Which MBA could I land?
Apparently MBA apps are down 15-20%. Curious what programs I could realistically expect to land. I haven’t really considered MBA before, so I’m a bit out of the loop as to what to expect in terms of placement. Profile: - Bottom half BB IB - Semi Target UG (think Notre Dame / Emory) - > 3.9/4.0 UG GPA - Heading to well-known MM PE (well-known but solidly MM) - No GMAT but would expect to hit 90+ percentile - Neutral to negative demographics (First gen but white male)
There’s also two universes: one in which I just apply and one in which I sweat my balls off with coaching / interview prep / etc
Really appreciate any input my monkeys
A lock for M7 and probably a good shot at HSW if you do well on the GMAT.
Better question is why? The only reason I would consider it in your shoes is if the fund is requiring it or if you want to switch to consulting. You already have a better job / experience than most of the jobs you could get coming out of an MBA program.
Yeah man that’s the missing piece - my “why”
Can only think of three real reasons:
But in all these cases, this is a future “why;” I don’t have real conviction today
Might get monkey shit thrown at me for this one, but with your background I think the only MBA programs worth applying to are HSW. People go to b-school for the network/to pivot careers. You'd likely be staying in PE, so you're pretty much just paying for the network (and a really fun two year vacation).
I think you're competitive but def by no means a shoe-in for HSW, there are just too many candidates with similar profiles and outstanding test scores. If you can create a good narrative for "why an MBA" I'd say shoot your shot, your odds are solid!
The smartest people I know have said the same thing - I suppose the point of this post was to get a sense for if that’s even possible.
Your point resonates with me. I feel like there are sooo many people with same / better profile than me, but I also realize that by working at a solid bank I’m exposed to an over-saturation of talent everyday.
Gonna disagree with you here - had a number of friends who came from CS/UBS/RBC analyst programs, MM PE, then went to columbia and exited as VPs and made very very good money in PE or VC (like 1mm TC 1st year, though caveat it was during 20/21) with the benefit of getting 2 years to party. Think that would work at any T10 program
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