Chance me for H/S/W deferred MBA (2+2)
Hey everyone, I am thinking of applying for deferred MBA at H/S/W. I think based on my job out of undergrad and goals H/S/W are the only ones I would be looking at so would like to know my realistic chances, and especially what GMAT score i need to have a shot. My stats: Undergrad: Top ~50 school (non-target) GPA: 3.98 GMAT: haven’t taken yet Internships: Sophomore IB; Junior MF REPE @ top 3 fund Diversity: Male Diversity, also international student but will get citizenship before graduation so idk if that counts as “more” diverse ECs: several involvements, I would say only 1 major involvement in a finance org but nothing too crazy (not president of anything). Minimal to no volunteering experience.
I know my non-target finance profile is not particularly unique. My rationale is I have really good GPA and internships and I’m counting on getting a great GMAT score and diversity should help. Mainly interested in what GMAT score would position me to have a chance here.
As for what my story could be, although I’m definitely not sure what I want to be doing 5-10 years from now (no undergrad student can be 100% certain), the only goal/dream that doesnt involve being an employee is someday raising a fund, which is probably a shit story to tell. If any of you got into one of this programs from a traditional business background (IB/PE/Consulting), how did u craft your story of why deferred MBA?
Will probably pay for some consultant to help on my essays if that helps, would also appreciate recommendation on that. Also any other advice or thing I should be doing to boost my chances would be much appreciated!
Dude yours is literally one of the most generic buckets of applications deferred programs get. I think you are viewing at this process the wrong way - for deferred programs and MBA in general, a lot of it comes to how you present your story. The MF and the high gpa will only get you so far. Focus more on crafting a good story and and why u wanna pursue deferred mba.
Hey man thanks for the comment, aware of the fact im probably the most “ordinary” applicant besides maybe the diversity (which probably is not that much of an advantage either as many diverse candidates apply).
Now from this I have 2 doubts:
1) how much of this idea of crafting the “why deferred MBA” is related to having non-traditional post-MBA plans (in the sense that, should the story be sth crazy like I want to be an entrepreneur or explore xyz (insert weird/non-traditional industry)) vs coming from a unique background and selling the story of “I come from these unique places and through xyz I ended up here and want to become the best at my field (in this case real estate)?
2) would an exceptional GMAT score (760+?) compensate for not having an amazing story, or are there also too many applicants with insane stats (like a bxpe 4.00 GPA 780 GMAT + amazing ECs)?
thanks for taking the time man, appreciate the insights
Honestly i dont see anything special
What kind of “special” are they looking for? Do u have to have experiences like “volunteered in Africa for 6 months and now I want to go the entrepreneurship route to help people in xyz way”?
Like, do traditional finance people with good stats not have a chance at these programs?
it's pretty hard, i know someone who graduated from usc with high gpa in econ & CS, was headed to GS TMT, strong GMAT, didn't even get an interview
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