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Women and B-school 01 May 2008, 20:11
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So the B-schools dinged you because of lack of work experience. Dually noted.

Would three solid summer internships be sufficient work experience?

Were those three summer internships after you graduated with your bachelors? What were you doing between those summers?
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im pretty sure she was referring to 3 years during school. i had 6 summers of relevant internships before i started fulltime work, and it is a completely different experience interning and working fulltime.
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Women and B-school 01 May 2008, 22:44
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I have really mixed feeling after reading this thread. I am not sure if I am happy that as a female candidate with an international background (born in China, raised in Japan and got naturalized in the US a few years ago) I would "have a better chance" for getting into a top school. I thought schools evaluate individuals against others from the same industry and age group.

i don't mean to sound naive (I guess I am somewhat since I am just starting this process), but I would think that the competition for men and women are equally fierce.

Anyway, like I said, I am still wet behind the ears and there are a lot more for me to learn about this whole ball game. I hope I don't come across as disrespectful. I am really surprised to find out that a female candidate has an easier time for getting into a B school.
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I have really mixed feeling after reading this thread. I am not sure if I am happy that as a female candidate with an international background (born in China, raised in Japan and got naturalized in the US a few years ago) I would "have a better chance" for getting into a top school. I thought schools evaluate individuals against others from the same industry and age group.

i don't mean to sound naive (I guess I am somewhat since I am just starting this process), but I would think that the competition for men and women are equally fierce.

Anyway, like I said, I am still wet behind the ears and there are a lot more for me to learn about this whole ball game. I hope I don't come across as disrespectful. I am really surprised to find out that a female candidate has an easier time for getting into a B school.
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Just view it the same way you would view competition between industries. Let's say a school with a class size of 400 wants 30% from finance and 30% from consulting. If 2000 people apply from finance and 4000 from consulting then it will be harder if you're a consultant. That doesn't mean that the competition isn't fierce among people from finance, it just means it's harder for consultants.

Saying something is harder than something else doesn't imply that the one that is less hard is easy.
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Women and B-school 02 May 2008, 09:17
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Just view it the same way you would view competition between industries. Let's say a school with a class size of 400 wants 30% from finance and 30% from consulting. If 2000 people apply from finance and 4000 from consulting then it will be harder if you're a consultant. That doesn't mean that the competition isn't fierce among people from finance, it just means it's harder for consultants.

Saying something is harder than something else doesn't imply that the one that is less hard is easy.
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Nicely put!
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well said gixxer. I'm pretty sure none of us are trying to imply that the competition is "easy" for women, as we all know so many wonderful women applicants with stellar qualifications here at GMATClub who completely deserve to be where they are right now. But in the end, it is a numbers game, just like a non-profit Himalayas mountain guide probably has much less competition for his/her spots than a consultant. :P
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Would three solid summer internships be sufficient work experience?

Were those three summer internships after you graduated with your bachelors? What were you doing between those summers?
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No, they were (are) during my undergraduate degree. I've been/will be interning at an investment bank in New York (think GS, LEH, JPM, MS). Other than my summer job, I probably won't have any additional work experience during the school year (maybe some volunteering or a work-study, but nothing serious). I just feel like it would be better to focus on enjoying the academic and social aspects of college.


Like JZHANG2008, I'm pretty new to this whole idea of business school. Apologies if my questions are dumb/disrespectful, as I am also testing the waters.
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Yes your friend is right, but this exception is made for many different types of minority applicants.
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Not to get off topic, but do asian americans fall into the minority applicant pool?
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Yes your friend is right, but this exception is made for many different types of minority applicants.

Not to get off topic, but do asian americans fall into the minority applicant pool?
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no, asian americans are already far overrepresented in b schools
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Women and B-school 07 May 2008, 13:40
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I took my girlfriend along for a campus visit last fall. There were 3 adcoms running the session and tour and about 4 or 5 other guys there visiting along with us. Two of the adcoms spent the entire time talking to my girlfriend about how much they were looking for girls to apply and that she stood a great chance of getting in (without knowing anything about her). The rest of us (guys) got the basic treatment while she was being actively recruited to apply. It sort of annoyed me because she has no interest in b-school, but at the same time pretty funny to watch.

See thats where you say, "Sure you can have her, but I come with the package too!"

Uh, huh huh. You said package.
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That totally dates you. 8-)
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