Hi there,
My applications for my top 3 choices (Stanford GSB, HBS, Wharton) have been submitted - I'm posting here for fun (okay, out of extreme curiosity) while I wait to hear back. I'm curious as to how my profile stacks up based on what people have seen this year and in previously application cycles. I would appreciate a reality check if I'm reaching too high. Note I applied to 2+2 years ago and received some feedback on this forum that I believe was overly optimistic, so any honest reactions to the below would be great!
Citizenship: US / Canadian dual-citizenship (grew up and educated in Canada)
Ethnicity: Black (African American)
Education: 3 years in commerce program at school #1 (top business program on Canada's West Coast but relatively weak nationally); 2 years in business program at school #2 (top-tier undergraduate business program in Canada and arguably best school in Canada for finance)
GPA: school #1: ~77%; school #2: ~82% (if I'm honest, my grades are probably in the ~60th-70th percentile overall)
GMAT Score: 770 (V51, Q48, 6.0 AWA, 6.0 Integrate Reasoning)
ECs: heavily focused on diversity, primarily through leadership in recruitment efforts at my 2 employers and an initiative I started at employer #2 as a Canadian response to the racially-driven civil unrest and social movement in the US in early-mid 2020 (initiative has raised ~50,000 in a few months)
Years of work experience expected at matriculation: 5
Employer #1: #1 investment bank in Canada (mergers & acquisitions - widely regarded as top group in Canada)
Employer #2: #2 investment bank in the US (consumer retail group)
International experience: ~1.5 years working on the West Coast of the US (remainder of the time has been spent in Toronto)
Primary Achievements: Received highest ranking as a summer analyst at employer #1 and as a full-time analyst at employer #2
Post-MBA goal: Entrepreneurship in consumer retail / eCommerce (I feel I do a good job of articulating the reason for this career goal in my essays)
Recommendations: One stronger than the other but would describe both as excellent / outstanding
There is obviously a lot more detail that I can provide if helpful but interested in any thoughts based on the above.
Thanks!
My applications for my top 3 choices (Stanford GSB, HBS, Wharton) have been submitted - I'm posting here for fun (okay, out of extreme curiosity) while I wait to hear back. I'm curious as to how my profile stacks up based on what people have seen this year and in previously application cycles. I would appreciate a reality check if I'm reaching too high. Note I applied to 2+2 years ago and received some feedback on this forum that I believe was overly optimistic, so any honest reactions to the below would be great!
Citizenship: US / Canadian dual-citizenship (grew up and educated in Canada)
Ethnicity: Black (African American)
Education: 3 years in commerce program at school #1 (top business program on Canada's West Coast but relatively weak nationally); 2 years in business program at school #2 (top-tier undergraduate business program in Canada and arguably best school in Canada for finance)
GPA: school #1: ~77%; school #2: ~82% (if I'm honest, my grades are probably in the ~60th-70th percentile overall)
GMAT Score: 770 (V51, Q48, 6.0 AWA, 6.0 Integrate Reasoning)
ECs: heavily focused on diversity, primarily through leadership in recruitment efforts at my 2 employers and an initiative I started at employer #2 as a Canadian response to the racially-driven civil unrest and social movement in the US in early-mid 2020 (initiative has raised ~50,000 in a few months)
Years of work experience expected at matriculation: 5
Employer #1: #1 investment bank in Canada (mergers & acquisitions - widely regarded as top group in Canada)
Employer #2: #2 investment bank in the US (consumer retail group)
International experience: ~1.5 years working on the West Coast of the US (remainder of the time has been spent in Toronto)
Primary Achievements: Received highest ranking as a summer analyst at employer #1 and as a full-time analyst at employer #2
Post-MBA goal: Entrepreneurship in consumer retail / eCommerce (I feel I do a good job of articulating the reason for this career goal in my essays)
Recommendations: One stronger than the other but would describe both as excellent / outstanding
There is obviously a lot more detail that I can provide if helpful but interested in any thoughts based on the above.
Thanks!
