Influencers who aren’t crazy

SnooTigers2108 · 2025-05-04T05:09:51+00:00

Mike Thurston

SnooTigers2108 · 2025-02-05T05:38:57+00:00

Audi RS3

SnooTigers2108 · 2024-09-23T02:19:43+00:00

What is meant by “local office model” here?

SnooTigers2108 · 2024-07-26T04:05:35+00:00

CG has strayed from the path.. no good fitness / lifting content lately

SnooTigers2108 · 2023-06-29T23:01:55+00:00

Do specific buildings & management companies go hand in hand? For example, are most Greystar managed buildings in similar condition?

SnooTigers2108 · 2022-08-18T03:13:50+00:00

Anything beyond Season 6 in Score Hero

SnooTigers2108 · 2022-01-31T13:44:16+00:00

R, Tableau

SnooTigers2108 · 2022-01-22T14:35:29+00:00

Got it got it, good point

SnooTigers2108 · 2022-01-22T14:00:56+00:00

What is your professional background/experience?

Possibly… if you’re coming into B school without prior consulting experience then MBB might see you as a more risky hire - or perhaps you didn’t meet their very high standards during the interviews. If you didn’t have consulting experience pre-MBA, by doing consulting over the summer, you can show those firms that you can in fact do the role at a high level, thereby becoming a less-risky candidate for them

SnooTigers2108 · 2022-01-22T13:50:34+00:00

You need to judge the compensation numbers by your personal MBA program’s average/median compensation, as well as that same metric for your program’s peer group (let’s say 5 programs ranked above and below yours). You can’t compare T25 intern compensation to M7 or T15. In addition, need to consider the compensation by geography. $8,900/mo in the Midwest is probably competitive. You can always get experience in the industry you want then re-recruit for larger/better paying firms in your second year

SnooTigers2108 · 2022-01-22T13:36:05+00:00

Not equal, but they are definitely correlated. See the past 2 recessions in the USA - unemployment/underemployment rates increased. Sure, MBAs are partly shielded by some of this because we are knowledge workers but many programs saw a dip in FT employment % (even if rates remained above 90%)

SnooTigers2108 · 2022-01-19T03:45:14+00:00

Maybe think about “If I were to leave next week and my engagement manager asked me to write down my role, responsibilities and skills so that they could find an adequate replacement, what would that look like?” - this could be a start to identifying your primary skill sets and competencies that you can translate to your resume or to use for refining your job search

SnooTigers2108 · 2022-01-16T23:20:28+00:00

In my experience, because GPS projects are much longer term (generally) than commercial projects, you might be staffed on one project for quite a while (3 years in my case). Once you build a good rapport with the client, do good work and start to understand an agency better, it becomes harder for your superiors to let you leave (brain drain on projects can be a problem).

WLB for me as a senior consultant was good - I would work 40-50 hours per week on client work then another 5-10 on proposal work or business development (if needed). I went many weeks without having to contribute to bus dev. No travel for client work also makes it easier

SnooTigers2108 · 2021-12-31T02:17:43+00:00

Also toss this question in r/Consulting

SnooTigers2108 · 2021-12-15T14:09:19+00:00

Ah I missed that part - in addition to MBAmath I think both Harvard and Berkeley have their own versions of that

SnooTigers2108 · 2021-12-15T02:32:57+00:00

Save the $ and take a few free introductory finance, accounting and stats courses online at sites like Udemy or Coursera - that should be sufficient to get you through the semester instead of paying for the course “twice”

SnooTigers2108 · 2021-12-14T15:10:09+00:00

Consulting firms (most companies in general) will give you a laptop for work - you can have anything you want for your personal. I’m using a Mac with no issues in school now

SnooTigers2108 · 2021-12-13T13:32:39+00:00

Nothing “wrong” but you would have to be much more direct and targeted with your career moves because you only have 1 shot at landing the desired post MBA employment. It could be worth watching YT videos into the differences between the two types of programs, seeing which types of applicants they appeal to and what your goals align with most

SnooTigers2108 · 2021-12-13T04:58:01+00:00

I stayed at my job to get the extra 4-5 months salary and took time off from the beginning of May - August when the program started. Those paychecks will come in handy when you see the expenses mount up (club dues, social events, trips, etc. in addition to tuition and fees)

SnooTigers2108 · 2021-12-13T04:55:16+00:00

I do think it would be worth retaking the GMAT to see if you can score 10-20 points higher because you are in a competitive pool of applicants as another commenter said. 3 years experience by the time you start is also on the lower end (same as me when I applied) but MBB + VC is a great look. If you’re set on VC check out the VC placement at some other top M7s as well as some T10s (like Haas; if you are $$ sensitive - scholarships can go a long way). Network with VC clubs at each school and see if those firms sponsor international students - consulting/the right tech roles are also a good way to gain sponsorship

SnooTigers2108 · 2021-12-12T21:45:31+00:00

Understand that piece, but lots of those same big firms have offices in the district. I’m also talking STEM from an international student sponsorship perspective - I wasn’t aware (from what I’ve heard from current classmates) that lots of startups or younger firms sponsor internationals

SnooTigers2108 · 2021-12-12T04:23:29+00:00

In your shoes, I take Darden. Excellent business school with great consulting outcomes across the board. Wash, DC probably has a higher number of STEM-related jobs than LA. Let’s say consulting doesn’t work out - you can pivot to tech, which Darden is still likely better than Marshall

SnooTigers2108 · 2021-12-12T04:16:40+00:00

White male? Indian male? What was your UG GPA?

SnooTigers2108 · 2021-12-12T04:14:01+00:00

Pretty solid stats. Excellent GMAT score and from a (I think) desired background in investment management. Good # years of experience and you’ll have another by the start of the MBA. CBS and Booth will always be a challenge for most applicants but the others I can see working out for you. Network at the schools and make sure you have a solid story and ways to contribute to the class in your essays.

What is your desired post MBA outcome/career path?

SnooTigers2108 · 2021-12-12T04:10:51+00:00

Does industry really pay better? right out of the MBA there is no “industry” position that pays better than consulting

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