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Hello, I am currently looking to apply in couple of years for the 2020 class of the following business schools: HBS, Stanford GSB, Wharton, Chicago Booth, Kellog, MIT sloan, Columbia

Background: Female, White, Currently 22, will be 24 at the time I want to get in the school
Undergrad: Top 10 Russian university
Major: Management, GPA 4.0
GMAT: 710
Work Experience: Currently have 2 years of experience on brand management position in large european pharma company. Will have 4 years by september 2018.

Just wanted to check, whether brand management is a good field to get into the top schools and will I be competitive with this profile?

Thanks!

Hey there,
Well everything looks good so far!
Have you got good Volunteer work and extra curriculars? If not, now would be a good time to get some stuff started.

Otherwise, brand management is perfect,
Best,
Jon

Thank you very much!
The biggest concerns are:
No name university (in Russia it is pretty solid, but for US BS, I think, It will be no name)
As you mentioned - no extracurriculars.
Age - isn't 24 years a bit young?

Thank you very much

Hello there,
So regarding university, you are right that yes it can be a bit of a problem. The schools will like know the top 1-3 universities in Russia, but maybe not the top 10. So it will be up to you to inform them about how good it is.
Regarding ECs, it's an issue, but since you have two years to improve that, I trust that when you apply it will no longer be one, right? :)

Finally, 24 with 4 years experience is just perfect for an MBA. So if you are ready to go, it will work for the schools too!
Best,
Jon