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Target schools: Columbia, NYU, Wharton
Nationality/Race: White Male
GMAT: 770 (Q49, V47, AWA 6.0)
Education:
- 3.3 GPA at a top 20-40 U.S. public
- Relatively low GPA (sub 3.0) in years 1-2, but 3.6 and 3.8 in years 3 and 4 respectively
- Degree/Major: BBA/Management Information Systems
Extracurriculars:
- Serve on regional volunteerism committee at my firm
- Outside of that role, also organized several community service activities in the past few years
- In college, co-founded a club sports team and served as treasurer
Other:
- Letters of recommendation should be very strong
Motivation for MBA: In the past year or so, I began working with my firm's securitization practice. Prior to that time, I had worked primarily with risk management at financial institutions. Going forward, I would like to move beyond compliance and operational securitization services, and begin to lead projects related to transaction structuring, valuation, etc. I see the MBA as a way for me to gain both the finance and organizational leadership experience necessary to succeed in that role and to make me a stronger partner candidate eventually.
I am applying to NYU prior to the 1/15 R2 deadline. I am also applying to Columbia regular decision by 1/15. These applications are essentially ready to go, with the exception of one letter of recommendation. I also considering applying to Wharton in R3. Based on my practice GMAT scores, I did not initially consider Wharton a feasible option, but with a 99th percentile score on my recent exam, I am reconsidering.
Now for my questions:
1) Based on my profile, is it reasonable to apply to Wharton in R3? I understand that the round is a bit of a lottery.
2) Is a Columbia regular decision app submitted in early January essentially equivalent to a R2 app at most schools?
3) In your opinion, are my target schools reasonable based on my profile? One last sanity check would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Nationality/Race: White Male
GMAT: 770 (Q49, V47, AWA 6.0)
Education:
- 3.3 GPA at a top 20-40 U.S. public
- Relatively low GPA (sub 3.0) in years 1-2, but 3.6 and 3.8 in years 3 and 4 respectively
- Degree/Major: BBA/Management Information Systems
Extracurriculars:
- Serve on regional volunteerism committee at my firm
- Outside of that role, also organized several community service activities in the past few years
- In college, co-founded a club sports team and served as treasurer
Other:
- Letters of recommendation should be very strong
Motivation for MBA: In the past year or so, I began working with my firm's securitization practice. Prior to that time, I had worked primarily with risk management at financial institutions. Going forward, I would like to move beyond compliance and operational securitization services, and begin to lead projects related to transaction structuring, valuation, etc. I see the MBA as a way for me to gain both the finance and organizational leadership experience necessary to succeed in that role and to make me a stronger partner candidate eventually.
I am applying to NYU prior to the 1/15 R2 deadline. I am also applying to Columbia regular decision by 1/15. These applications are essentially ready to go, with the exception of one letter of recommendation. I also considering applying to Wharton in R3. Based on my practice GMAT scores, I did not initially consider Wharton a feasible option, but with a 99th percentile score on my recent exam, I am reconsidering.
Now for my questions:
1) Based on my profile, is it reasonable to apply to Wharton in R3? I understand that the round is a bit of a lottery.
2) Is a Columbia regular decision app submitted in early January essentially equivalent to a R2 app at most schools?
3) In your opinion, are my target schools reasonable based on my profile? One last sanity check would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
30 Dec 2010, 12:03
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Thanks for reaching out, I'm going right to your questions:
1) Applying to Wharton Rd 3 isn't quite suicide, but you do have to sort of build in a timing mechanism into your application. Why did you wait? They are going to want to know and my advice is to make that reason something positive. An epiphany is the weakest but still okay. Best is "In December, my boss had to take an emergency leave of absence and I stepped in and did his job for him and did it so well that it changed my career goals and suddenly and dramatically necessitated an MBA." Something along those lines works great.
2) Our rule of thumb is to get Columbia in by the fellowship deadline of Jan 5 and that the Jan 5 date works as basically a Rd 2 for CBS. That said, the sheer fact that ti is rolling means that you have some padding. Jan 15 should still keep you more Rd 2 than Rd 3 for Columbia's purposes.
3) Sanity check is there. Of course, and I know this is self serving, but all three schools have a right and wrong way to write the essays. One of my colleagues has been on a roll with all three programs and I would encourage you to have him take a look to see if your essays need any work. We are always honest about that, partly because almost everyone's essays need work. If you want a quick look and a recommendation/quote, PM me and I'll set the whole thing up.
Respectfully,
Paul Lanzillotti
1) Applying to Wharton Rd 3 isn't quite suicide, but you do have to sort of build in a timing mechanism into your application. Why did you wait? They are going to want to know and my advice is to make that reason something positive. An epiphany is the weakest but still okay. Best is "In December, my boss had to take an emergency leave of absence and I stepped in and did his job for him and did it so well that it changed my career goals and suddenly and dramatically necessitated an MBA." Something along those lines works great.
2) Our rule of thumb is to get Columbia in by the fellowship deadline of Jan 5 and that the Jan 5 date works as basically a Rd 2 for CBS. That said, the sheer fact that ti is rolling means that you have some padding. Jan 15 should still keep you more Rd 2 than Rd 3 for Columbia's purposes.
3) Sanity check is there. Of course, and I know this is self serving, but all three schools have a right and wrong way to write the essays. One of my colleagues has been on a roll with all three programs and I would encourage you to have him take a look to see if your essays need any work. We are always honest about that, partly because almost everyone's essays need work. If you want a quick look and a recommendation/quote, PM me and I'll set the whole thing up.
Respectfully,
Paul Lanzillotti
