Developing HBS / GSB "X-Factor"
For those of you who followed the traditional 2+2 path of BB/EB -> MF PE, how did you differentiate yourself from the horde of high achieving finance applicants when applying to Bschool?
As some background, I am URM male who studied history at a top 10 UG (UChicago, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins) and scored a 3.9 GPA / 760 GMAT. Just finished my 2 years at a top investment bank (GS / EVR / PJT) and will be headed to a MF PE associate program at the end of the summer.
Seems like the above is tablestakes nowadays within the finance applicant pool, so wanted to hear about others' experience in developing an edge to get into top schools, particularly HBS and GSB.
Thanks!
You should check out Leland's MBA Week. They have a whole session about standing out as a traditional candidate. It's free, June 26th-29th.
As an URM with that profile, if you apply R1 I would say you’re as close to a shoo-in as there can be for HBS. I think you also have a good shot at GSB, but it will require more work on good execution around the differentiator in your story - you could have some initial consultations with application consultants now to see what they think could work based on your background / experiences
Can you recommend some good consultants? Thanks!
Leland coaches are the only ones I have personal experience with and it was a very positive experience. They some coaches more focused on GSB/HBS, but that wasn't what I was targeting myself.
Sorry dude affirmitive action is going to be cancelled in the next two weeks so being URM won’t give you an advantage anymore over people who actually earned their spot via merit
You’re right bro. Guess my 3.9 GPA / 760 GMAT were just given to me. Cope harder
Not commenting on the AA thing but you’d usually need 770+ for the schools you mention
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You’re a fucking loser
And you will no longer benefit from racism, sorry bud. Go cry to mommy
Found the impotent URM
Wow, the anger people like you have when you find out you can't benefit from punching down on Asians is incredible. Get rekt loser
What made you want to say such an incredibly unintelligent and vulgar thing?
Be gay
Nope, too many LGBTQ people now - it’s not a meaningful differentiator on its own
There's also the IA+ now in addition to LGBTQ so it's even less of a differentiator
being an URM is the edge and makes it so much easier. congrats on the future acceptances my friend
Well none of this matters anymore, SCOTUS officially cancelled AA. GG
The AA thing had nothing to do with my original post, but yeah, glad there is clarity on the matter
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