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10 May 2016, 22:43
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Dear Admissions Experts,
I'd really appreciate it if you could have a look at my profile and let me know of my odds of getting into B-school.
US, UK citizen; Ethnically Asian; 27 year old male.
BS Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University
GPA: 3.67/4.33, GMAT: 760 (Q:49, V:44, IR:8, AWA:6.0)
PPE Fellowship program
Internship at NGO (3 months)
Co-owner, Manager of restaurant (1.75 years)
Internship at Health Systems Company (3 weeks)
Post-MBA goals: Healthcare
Short-term: Healthcare consulting
Long-term: Strategy position at healthcare provider, medical device, medical IT company
Question:
1) I have been accepted into a program and have paid the deposit and enrolled. However, a family situation may keep me from attending. I am unable to defer. Do you think withdrawing would negatively impact my chances if I were to re-apply?
2) I know that work experience is my greatest weakness. What kind of work should I be looking for (given the tough employment climate in Korea currently) to help bolster my MBA admissions odds?
3) With an extra year of work under my belt, what do you think my odds are for top 10 schools?
Your assessment and insights would be very much appreciated. Thank you!!
I'd really appreciate it if you could have a look at my profile and let me know of my odds of getting into B-school.
US, UK citizen; Ethnically Asian; 27 year old male.
BS Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University
GPA: 3.67/4.33, GMAT: 760 (Q:49, V:44, IR:8, AWA:6.0)
PPE Fellowship program
Internship at NGO (3 months)
Co-owner, Manager of restaurant (1.75 years)
Internship at Health Systems Company (3 weeks)
Post-MBA goals: Healthcare
Short-term: Healthcare consulting
Long-term: Strategy position at healthcare provider, medical device, medical IT company
Question:
1) I have been accepted into a program and have paid the deposit and enrolled. However, a family situation may keep me from attending. I am unable to defer. Do you think withdrawing would negatively impact my chances if I were to re-apply?
2) I know that work experience is my greatest weakness. What kind of work should I be looking for (given the tough employment climate in Korea currently) to help bolster my MBA admissions odds?
3) With an extra year of work under my belt, what do you think my odds are for top 10 schools?
Your assessment and insights would be very much appreciated. Thank you!!
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11 May 2016, 13:52
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Hi there - Firstly congrats on an admit this year! I'm sorry to hear that it's potentially something you'll have to withdraw from, but just wanted to make sure that you have spoken directly with someone at the school about your specific situation? Deferrals from top programs are not common, but I've been surprised sometimes to see how flexible they can be if it's a personal situation. If you've already gotten the verdict, then I don't think it's going to be hard to directly explain what happened in your reapplication essay (and it sounds like it will be understandable).
Regarding your work experience, it sounds like you have cumulative work experience of ~2 years? What did you do the other years after or before undergraduate (trying to reconcile age with your years of work experience)? If I'm reading that correctly, I'd say that you have good baselines (eg. GMAT, GPA, undergrad prestige, etc) for the top schools, but as you mentioned, you'll want to explain your work experience (eg. why did you go from NGO to restaurant to healthcare?). What makes healthcare your passion and driving goal given you've only been in the field a short time? You'll just want to be crystal clear about connecting all of that so that it presents a concise and clear story. I wouldn't say that you don't have enough work experience - I work with people every year with only a few years of experience who get into top 10 schools - BUT the key is the quality of your experience (eg. level of responsibility, level of progression, how much leadership experience you got during that time, etc). So, with another year of experience, sure you could be in a better position, but ensure that this year is "quality" and demonstrates progression and growth.
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Regarding your work experience, it sounds like you have cumulative work experience of ~2 years? What did you do the other years after or before undergraduate (trying to reconcile age with your years of work experience)? If I'm reading that correctly, I'd say that you have good baselines (eg. GMAT, GPA, undergrad prestige, etc) for the top schools, but as you mentioned, you'll want to explain your work experience (eg. why did you go from NGO to restaurant to healthcare?). What makes healthcare your passion and driving goal given you've only been in the field a short time? You'll just want to be crystal clear about connecting all of that so that it presents a concise and clear story. I wouldn't say that you don't have enough work experience - I work with people every year with only a few years of experience who get into top 10 schools - BUT the key is the quality of your experience (eg. level of responsibility, level of progression, how much leadership experience you got during that time, etc). So, with another year of experience, sure you could be in a better position, but ensure that this year is "quality" and demonstrates progression and growth.
Hope that helps! We offer a free consultation if you'd like to chat more.
