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alex_london
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Hi everyone,
I would really appreciate the admissision experts' advice on what you would do if you were in my shoes.
I have been accepted at both MIT and Haas, but after being interviewed and put in the waitlist at Stanford, I got rejected. The dilemma is whether it is better to 1) wait one more year and re-apply at Stanford and also apply to HBS, or 2) just go to Haas or MIT this year. On 1), what would my chances of admission be for HBS/GSB? and on 2) would you go to Haas or MIT if you aimed to focus on entrepreneurship and venture capital?
A bit of background about myself:
Demography: European, male, turning 28 this year
GMAT: 710
Education: business administration and masters in finance at a top European business school. Summa cum laude in my thesis, won several student competitions.
Work experience: a total of 5 years at a bulge bracket American bank in London. 2 years in M&A and 3 years in Equity Research (covering equity stocks).
Post-MBA goals: joining a venture capital firm, or entrepreneurship.
Leadership: class spokesperson at both school and university, good leadership examples at work.
Non-profit: not much done unfortunately, I taught entrepreneurship to underprivileged youngster in East Africa for 3 weeks
Given my underprivileged background, was quite entrepreneur as a kid and had to self-fund education.
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My main concern is that HBS and Stanford grads get most of the VC jobs available, while Haas and MIT barely get them....
Any advice and opinions you could give on this will be very much appreciated!!! Thanks!
I would really appreciate the admissision experts' advice on what you would do if you were in my shoes.
I have been accepted at both MIT and Haas, but after being interviewed and put in the waitlist at Stanford, I got rejected. The dilemma is whether it is better to 1) wait one more year and re-apply at Stanford and also apply to HBS, or 2) just go to Haas or MIT this year. On 1), what would my chances of admission be for HBS/GSB? and on 2) would you go to Haas or MIT if you aimed to focus on entrepreneurship and venture capital?
A bit of background about myself:
Demography: European, male, turning 28 this year
GMAT: 710
Education: business administration and masters in finance at a top European business school. Summa cum laude in my thesis, won several student competitions.
Work experience: a total of 5 years at a bulge bracket American bank in London. 2 years in M&A and 3 years in Equity Research (covering equity stocks).
Post-MBA goals: joining a venture capital firm, or entrepreneurship.
Leadership: class spokesperson at both school and university, good leadership examples at work.
Non-profit: not much done unfortunately, I taught entrepreneurship to underprivileged youngster in East Africa for 3 weeks
Given my underprivileged background, was quite entrepreneur as a kid and had to self-fund education.
.
My main concern is that HBS and Stanford grads get most of the VC jobs available, while Haas and MIT barely get them....
Any advice and opinions you could give on this will be very much appreciated!!! Thanks!
