Application Advice

Thanks so much for your question- and for thinking ahead about your applications and what may make sense for you moving forward. It sounds like you have been building a great profile both academically and professionally; and that the MBA makes a great next step for you. I am sorry to learn about the outcomes last time around for you; but the good news is that you have an additional year under your belt, and that you have survived this process once already!
Do you feel that you were able to make the case for what you wanted to do after business school- did you connect the dots between what you do now,and where you see yourself? I might suggest that if you are interested in finance, you consider UCLA Anderson, NYU and perhaps Ross to round things out. It may also be that you try Columbia again; the important question to ask is do you feel that enough is different about your profile to warrant a reapp this time around to H,W S and Columbia? Sometimes its easier to work on a new set of applications, rethink your positioning- and apply to the first set of schools ( again) with a fresh slate. While I was at Wharton, we would tell students to really walk away from the first application, think about it again- and how you would want to use the space alloted to reframe your value proposition.
Always glad to chat about this futher- do let me know.
All the best,Judith

Thanks so much for your question- and for thinking ahead about your applications and what may make sense for you moving forward. It sounds like you have been building a great profile both academically and professionally; and that the MBA makes a great next step for you. I am sorry to learn about the outcomes last time around for you; but the good news is that you have an additional year under your belt, and that you have survived this process once already!
Do you feel that you were able to make the case for what you wanted to do after business school- did you connect the dots between what you do now,and where you see yourself? I might suggest that if you are interested in finance, you consider UCLA Anderson, NYU and perhaps Ross to round things out. It may also be that you try Columbia again; the important question to ask is do you feel that enough is different about your profile to warrant a reapp this time around to H,W S and Columbia? Sometimes its easier to work on a new set of applications, rethink your positioning- and apply to the first set of schools ( again) with a fresh slate. While I was at Wharton, we would tell students to really walk away from the first application, think about it again- and how you would want to use the space alloted to reframe your value proposition.
Always glad to chat about this futher- do let me know.
All the best,Judith

Thanks so much for your question- and for thinking ahead about your applications and what may make sense for you moving forward. It sounds like you have been building a great profile both academically and professionally; and that the MBA makes a great next step for you. I am sorry to learn about the outcomes last time around for you; but the good news is that you have an additional year under your belt, and that you have survived this process once already!
Do you feel that you were able to make the case for what you wanted to do after business school- did you connect the dots between what you do now,and where you see yourself? I might suggest that if you are interested in finance, you consider UCLA Anderson, NYU and perhaps Ross to round things out. It may also be that you try Columbia again; the important question to ask is do you feel that enough is different about your profile to warrant a reapp this time around to H,W S and Columbia? Sometimes its easier to work on a new set of applications, rethink your positioning- and apply to the first set of schools ( again) with a fresh slate. While I was at Wharton, we would tell students to really walk away from the first application, think about it again- and how you would want to use the space alloted to reframe your value proposition.
Always glad to chat about this futher- do let me know.
All the best,Judith