问年纪和学校问题

mcwoodhill

Ok, make it short:
我的Partner是中国护照，我在北京工作时候认识的，因为我一直想他可以到美国来，所以一直动员他，终于他决定和我一起读商学院了。我现在就准备回到自己的alma mater NYU，没有太多更高要求了。但是他想去：

Harvard>Wharton>Columbia

请大家看看有希望吗：

1，国籍：中国

2，年龄：34

3，GMAT: 790, Q51, V46

4，工作经历：中国政府公务员，他在北京、加拿大和美国都工作过，是director-level，据说是on the fast track of promotion。他和他的部长关系很好，会给他写一份推荐信，然后他在纽约工作时候的合作伙伴，肯定是个billionaire，会给他写一个。

5，大学学分绩：他是北京大学毕业的，不过成绩一般，3分左右吧。

6，essay: we're both working on that.

7, 我是想和他结婚的啦，但是他不愿意，只同意先到Harvard读书，因为这是他的一个梦想。他当时毕业的时候，应该可以到Harvard College，但是他母亲没同意，这次也没同意，不过他也觉得他老了，再不试一次以后再也没机会了。

Well, from my end, I'd suggest CUNY/SUNY or Cornell and the like, 保险嘛，但是他一定想去Harvard. 毕业后他会和我一起做start up，或者尝试在纽约的文化机构找个工作。他办过很多大型活动: Fendi Show on the Great Wall, Fireworks Display on the Hudson River, China: through the Looking Glass，还从Sudanese Militia抢救过他带领到Sudan演出的acrobat performers

不知道有没有觉得他还有希望的？如果不现实我可以劝他尽快申请Cornell or whatever, for me every school sounds ok for I guess I'm very likely to get into NYU with my score: 770, Q50, V45

mcwoodhill

comer0 发表于 2016-1-11 19:23
仁者见仁，智者见智啦。您要是说HKS没价值或学不到东西，那为啥还有那么多中国官员去HKS镀金？秀在CN的政 ...

您要是说HKS没价值或学不到东西，那为啥还有那么多中国官员去HKS镀金？

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i guess your questions challenges yourself: that's hks's pure value. a paper for his climing through the hierachy but not a sustainable means for him to live with me in nyc

mcwoodhill

comer0 发表于 2016-1-11 19:23
仁者见仁，智者见智啦。您要是说HKS没价值或学不到东西，那为啥还有那么多中国官员去HKS镀金？秀在CN的政 ...

none offense taken. but i was born in nyc so i know the tricks

his network is his strength

his weaknesses: 1. age. its a huge huge red flag

2. his background. its too unique. yes, b schools need diversity but they're just additives, or we are for i work in non profit institutions

3. but CBS is never a CN government shamer but a lover. they just leveraged their connection to the top and had a big conference in Beijing

but what made worse for my partner is CBS had his boss's son admitted just two years ago.

so he's quite very likely to get dinged at CBS

but his background is good. if he learnt some lesson, well, mba, too, a contest of speed

comer0

mcwoodhill 发表于 2016-1-7 21:41
not to offend, either yale law--which i more strongly suggested though--or hbs fits him.

he's alr ...

仁者见仁，智者见智啦。您要是说HKS没价值或学不到东西，那为啥还有那么多中国官员去HKS镀金？秀在CN的政府背景和关系在很多人美国人眼里，就是一个shame，或者有意避免过多接触。没有冒犯的意思，我了解到的事实如此。

mcwoodhill

lastin90 发表于 2015-11-16 15:13
不觉得34大龄，而且CG是创业，对于这个年龄来说挺合适的…

（原来是今年MET BALL的策划人 ） ...

that was a huge fight. and i strongly recommend him, if he gets the interview call, show the adcom those ugly hoaring pix of anna bitchtour

mcwoodhill

comer0 发表于 2015-12-21 09:10
政府工作背景未见得是一个加分，我觉得楼主和partner应该谨慎一点，申请材料中什么该褒扬，什么该低调一点 ...

not to offend, either yale law--which i more strongly suggested though--or hbs fits him.

he's already so good at chinese politics so what's meaning to learn/what he shall have learned will help him from hks?

law/leverage network in chn g is a way easier story to sell to adcom

finger crossed and wistfully the story i try to sell to adcom for him works

though i kinda messed up with hbs, hahahaha, misspelled marc jacobs

i dont guess there're so many chn governmental employees that have a network connected to nyc super socialites, celebrities say lady gaga, marc jacobs, ryan gosling...

but who knows, any mba program application is like a lottery draw. and i have to work my ass off to get my ass into sloan, my dream school

comer0

政府工作背景未见得是一个加分，我觉得楼主和partner应该谨慎一点，申请材料中什么该褒扬，什么该低调一点，需要仔细想想，从美国人的角度来换位思考，看看如何leverage这段经历。HBS一般招3-4年工作经验，平均年龄在27岁左右。CBS其实没有想象的那么简单，我见到过不少人轻敌，GMAT高分、背景爆好，照样被CBS拒（我也很无语）。沃顿每年中国大陆护照的男性招得太少了，也有点彩票的性质在里面。综合来讲，楼主你的partner申请的学校太少了，申5所比较合适吧。BTW，如果非要去Harvard，考虑HKS可能成功率更高、更直接。

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mcwoodhill

juliezeng 发表于 2015-11-17 05:37
His target schools are on different levels. HBS is a beast on its own. Applying for HBS is like bu ...

he sure is. weve been together over 7 years

juliezeng

mcwoodhill 发表于 2015-11-16 11:28
don't you guys think he's really old? but i have a gut feeling though they may have different age  ...

His target schools are on different levels. HBS is a beast on its own. Applying for HBS is like buying lottery ticket. You might be the perfect candidate but still not get in. HBS is also more selective when it comes to the age of the candidates, international or not. The school prefers students in the same age arrange so it's easier to build camaraderie among them. 34 is old for regular full-time MBA candidate. But if he is really LGBT, it might help.

On the other hand, the other two schools are much less selective when it comes to age. I've heard 38-year-old candidate who successfully got into Wharton. Columbia is much lower than the H/S/W tier, and if he is such a strong candidate, he should have no trouble getting in. NYU and Cornell are both great schools. If he has the time, apply to those as backups.

In the end, it's going to be his choice. The heart wants what it wants. Let him walk his own path.