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Originally posted by CrimsonTide on 10 Apr 2015, 17:56.
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I am currently at one of the top 3 consulting firms, and have consistently been a top performer. I have received feedback from my managers along the lines of "strongest analyst I have ever worked with", "skill set way beyond your years", "this is the best review I have ever written" etc. I have consistently been in the "top band" of my cohort, and as a result have had the opportunity to do some pretty interesting work.

My questions are the following:
1) Most of my projects have been 4-8 weeks. OK to get recommendations from someone who has only managed me for that long?
2) Is there any strategy to get recommendation letter writers to include this high praise in the recommendations?
3) Will it have high impact, given most recommendations are probably strongly positive anyway. Any way to set myself apart?
4) Anything else I can do to show my strong performance (mention consistently high review scores, %ile etc.?) Where?
5) What are my general chances (profile below) - targeting HBS (top choice), Stanford GSB, Wharton
6) Company does not officially sponsor until after acceptance, but I have been verbally told I will be sponsored. Where can I show this?

Background: Indian citizen/25; high school in a foreign country; then college at a selective public school (Berkeley/UVA/UCLA/Michigan/UT etc.)

Major: Business and Computer Science

GPA: 3.5/4.0

GMAT: 720

Full-time work experience: MBB in the US (3 years at matriculation - 2 years as analyst, 1 year as associate)

Internship experience: Another top consulting firm, top tech firm (Google/MSFT/IBM/Cisco/Intel), and a F100 company
Story: Obsessed with consumer behavior in different global markets. At my consulting firm, by matriculation will have spent a year each on projects in the US, Asia and Europe (total of 11 countries over 2.5 years). Have focused my work on consumer and retail. Strongly think that each and every international experience has helped my further my entire world view, and love the art and science of understanding consumer decision making. My senior thesis in college was an economics paper on consumer behavior. Post-MBA goal is to go back to my current firm, and eventually join a CPG/retail company with the aspiration of becoming a country manager for an emerging market

Extracurriculars: research in college (tech/data-mining), varsity sports (less common sport), president of a couple marketing/consulting clubs

Thank you for taking the time to respond :)
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Hey dude,
Well if you are getting those kinds of responses, then you are definitely doing something right! How do you use it to your advantage? Very simple: You let the schools KNOW - by TELLING them!

Take citations from your reviews or emails, and add them in your resume or applications. Have your recommenders independently confirm this, and you will be golden!

Let's take a stab at your questions:

1) Most of my projects have been 4-8 weeks. OK to get recommendations from someone who has only managed me for that long?
It's fine, but you may also want to go with your supervisor's supervisor who presumably has managed you longer...

2) Is there any strategy to get recommendation letter writers to include this high praise in the recommendations?
Asking them is the easiest way. :) If not, you can work with a consultant and have the consultant ask them :)

3) Will it have high impact, given most recommendations are probably strongly positive anyway. Any way to set myself apart?
It shall. Esp. if they put things in terms like you have above.

4) Anything else I can do to show my strong performance (mention consistently high review scores, %ile etc.?) Where?
As per my comment above - cite statistics and quotations that are from third parties. They can go EVERYWHERE - from your essays to resume to application form.


5) What are my general chances (profile below) - targeting HBS (top choice), Stanford GSB, Wharton

Good.

6) Company does not officially sponsor until after acceptance, but I have been verbally told I will be sponsored. Where can I show this?

Does that mean you are not allowed to pass this info on? If you can, then write it in your single essay or your goals essay.

You look to be in pretty good shape as far as things go!

Let me know if you have any other questions!
Best,
JF