Hey there! Happy to answer your questions of course. While top-five will be very difficult for you, top twelve is a bit more realistic for sure! And there are many great programs in that range that offer great IT programs. UCLA is a great program for tech, and so is Haas, MIT, Carnegie Mellon, UT, and Stern. All top ten for IT programs. Given your GMAT score and background, these would be great places for you to apply! Hope this helps, and good luck! Jon Frank Founder, jfrank@mba2005.hbs.edu -- by 会员 JonFrank (2010/9/21 9:46:37)
Hi Jon! May be you misunderstood my chinese meaning. I need to switch my career from banking IT department to regular banking department, such like IBD, S&T, etc. So I am not looking for a great program in IT area... I just need a program to realize my career switching. Here is my background: Bachelor degree in Computer Science form a Chinese University GPA 3.3 NYU Computer Science M.S. Degree GPA 3.86 GMAT 730 Goldman Sachs 2 year IT department working experience By the way, can you explain why top 5 program is 'very difficult' for me? Thanks! -- by 会员 nnw (2010/9/21 10:47:02)
Hey there—no I didn’t misunderstand your meaning. JLet me explain—convincing an admissions committee that you are going to do a career change is very difficult. That is, we always advise our clients to tell admissions people that you will NOT be undergoing a career change. After all, they will wonder if you are truly committed to the new career. They will say, “well how do you know you want to do banking, if you’ve never worked in finance?” It is very hard to prove this. It is what we would call a “credibility issue.” How can you prove that you have credibility in a field that you’ve never worked in? that is why, when you apply to schools, you should say that you want to stay in IT.  erhaps start an IT company, run google, found the next Apple…you get the idea. THAT is the best way to put your best foot forward. The best way for you to lean on the strengths of your application. Use IT to get into the best school you can get into—and once you get in, you can shift your career. I hope this makes sense!
Good luck, and keep in touch.
Jon Frank
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