After doing some looking, I haven't seen a lot of profiles like mine around, so I'm curious of others' opinions.
First off, here's how my profile breaks down...
GPA: 3.7 (small, unknown but good private school)
GMAT: 690
Experience: ~10yrs...All at 2 major, well known US companies in same industry
EC: non-profit board member
Applied to:
Stanford, HBS, MIT, Wharton, & UCLA
First off, I have no interest in an exec or part time program. Trying to switch industries & function, and full time seems to be the best way to do that, plus it's just the experience I want. I feel like my essays are solid and my references were very good. I'm not a minority. Because of where I am in my career, pursuing non-top 10 schools doesn't really make sense in terms of my current trajectory. At the same time, I'm afraid of the agism at top schools since I'm over 30. It's unfortunately ironic, because while I had some very impressive accomplishments my first 5 years, I knew they weren't "sexy" enough for the top programs. The next 5 years in strategy fit the MBA "sexy" factor, but now I'm nearing the upper age brackets for schools like Stanford.
Thanks
First off, here's how my profile breaks down...
GPA: 3.7 (small, unknown but good private school)
GMAT: 690
Experience: ~10yrs...All at 2 major, well known US companies in same industry
EC: non-profit board member
Applied to:
Stanford, HBS, MIT, Wharton, & UCLA
First off, I have no interest in an exec or part time program. Trying to switch industries & function, and full time seems to be the best way to do that, plus it's just the experience I want. I feel like my essays are solid and my references were very good. I'm not a minority. Because of where I am in my career, pursuing non-top 10 schools doesn't really make sense in terms of my current trajectory. At the same time, I'm afraid of the agism at top schools since I'm over 30. It's unfortunately ironic, because while I had some very impressive accomplishments my first 5 years, I knew they weren't "sexy" enough for the top programs. The next 5 years in strategy fit the MBA "sexy" factor, but now I'm nearing the upper age brackets for schools like Stanford.
Thanks
