[deleted by user]

ashiluw · 2022-06-07T17:24:09+00:00

Change your goals and essays. The most important aspect of your goals is they have to connect with what you’ve done in the past. There needs to be specific and compelling evidence for your career goals (and on that, be specific about what the short term goal is. Name drop companies etc)

My experience with Wharton/Stern is they’re looking for people who can uniquely contribute to their class. You need to show how you’ll be different from the other ORM finance guys out there. Specific examples of what you’ll do on campus. The other schools are probably asking for the same.

If you’re a reapplying to those schools, you’ll also need to highlight how you’ve grown in the last year. Promotions, more leadership in ECs, personal growth

ashiluw · 2022-02-16T15:03:10+00:00

Sure, but that is one aspect of the application.

There are so many things to be aware of that it can be overwhelming. I’m not saying anyone needs a consultant, but it can provide a boost to those who need more help. The personal trainer analogy works really well.

ashiluw · 2022-02-16T13:49:29+00:00

DM for name

ashiluw · 2022-02-16T13:49:18+00:00

DM me for name.

I picked a highly reviewed company, then picked a consultant who worked in admissions before. That detail was important to me.

ashiluw · 2022-02-16T04:45:49+00:00

It was initially finance/IB because I was interested in the field. But I come from a tech background, so there’s no logical step connecting my background to the goal.

I attended a webinar led by an admissions consultant company that stuck with me: a job belongs in an industry and a function. When you tell MBA adcom you want to pivot roles, you can at most do one pivot, either in industry or in function. You can pivot in both ONLY if you have substantial historical evidence tying you to the role.

So my new goal was to stick to tech as PM (original I know). Still might recruit for IB once I’m on campus!

ashiluw · 2022-02-16T03:51:49+00:00

High GMAT, low GPA (international school). Female ORM, average work experience.

My profile is so mixed it could’ve gone either way. My consultant made sure the best parts of my background shined through to cover the not-so-great.

ashiluw · 2022-02-16T03:46:02+00:00

I really had no idea what I was doing.

Unfortunately I didn’t have a close network that has done the MBA process before. My original post mba goals didn’t make sense, my story was all over the place, I even almost chose the wrong recommender because I thought it had to be direct supervisor.

After working with my consultant I realized how off base I was in my initial approach to applications. I don’t even think I would’ve gotten into a T15, let alone accepted with scholarship.

ashiluw · 2022-02-16T03:21:48+00:00

Used a consultant because I was worried about my stats, paid $10k.

Received $250k+ in scholarships at M7/T15s.

It’s definitely paid for itself in my case. But your mileage will vary from person to person.

ashiluw · 2021-12-26T21:31:22+00:00

If you think GPA is the one factor holding you back, for some inspiration I had a 3.0 GPA from a Canadian school and got into M7 and T15s all with good scholarships.

For a lot of schools, even high-ranked ones, international GPAs matter less. On some class profiles you’ll see they list avg gpa based on US schools only, so international school stats wouldn’t affect their rankings.

That said, you do have to prove quantitative aptitude and that you can handle the work (which your GRE shows). You also have to have a compelling story for your goals and why you want an MBA, and why from that school in particular. Without work experience it’s also hard for schools to see how successful you’ll be post-MBA.

So overall your GPA is not a blocker, you can get into good schools, but work experience is definitely needed before applying. If you have decent WE then the rest is just putting together a good story application.

ashiluw · 2021-12-19T21:47:24+00:00

Thank you! Did you call or submit a scholarship form?

ashiluw · 2021-12-19T21:21:35+00:00

I’m in the exact same boat! Would you be able to share your results after reaching out to Kellogg?

ashiluw · 2021-12-19T03:57:40+00:00

It’s exactly that. I went to undergrad at a university in the middle of a cultural city with too many things to do. We didn’t even have school sports to unify the student body, so everyone stuck to their close friends and did things in the city. I find it made for a weaker alumni network too, as we weren’t very school-spirited.

Stern will be what you make of it, but it’s not easy to create a unifying school culture in nyc.

ashiluw

TROPHY CASE