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16 Jul 2010, 16:18
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Hi,
I applied to four schools this year and was rejected at 3 without an interview and am still waitlisted at Haas. I was hoping to get your thoughts on whether these schools are realistic and whether it makes sense to reapply to these schools.
1. Stanford (R2) - Rejected
2. Harvard (R2) - Rejected
3. Kellogg MMM (R2) - Rejected
4. Haas (R3)
Undergrad GPA: 3.2 Engineering - Ivy League
GMAT: 730
I am a female, 27, 5 years of work experience. When I applied I was 26, and 4 years of work experience. At the time, I was 3 months into a fellowship to do international development work in India.
Professional background
Most Recently: 10 months Fellow in India doing non-profit/social enterprise work
Previous: 1.5 years at Payment Tech company in corporate strategy; and 2.5 years at sales and marketing consulting firm (was promoted)
Extracurricular: I was VP of Business Strategy for a Bay Area non-profit startup, as well as co-founder of Bay Area Young Professional Chapter
When I applied I said I was interested in working in the social enterprise space, I have since change my mind and am now headed back to my previous employer Payment Tech, because I'm interested in business innovation (I want to help create jobs). Will this be looked upon negatively if I reapply?
I applied to four schools this year and was rejected at 3 without an interview and am still waitlisted at Haas. I was hoping to get your thoughts on whether these schools are realistic and whether it makes sense to reapply to these schools.
1. Stanford (R2) - Rejected
2. Harvard (R2) - Rejected
3. Kellogg MMM (R2) - Rejected
4. Haas (R3)
Undergrad GPA: 3.2 Engineering - Ivy League
GMAT: 730
I am a female, 27, 5 years of work experience. When I applied I was 26, and 4 years of work experience. At the time, I was 3 months into a fellowship to do international development work in India.
Professional background
Most Recently: 10 months Fellow in India doing non-profit/social enterprise work
Previous: 1.5 years at Payment Tech company in corporate strategy; and 2.5 years at sales and marketing consulting firm (was promoted)
Extracurricular: I was VP of Business Strategy for a Bay Area non-profit startup, as well as co-founder of Bay Area Young Professional Chapter
When I applied I said I was interested in working in the social enterprise space, I have since change my mind and am now headed back to my previous employer Payment Tech, because I'm interested in business innovation (I want to help create jobs). Will this be looked upon negatively if I reapply?
17 Jul 2010, 08:30
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Also, just to add more info. As I mentioned my GMAT score was a 730 and the breakdown was 49M, 40V.
Thanks.
Thanks.
18 Jul 2010, 11:39
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Without seeing your applications, it's hard to say happened. Although my hunch is given your profile, you most likely got lost in the shuffle -- you had a profile that is competitive enough to be considered, but your application was probably a bit too polished/generic to the point where it got lost in the shuffle. HBS and Stanford are going to be stretches (but you have enough of a shot that it's worth reapplying). With Kellogg, you had a reasonable shot of getting in - probably due to a combination of a boring application and bad luck, so it's worth reapplying.
Again, with your profile you should have enough of a shot to apply to any of the top 8 schools. With your profile, the biggest risk is getting lost in the shuffle (i.e. you have a much higher chance of getting rejected because of a *boring* application rather than a *bad* one). "Boring" application doesn't necessarily mean a boring person (I hope!) - it just means that the application came across as paint-by-numbers, uninspired, going through the motions, a bit too by-the-books.
Again, with your profile you should have enough of a shot to apply to any of the top 8 schools. With your profile, the biggest risk is getting lost in the shuffle (i.e. you have a much higher chance of getting rejected because of a *boring* application rather than a *bad* one). "Boring" application doesn't necessarily mean a boring person (I hope!) - it just means that the application came across as paint-by-numbers, uninspired, going through the motions, a bit too by-the-books.
