Hi there,
I plan to apply to HBS, Wharton and Tuck on round one. Do you think this is realistic given the profile below? Any suggestions and honest advice is much appreciated!
Demographic
· 28-year-old male from Bogota, Colombia
1st Rd:
· Tuck
· Wharton
· HBS
2nd Rd (if not accepted in any above):
· Haas
· Yale
· UCLA
· Insead
Academics
· 730 GMAT (V: 99%, Q: 68%)
· LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws) Cum Laude Rank 4 of 80
· B.A. Political Science - Minor in Economics Rank 2 of 54
· GPA 3.6 (Top 3% among graduates in the last five years)
(Both LL.B. and B.A. from the top Uni in Colombia)
Work Experience
· 2 years, Associate consultant in a specialized global risks consultancy -with 33 offices in the five continents- helping organizations manage political, integrity and security risks. Project manager in integrity and reputation risk engagements in seven South American countries.
· 2 years full time + 3 part time years, in a management consulting boutique, focused on strategy and new market entry. The boutique is the local partner of a Tier 2 global management consulting firm (not MBB, but a well-known consulting brand ...)
Post MBA plans
· Short term After graduation join a Tier 1 consulting firm, seeking to engage in public-private cooperation and public policy projects.
· Long term Start own consulting practice, focused on public/private cooperation and policies affecting business and/or occupy a high impact leadership position within the government or the private sector, on areas that combine the private and public arenas.
College extracurricular
· International Moot Court competition
· TA for three law and polisci undergraduate classes
· Semester abroad
· Assistant on 4 research groups
Other extracurriculars
· For the last two years MBA teaching assistant in Colombia (strategy class)
· 4 publications (chapters/articles) between academic and business
· Passionate rock climber and mountaineer -have climbed "El Capitan," a 2,900 ft. wall at Yosemite National Park and other serious walls and mountains.
· For three years runner on a fundraising run of a half marathon (21 km), benefiting injured Colombian soldiers
· 3 languages - good international exposure
Am I realistic? Any suggestions?
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Absolutely. Good luck.
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I agree with Jim - yes, absolutely!
One side note - the way the deadlines line up for the schools you've shortlisted you won't have the opportunity to have heard back from R1 before you have to start working on R2. You may already know that but I wanted to point that out. Pretty much the moment your R1 apps are in, you should be working on your R2 ones.
You've got a lot of good stuff to work with here - good luck! And if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Bhavik
One side note - the way the deadlines line up for the schools you've shortlisted you won't have the opportunity to have heard back from R1 before you have to start working on R2. You may already know that but I wanted to point that out. Pretty much the moment your R1 apps are in, you should be working on your R2 ones.
You've got a lot of good stuff to work with here - good luck! And if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Bhavik
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I agree with Jim - yes, absolutely!
One side note - the way the deadlines line up for the schools you've shortlisted you won't have the opportunity to have heard back from R1 before you have to start working on R2. You may already know that but I wanted to point that out. Pretty much the moment your R1 apps are in, you should be working on your R2 ones.
You've got a lot of good stuff to work with here - good luck! And if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Bhavik
One side note - the way the deadlines line up for the schools you've shortlisted you won't have the opportunity to have heard back from R1 before you have to start working on R2. You may already know that but I wanted to point that out. Pretty much the moment your R1 apps are in, you should be working on your R2 ones.
You've got a lot of good stuff to work with here - good luck! And if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Bhavik
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I agree with Jim - yes, absolutely!
One side note - the way the deadlines line up for the schools you've shortlisted you won't have the opportunity to have heard back from R1 before you have to start working on R2. You may already know that but I wanted to point that out. Pretty much the moment your R1 apps are in, you should be working on your R2 ones.
You've got a lot of good stuff to work with here - good luck! And if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Bhavik
One side note - the way the deadlines line up for the schools you've shortlisted you won't have the opportunity to have heard back from R1 before you have to start working on R2. You may already know that but I wanted to point that out. Pretty much the moment your R1 apps are in, you should be working on your R2 ones.
You've got a lot of good stuff to work with here - good luck! And if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Bhavik
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