordination of logistics routes)
since March 2006. More than 20 employees. More than 20 clients.
Entrepreneur - Transportation Services Company (Trucking Services) since September 2010. It is a complement for my Logistics Services Company
Extracurricular - Worked with a foundation for 3 years now coordinating fund and medicine raisers throughout my community.
Soccer Player - Varsity Soccer at university my freshman year.
Additional Info - I started my fisrt company while I was still studying because of personal reasons. My grades did suffer a bit and I took less courses on several semesters, taking 1 year longer to graduate.
Post MBA Goals - Expand my business within Mexico. Expand its range of services. I want to get into railroad and maritime services also. On the long run, I want to get into social entrepreneurship.
Round 2 target schools - Booth, Kellogg, Yale, Wharton, Tuck, Ross, HBS, LBS
07 Nov 2010, 10:28
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Narrow your list of schools - you'll overwhelm your recommenders (no, do not write them yourself - you can certainly coach them on what to focus on, but it should be their own writing), as well as diluting your efforts across too many schools.
Focus on 5-6 that you feel you'll be a great fit at as well as where you'd have a realistic shot at.
The biggest issue with your candidacy from an adcom's perspective is that you're an unknown quantity - you've been an entrepreneur the entire time, and you plan on being an entrepreneur post-MBA, and you don't have any "brand name" experience so to speak for them to benchmark you. Being an entrepreneur is a great thing, but from an adcom's perspective it raises concerns if you *only* have entrepreneurial experience full-time - first, they have to take your word for it that you're this super successful entrepreneur. Secondly, you haven't really worked for anyone else -- so there's concerns about your ability to work in a team (and all bschools are highly team based - where there is no "boss" but a team of equals/peers) - there will be huge concerns about your ability to work in a team where you aren't "the boss". Finally, if I'm reading this correctly, you've had your entire experience in Mexico thus far -- which in and of itself isn't a concern - but when you combine "working for myself in Mexico" it only doubles the concern about your ability to work with people who are different than you AS EQUALS. Will you be able to work well with some ex-brand manager from China? Will you be able to work with a Princeton/McKinsey guy? And so forth.
Your biggest challenge is convincing the adcoms in your essays and interviews that you are a true team player. That you are comfortable working in diverse groups. That you're not some stubborn "lone wolf". And on top of that, the adcom will have to take your word for it - which is entirely a subjective thing.
My suggestion is to focus on Booth, Kellogg, Yale, Tuck and Ross. Not sure where LBS comes from, unless you are planning for a career in Europe (plus, it's a very very international place - meaning that a lot of folks there aren't just from all over the world, but a significant number are "expats" who have worked/lived outside their home country for an extended period of time).
Focus on 5-6 that you feel you'll be a great fit at as well as where you'd have a realistic shot at.
The biggest issue with your candidacy from an adcom's perspective is that you're an unknown quantity - you've been an entrepreneur the entire time, and you plan on being an entrepreneur post-MBA, and you don't have any "brand name" experience so to speak for them to benchmark you. Being an entrepreneur is a great thing, but from an adcom's perspective it raises concerns if you *only* have entrepreneurial experience full-time - first, they have to take your word for it that you're this super successful entrepreneur. Secondly, you haven't really worked for anyone else -- so there's concerns about your ability to work in a team (and all bschools are highly team based - where there is no "boss" but a team of equals/peers) - there will be huge concerns about your ability to work in a team where you aren't "the boss". Finally, if I'm reading this correctly, you've had your entire experience in Mexico thus far -- which in and of itself isn't a concern - but when you combine "working for myself in Mexico" it only doubles the concern about your ability to work with people who are different than you AS EQUALS. Will you be able to work well with some ex-brand manager from China? Will you be able to work with a Princeton/McKinsey guy? And so forth.
Your biggest challenge is convincing the adcoms in your essays and interviews that you are a true team player. That you are comfortable working in diverse groups. That you're not some stubborn "lone wolf". And on top of that, the adcom will have to take your word for it - which is entirely a subjective thing.
My suggestion is to focus on Booth, Kellogg, Yale, Tuck and Ross. Not sure where LBS comes from, unless you are planning for a career in Europe (plus, it's a very very international place - meaning that a lot of folks there aren't just from all over the world, but a significant number are "expats" who have worked/lived outside their home country for an extended period of time).
07 Nov 2010, 19:22
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Thanks for your answer! It was very helpful.
I totally agree with you. I was not planning to apply to all of the schools that I mentioned because I don't have too much time left. I am targeting Booth, Kellogg, Tuck, Yale and Ross, and I will visit each and every one of them, taking advantage of the self-initiated interview at Tuck and at Kellogg.
I do know that the biggest challenge is convincing the AdCom that my work experience is relevant, and that I am a team player. Fortunately, logistics is a field that requires you to work in teams all the time. Teams within the organization merge with teams from clientes to create logistics projects that meet the clients needs. I work in import/export services also, so my clients are from all around the globe (USA, UAE, Brazil, Belgium...), and I work and communicate with them on a daily basis.
I don't want to flood the AdComs with jargon, but I do need to let them know that my job is very team oriented. I also need to coach my recommenders so that they transmit that very same message.
Regarding LBS, I love London so that's why I mentioned it
, but I guess I will stick with the above mentioned.
Are there any other schools that meet my profile? I had a loong list but now it has been narrowed down to those 5, and maybe UCLA. I hope I am not reaching with all of them.
Thanks a million! I really appreciate your time.
I totally agree with you. I was not planning to apply to all of the schools that I mentioned because I don't have too much time left. I am targeting Booth, Kellogg, Tuck, Yale and Ross, and I will visit each and every one of them, taking advantage of the self-initiated interview at Tuck and at Kellogg.
I do know that the biggest challenge is convincing the AdCom that my work experience is relevant, and that I am a team player. Fortunately, logistics is a field that requires you to work in teams all the time. Teams within the organization merge with teams from clientes to create logistics projects that meet the clients needs. I work in import/export services also, so my clients are from all around the globe (USA, UAE, Brazil, Belgium...), and I work and communicate with them on a daily basis.
I don't want to flood the AdComs with jargon, but I do need to let them know that my job is very team oriented. I also need to coach my recommenders so that they transmit that very same message.
Regarding LBS, I love London so that's why I mentioned it
, but I guess I will stick with the above mentioned.Are there any other schools that meet my profile? I had a loong list but now it has been narrowed down to those 5, and maybe UCLA. I hope I am not reaching with all of them.
Thanks a million! I really appreciate your time.
guess I should've studied more those idioms. Thanks anyway Robbie! Really appreciate your answer. 
