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11 Mar 2024, 10:56
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Hi,
I applied in R2 and got in UNC with $80K total (Forté Fellow).
My profile: International student, Asian female; U.S degrees in Finance, 3.3 undergraduate GPA; 5 yoe in financial services outside U.S; I applied with GMAT waiver.
For post-MBA career, I want to get into big tech, Product management/marketing will be the best but I understand it would be very difficult as I do not have related background, so I'm fine with corporate finance roles which may be more approachable for me. Location-wise, I'd like to be in CA/Seattle/DMV area, but for tech, I think west coast would be better off.
I talked to serveral current UNC students along my application and looked into its employment report for past few years, I know it's a great program, but I feel it's not so much for tech. I didn't apply to those more tech-focused programs this time since I got a sense that they don't like international student without a G score when I attended their vitual events, while UNC was more flexible with it.
While considering re-apply, I'll still do same things with my job this year, the only thing will change probably is I'll apply with a standard test score （while I can polish my essays better as I did them in a rush this time, but a test score will be the biggest added-value for me I think).
So I'm wondering if it's worthwhile for me to wait another year and apply to schools such as Anderson/Foster/Tepper in R1 this fall, or just take my current UNC offer.
Appreciate for any comments or advice, thank you!!
I applied in R2 and got in UNC with $80K total (Forté Fellow).
My profile: International student, Asian female; U.S degrees in Finance, 3.3 undergraduate GPA; 5 yoe in financial services outside U.S; I applied with GMAT waiver.
For post-MBA career, I want to get into big tech, Product management/marketing will be the best but I understand it would be very difficult as I do not have related background, so I'm fine with corporate finance roles which may be more approachable for me. Location-wise, I'd like to be in CA/Seattle/DMV area, but for tech, I think west coast would be better off.
I talked to serveral current UNC students along my application and looked into its employment report for past few years, I know it's a great program, but I feel it's not so much for tech. I didn't apply to those more tech-focused programs this time since I got a sense that they don't like international student without a G score when I attended their vitual events, while UNC was more flexible with it.
While considering re-apply, I'll still do same things with my job this year, the only thing will change probably is I'll apply with a standard test score （while I can polish my essays better as I did them in a rush this time, but a test score will be the biggest added-value for me I think).
So I'm wondering if it's worthwhile for me to wait another year and apply to schools such as Anderson/Foster/Tepper in R1 this fall, or just take my current UNC offer.
Appreciate for any comments or advice, thank you!!
11 Mar 2024, 11:19
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Hi. Congratulations on your great offer and it looks like a generous scholarship.
I have to give you a huge credit for being open to waiting a year. I was in similar shoes in my day and waiting a year seemed like eternity 😂
While everything worked out for me, miraculously with plenty of divine intervention, I do think waiting a year wouldn’t be a problem per se for me and if you are looking to transition to tech, UNC would be a tougher place to pivot from. It’s great for consulting and finance but not tech, especially not in this market.
While you’re not guaranteed to get the job after business school, going to a place like Foster, it’s hard not to be surrounded by tech.
I think the risk is fairly low in terms of reapplying next year and you can still reapply to UNC. We’ve had many people apply year over year and get accepted to the same places not always with the same offers and scholarships but there are no issues with reapplying so I feel your UNC spot is somewhat safe. You can also ask about deferring. That’s not as common these days as during the pandemic but it may be an option if you have a good reason.
Would it be possible for you to go into tech UNC? Yes if you have a decent personal network that you can leverage. It’s not like employers are going to look at UNC and say this is not a tech school so we’re not going to take you in. That’s not the reason why people don’t go into tech from UNC but rather there no established pathways and there’s no established alumni base that can help you with questions and recruiting and referrals and all those very useful things that end up making a difference at the end.:. So if you had a way to get those things outside of the school, such a personal network or some other way, UNC would also work.
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I have to give you a huge credit for being open to waiting a year. I was in similar shoes in my day and waiting a year seemed like eternity 😂
While everything worked out for me, miraculously with plenty of divine intervention, I do think waiting a year wouldn’t be a problem per se for me and if you are looking to transition to tech, UNC would be a tougher place to pivot from. It’s great for consulting and finance but not tech, especially not in this market.
While you’re not guaranteed to get the job after business school, going to a place like Foster, it’s hard not to be surrounded by tech.
I think the risk is fairly low in terms of reapplying next year and you can still reapply to UNC. We’ve had many people apply year over year and get accepted to the same places not always with the same offers and scholarships but there are no issues with reapplying so I feel your UNC spot is somewhat safe. You can also ask about deferring. That’s not as common these days as during the pandemic but it may be an option if you have a good reason.
Would it be possible for you to go into tech UNC? Yes if you have a decent personal network that you can leverage. It’s not like employers are going to look at UNC and say this is not a tech school so we’re not going to take you in. That’s not the reason why people don’t go into tech from UNC but rather there no established pathways and there’s no established alumni base that can help you with questions and recruiting and referrals and all those very useful things that end up making a difference at the end.:. So if you had a way to get those things outside of the school, such a personal network or some other way, UNC would also work.
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11 Mar 2024, 11:34
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If you got into UNC with a decent scholarship, why don't you try for Tepper/UCLA in R3? I know multiple Asian woman who got into these schools in R3 last year (with scholarship). So, if Tech is what you really want, you can consider putting in that application in R3.
