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nandinit
Joined: 03 Aug 2014
Last visit: 25 Jun 2015
Posts: 2
Schools: Yale '17 (WL) Haas '17 (D) Stern '17 (A)
GMAT 1: 690 Q45 V39
GPA: 3.56
Hello,
So I am (largely) trying to decide between Stern this year and reapplying to a wider pool of schools next year. I'm pursuing the SOM wait list and keeping my fingers crossed but am also realistic about the low odds of that one turning into an admit. To share some context, I'm an international applicant with ~3.5 year of Marketing WE (2 years non-profit in the U.S, 1.5 years for-profit abroad.)
Long term interest: entrepreneurship in the social impact space (prob. international)
Short term interest: preferably marketing/communications in the social impact space
After extensive research, I decided to apply to the 3 programs I felt had a strong emphasis on the Social Impact/Entrepreneurship sector. I was dinged at Berkeley, WL at SOM and accepted at Stern. Even though I've talked to a couple of current students at Stern who are looking at going into the SE space post graduation and it seems like there are definitely some interesting options (both academic and extracurricular) that will help enable my intended career shift, I'm wondering if a majority of the class at Stern is comprised of folks interested in going into finance - natural given the school's strength and reputation in that regard. I'm now debating between accepting the Stern offer and or applying to other schools next year (not sure what other programs I would apply to yet). I was really blown away by all the helpful feedback I've seen on this forum for other people debating admissions decisions, and I'd appreciate any insights given my context.
Look forward to your responses!
Thank you!!
So I am (largely) trying to decide between Stern this year and reapplying to a wider pool of schools next year. I'm pursuing the SOM wait list and keeping my fingers crossed but am also realistic about the low odds of that one turning into an admit. To share some context, I'm an international applicant with ~3.5 year of Marketing WE (2 years non-profit in the U.S, 1.5 years for-profit abroad.)
Long term interest: entrepreneurship in the social impact space (prob. international)
Short term interest: preferably marketing/communications in the social impact space
After extensive research, I decided to apply to the 3 programs I felt had a strong emphasis on the Social Impact/Entrepreneurship sector. I was dinged at Berkeley, WL at SOM and accepted at Stern. Even though I've talked to a couple of current students at Stern who are looking at going into the SE space post graduation and it seems like there are definitely some interesting options (both academic and extracurricular) that will help enable my intended career shift, I'm wondering if a majority of the class at Stern is comprised of folks interested in going into finance - natural given the school's strength and reputation in that regard. I'm now debating between accepting the Stern offer and or applying to other schools next year (not sure what other programs I would apply to yet). I was really blown away by all the helpful feedback I've seen on this forum for other people debating admissions decisions, and I'd appreciate any insights given my context.
Look forward to your responses!
Thank you!!
wmay
Joined: 18 Dec 2014
Last visit: 19 Aug 2015
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Location: Singapore
Concentration: Healthcare, Finance
Schools: Tuck '17 (A) CBS '17 (D) Kellogg '17 (M) Stern '17 (A) HBS '17 (D) Darden '17 (A) Wharton '17 (D) Booth '17 (A)
GMAT 1: 720 Q49 V40
WE:Law (Law)
Schools: Tuck '17 (A) CBS '17 (D) Kellogg '17 (M) Stern '17 (A) HBS '17 (D) Darden '17 (A) Wharton '17 (D) Booth '17 (A)
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05 Apr 2015, 20:37
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It also depends on where you see your improvements will be next year to see if you can get into a better school. But you seem on the younger side given your WE and Haas and Stern have pretty low acceptance rates, so it might be worthwhile to reapply, unless SOM gives you a place of course - which you should take.
nandinit
Joined: 03 Aug 2014
Last visit: 25 Jun 2015
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Schools: Yale '17 (WL) Haas '17 (D) Stern '17 (A)
GMAT 1: 690 Q45 V39
GPA: 3.56
06 Apr 2015, 03:06
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Thanks for weighing in wmay. I'm just a bit confused since you mention that while Stern is selective, I should still consider reapplying. I did apply with 3 years of experience which is younger than the average applicant but I'd rather get the MBA experience earlier rather than delay it given my entrepreneurship goal. I'm hoping folks will weigh into the diversity of the Stern class, and their future career interests - I was hoping to be able to squeeze in a visit and get a sense for myself but haven't been able to take the time off work to make the trip, so any insights/input is very much appreciated!
