Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Apr 2310:00 AM EDT
-10:30 AM EDT
Admissions committees evaluate the GMAT/GRE in context — your background, your representation in the applicant pool, the strength of everything else in your file. The same score works for one candidate and falls short for another with identical numbers.
Apr 2312:00 PM PDT
-01:00 PM PDT
Inquire for a free profile evaluation and guarantee statement for possible admits and scholarships!
Apr 2408:30 PM IST
-09:30 PM IST
Join us for a Live Coffee chat with Jenifer Turtschanow where we talk about enhancing your MBA profile and fixing gaps in just 4 months.
Apr 2511:00 AM EDT
-01:00 PM EDT
Looking to secure a coveted spot at a top business school? Our team of seasoned MBA admissions consultants, including top B schools alumni and industry leaders, is here to help turn your dreams into reality. Let’s kick-start your journey to success!
Apr 2908:00 PM EDT
-09:00 PM EDT
Join us for a live Ask Me Anything (AMA) session with Juno’s Co-Founder, where we’ll break down everything you need to know about financing your MBA in today’s rapidly changing landscape.
Apr 3010:00 AM EDT
-11:00 AM EDT
Applying to business school from a finance background? Personal MBA Coach is here to help with this quick tips video on how to set yourself apart during the MBA application process!
Apr 3012:00 PM EDT
-01:00 PM EDT
Starting at $975 and offering up to $545 of savings, our new Amplify Hourly Packages offer structure and support in certain high-value areas (story development, resume, essays, interviewing) to help get your applications across the finish line.
30 Sep 2005, 22:32
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi guys
I was wondering if i could get your opinion on a couple of things.
I am applying to 4 schools
The schools are(in order of prefference based on my research of the programs)
University of Penn. (Wharton)
Amazing Finance program, new learning modules are better developed and organized than what most schools have.
But i dont like the fact that the class is so large. I feel smaller classes provide better chances to all since you have a better chance of developing close ties with faculty, other students and career alumni.
Stanford
Class size is ideal to give everyone a chance to stand out, amazing entreprenuership opportunities
Fundamentally balanced in terms of Case methodology and theory. The opportunities for private equity and venture capital (which is what i want to get into)
Chicago
Amazing flexibility and class choices. Finance dept is excellent, and Chicago in general is known as the most "think outside the box" school. Would be great in helping me look beyond the horizon in some ways.
Cons: everyone says it is too nerdy and people do not come out truly business savy
Harvard
I know most people would think i am crazy to put harvard as only my 4th choice in a list of 4 but here are my reasons.
Case methodology works for marketing, and entrepreneurship but for finance it only makes things unnecessarily burdensome. I am more of a quant guy, and like the old school- theory and then practice routine. Also from what i have seen of prospective students choosing harvard as a top choice, and those that have graduated, they seem to focus on marketing themselves so much that it gets overwhelming. To some it up, i come away from talking to a harvard alumni feeling like WOW he is smart as hell, but wait he didnt answer my question did he?
I want to apply there cause of their name and i feel it might be my best shot because they seem to be emphsizing on finding younger candidates even more this year.
It is very possible i am just simply wrong on alot of counts and if so please do tell me why, i would greatly appreciate it.
To sum things up, here are my credentials:
GMAT-720: Q49 V39 AWA6.0
B.S. Economics; Minor-Statistics and Finance (GPA 3.69)
Work Exp. currently 1.5 years @ a big economic company
Position: Research Assistant.
But i have done alot of work for independent development project
Age: 23
I was wondering if i could get your opinion on a couple of things.
I am applying to 4 schools
The schools are(in order of prefference based on my research of the programs)
University of Penn. (Wharton)
Amazing Finance program, new learning modules are better developed and organized than what most schools have.
But i dont like the fact that the class is so large. I feel smaller classes provide better chances to all since you have a better chance of developing close ties with faculty, other students and career alumni.
Stanford
Class size is ideal to give everyone a chance to stand out, amazing entreprenuership opportunities
Fundamentally balanced in terms of Case methodology and theory. The opportunities for private equity and venture capital (which is what i want to get into)
Chicago
Amazing flexibility and class choices. Finance dept is excellent, and Chicago in general is known as the most "think outside the box" school. Would be great in helping me look beyond the horizon in some ways.
Cons: everyone says it is too nerdy and people do not come out truly business savy
Harvard
I know most people would think i am crazy to put harvard as only my 4th choice in a list of 4 but here are my reasons.
Case methodology works for marketing, and entrepreneurship but for finance it only makes things unnecessarily burdensome. I am more of a quant guy, and like the old school- theory and then practice routine. Also from what i have seen of prospective students choosing harvard as a top choice, and those that have graduated, they seem to focus on marketing themselves so much that it gets overwhelming. To some it up, i come away from talking to a harvard alumni feeling like WOW he is smart as hell, but wait he didnt answer my question did he?
I want to apply there cause of their name and i feel it might be my best shot because they seem to be emphsizing on finding younger candidates even more this year.
It is very possible i am just simply wrong on alot of counts and if so please do tell me why, i would greatly appreciate it.
To sum things up, here are my credentials:
GMAT-720: Q49 V39 AWA6.0
B.S. Economics; Minor-Statistics and Finance (GPA 3.69)
Work Exp. currently 1.5 years @ a big economic company
Position: Research Assistant.
But i have done alot of work for independent development project
Age: 23
01 Oct 2005, 13:03
Kudos
Bookmarks
I think your impressions are generally correct, but I'll offer a couple of alternate viewpoints:
* Class size: Don't get too hung up on this. At pretty much all top schools there is a section format, in which you take all of your first-year (or first-term) classes with the same group of students. You don't get to know all of the people in your entire class, but you get to know your section-mates very well. This was my experience at Kellogg.
* Chicago: I think there may have been some slight truth to this, but not really anymore. I think that, overall, Chicago GSB students are more well-rounded than some people think.
* I know what you mean about that stereotype of HBS students/alumni, but I know a lot of HBS people who don't fit the stereotype.
Basically, some people will disagree with me, but I actually think that the people at the top programs are more similar than the stereotypes suggest. Every school has some great people, some annoying people, some brilliant people, some not-so-smart people, etc.!
Scott
* Class size: Don't get too hung up on this. At pretty much all top schools there is a section format, in which you take all of your first-year (or first-term) classes with the same group of students. You don't get to know all of the people in your entire class, but you get to know your section-mates very well. This was my experience at Kellogg.
* Chicago: I think there may have been some slight truth to this, but not really anymore. I think that, overall, Chicago GSB students are more well-rounded than some people think.
* I know what you mean about that stereotype of HBS students/alumni, but I know a lot of HBS people who don't fit the stereotype.
Basically, some people will disagree with me, but I actually think that the people at the top programs are more similar than the stereotypes suggest. Every school has some great people, some annoying people, some brilliant people, some not-so-smart people, etc.!
Scott
03 Oct 2005, 04:20
Kudos
Bookmarks
I completely agree with Scott that graduates of top programs are much more similar than they are different. I'd really recommend that you do some campus visits and try to get a feel for the different cultures. I'm a big believer that once you visit, see and touch that you can answer the question: "can I see myself here".
One other thing I've learned, is that older alumni don't necessarily reflect younger alumni. So a Wharton alum from 1978 is probably somewhat different than a Wharton alum circa 2004. Conclusion: visiting and hanging out with students is probably the best representation.
One other thing I've learned, is that older alumni don't necessarily reflect younger alumni. So a Wharton alum from 1978 is probably somewhat different than a Wharton alum circa 2004. Conclusion: visiting and hanging out with students is probably the best representation.
