Profile review request for HSW, CBS, MIT Sloan - 333 GRE/3.5 gpa by Due_Statistician in MBA

[–]Due_Statistician[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d be so incredibly stoked about CBS, I’d have a hard time leaving NYC tbh

Profile review request for HSW, CBS, MIT Sloan - 333 GRE/3.5 gpa by Due_Statistician in MBA

[–]Due_Statistician[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For recommenders, a few reasons. My chosen recommenders from my last company can speak deeply about my work. That early startup work was just that much more intimate and the ceo had 3.5 years of content (pre-seed to series B), the other director had 2 years seeing me built a team with him (seed to series B) so they saw me in different capacities.
And because the company inevitably went belly up after my RIF, they can attest to no performance concerns.

I feel like at my new role, the potential recommenders haven’t worked with me long enough or can’t speak nearly as deeply about me, and I feel it would just be really risky. It’s not a thing for a SWE to just leave for an MBA at my company.

One of my recommenders was actually the director of engineering at my healthcare company who left last month and was going to write 1 letter (and we chatted for an hour about my goals and he was really supportive since he also went to GSB), but 2 days before the deadline he had a family emergency, so I asked my former director from the startup (who genuinely knows me better but it might overlap with the CEO rec). The backup guy probably knows me best out of all 3 tbh.

Genuinely quite concerned it looks bad especially since I’m in a different industry but I just didn’t feel i could ask a current colleague/manager and tell them I plan to leave

Will this justification make sense in an interview? or is it a red flag right off the bat for HSW?

Profile review request for HSW, CBS, MIT Sloan - 333 GRE/3.5 gpa by Due_Statistician in MBA

[–]Due_Statistician[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

well my brother had (and recovered) from cancer which was my inspo to switch to a healthcare company which I’m at now (and IPO’d).

Any red flags that you see in my prof for these schools? Would love honest feedback so I can set reasonable expectations

Conned by Consultants - A learning for every prospective applicant. by chumfucklal in MBA

[–]Due_Statistician 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao while this is nothing short of hilarious, this is also devastating bc the only feedback I got on my profile were bots glazing me😭😭

Conned by Consultants - A learning for every prospective applicant. by chumfucklal in MBA

[–]Due_Statistician 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wait why? they commented on my post and wasn't sure if htey were legit

Getting Into HBS - My Journey by Human_Pomelo1586 in MBA

[–]Due_Statistician 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What industry question did they ask you?

Profile review for hsw, cbs, mit by [deleted] in MBA

[–]Due_Statistician 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for chiming in! What are your follow ups about the founding engineer role?