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24 May 2015, 09:00
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Hi,
I'm a recent graduate from Rutgers and I had a specific question in regards to Business School. If anyone has any insight (preferably with personal experience or data) please share it! Thank you in advance!
Background:
-During my time at Rutgers I was heavily focused on attending law school. Thankfully, I did well on my LSAT and was recently admitted into Duke Law with a significant scholarship.
-Undergraduate GPA: 3.62/4, but w/ a 4.0 in my majors (History & Political Science)
-I have a strong interest in education. I started an education consulting service in college for high school students, and I have given over 30 workshops on the college application cycle, financial aid, essay writing, etc. I have also worked with high schools directly helping them with their guidance counseling programs.
-I have worked as a guidance counselor for two years.
-Long term I want to work in the education sector.
-I have significant leadership experience as a community member and college student. This includes demonstrated interpersonal skills, project management, event planning, and cultural competency.
-I am SouthEast Asian (I heard this makes a difference with MBA programs)
-I am Muslim (for diversity purposes- not sure if this helps)
Current Dilemma:
I feel as though I was so focused on the idea of law school that I didn't explore other options like an MBA. I worked hard on my LSATs and got into a top 10 law school, and only now am I realizing that there are other options out there. To be fair, I only recently considered my college side business (the consulting service) and education as a whole, a more intriguing pursuit. Either way, the main program I want to set my sights on is the Stanford MBA/MA Education program, because it perfectly aligns with my interests. The issue is I don't have work experience in consulting, investment banking, or private equity and I know that Top MBA programs look at that type of work experience much more highly. Moreover, I know that the average applicant has about 4 years of work experience, whereas I only have 2. Additionally, I know that a Stanford MBA is much tougher to get into, and I don't want to set aside what's in front of me (Duke Law) for what might be a pipe dream.
I know if I had both options in front of me (as in I got into both) I'd pursue the Stanford MBA/MA Education without reservation.
The Question:
So given my work & leadership experience would I be a strong candidate for the Stanford MBA/MA Education program? Or would I really have no shot at the program? (assuming I score well on the GMAT/GRE- I think for the MBA/MA program you have to take the GRE)
I'm a recent graduate from Rutgers and I had a specific question in regards to Business School. If anyone has any insight (preferably with personal experience or data) please share it! Thank you in advance!
Background:
-During my time at Rutgers I was heavily focused on attending law school. Thankfully, I did well on my LSAT and was recently admitted into Duke Law with a significant scholarship.
-Undergraduate GPA: 3.62/4, but w/ a 4.0 in my majors (History & Political Science)
-I have a strong interest in education. I started an education consulting service in college for high school students, and I have given over 30 workshops on the college application cycle, financial aid, essay writing, etc. I have also worked with high schools directly helping them with their guidance counseling programs.
-I have worked as a guidance counselor for two years.
-Long term I want to work in the education sector.
-I have significant leadership experience as a community member and college student. This includes demonstrated interpersonal skills, project management, event planning, and cultural competency.
-I am SouthEast Asian (I heard this makes a difference with MBA programs)
-I am Muslim (for diversity purposes- not sure if this helps)
Current Dilemma:
I feel as though I was so focused on the idea of law school that I didn't explore other options like an MBA. I worked hard on my LSATs and got into a top 10 law school, and only now am I realizing that there are other options out there. To be fair, I only recently considered my college side business (the consulting service) and education as a whole, a more intriguing pursuit. Either way, the main program I want to set my sights on is the Stanford MBA/MA Education program, because it perfectly aligns with my interests. The issue is I don't have work experience in consulting, investment banking, or private equity and I know that Top MBA programs look at that type of work experience much more highly. Moreover, I know that the average applicant has about 4 years of work experience, whereas I only have 2. Additionally, I know that a Stanford MBA is much tougher to get into, and I don't want to set aside what's in front of me (Duke Law) for what might be a pipe dream.
I know if I had both options in front of me (as in I got into both) I'd pursue the Stanford MBA/MA Education without reservation.
The Question:
So given my work & leadership experience would I be a strong candidate for the Stanford MBA/MA Education program? Or would I really have no shot at the program? (assuming I score well on the GMAT/GRE- I think for the MBA/MA program you have to take the GRE)
26 May 2015, 09:39
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Hey dude,
Well so far your profile seems good, but I don't yet really have enough info from you to really evaluate your chances at Stanford, other than saying that there are no "Walk-ins" at Stanford and its always a risk.
What I can say though is that you miiiight be able to do the following:
Defer your law school admit, and apply to Stanford... But this will only work if you have a plan of what to do in the next year (say.. a pre-law internship or whatever), and if you will be happy to attend Duke in the following year. This will also depend on Duke's willingness to defer you (and I'm not sure what the law program's policies are here.. but you can always ask... the only thing is, have a reeeeally good reason for wanting to defer).
Other than that, I think you have to decide for yourself what path you want to take. I mean no adviser in the world can tell you if it's better for you to do an MBA or law school, (leaving aside for a second, the chances) that's something you have to decide for yourself (maybe with the help of friends and family).
I hope this was of help to you dude,
Best,
JF
