Thank you

acestar

Thank you

lun

不觉得你进H/S/W完全没有希望。我见过进TOP 3的人有和你类似的背景。只是背景不能代表全部，关键的问题是why MBA? Why now? 你读了这么久的书，年纪也不小了，工作似乎也比较顺利。如果你的POST MBA的career goal是做general management, 你为什么要读MBA而不是继续留在行业内或者跳槽积累更有价值的工作经历？想清楚你的人生目标和职业理想，目前拥有的和缺乏的东西各是什么，把你最精华的人生故事、工作经历和真实感受写进你的ESSAY，you stand a chance to reach high.

zhyyts

选2

qilu8989

恩，恩，我是在说ls，不过我没激动哇。。。
不过你说的都是在硅谷，那里对于tech的友好度是世界任何一个地方不能比的，而且你说的到VP或者更高职位(那只有SVP和CEO)，那些都是新技术产业以及成功的start-up(随即快速成长)，比如facebook,google，都是技术为导向的公司，但是如果你考虑更多的organic增长的技术公司，比如MS,Intel,IBM,SAP,Cisco等，你能找到Phd毕业迅速成为高管的？

至于你说的时间，我尝试解释一下
作为一个研究性的Phd，必然之前是对技术或者研究很determined，出来去到IT公司也大多是research, senior engineer或者project lead/manager之类的工作，这些正是他们擅长以及期望做的领域
那么在短短的2－3年就要读一个commercial degree，意味着想进行一个重大的改变，而Phd需要读5年，是一个big commitment，那让人不禁要问：是什么促使你改变？如果你不能很好解释，那我就怀疑你either读phd的时候没think or 现在在忽悠我
因为Adcom对一个成熟的人的要求和一个BS甚至MS毕业的人要求肯定不同，所以对于BS/MS可以用的story和理由在Phd这里就会显得很naive，那么要求LZ说一个很合理的story，而且还要解释为什么在相对junior的位置上会有这样的理解

最后说一点：27岁的申请者很多是BS毕业后直接做金融/咨询/或者一些leadership program，而你看技术公司转读MBA的人，基本都要到30左右，为什么？因为只有足够的时间，职位和经历的积累才能领悟以及讲一些合理又impressive的story
不过我没说LZ不好哦，我鼓励你申请，越早越好

-- by 会员 pursueMBA2010 (2011/8/23 22:50:11)

agreed from someone having engineering background

acestar

楼主 - 我不是特别明白你为什么需要别人帮你定位。既然你有考虑过H/S/W，为什么不给自己一个机会。
加油。

-- by 会员 swenaxx (2011/9/16 23:59:12)

1.大龄
2.phd
3.gt不高


人到了三十之后，不如二十几岁那么有冲劲了。总瞻前顾后的。
谢谢兄弟/姐妹的鼓励了：）一定加油！

swenaxx

楼主 - 我不是特别明白你为什么需要别人帮你定位。既然你有考虑过H/S/W，为什么不给自己一个机会。
加油。

fargone

Hello my friend.  While you don’t have a shot at HBS or Stanford (or Wharton), you DO have a shot at top 15-20 schools.  In fact, your TOEFL is your biggest drawback—Booth wont look at your app unless you get a 104, for example.  Any chance you can take that test?  If yes, you will be able to nudge closer to the top 10-15.  But just the same, you should be in the top 20 for sure, provided that you write a very strong application.  So good luck—it will all be about the essays for a borderline candidate such as yourself…

Jon Frank
HBS 2005

-- by 会员 JonFrank (2011/8/23 13:52:45)

Hi, Jon, I have got 104 for IBT, but my speaking is only 19, reading 30, listening 28 and writing 27. should I retake it and then can apply for Top10?

-- by 会员 我爱SAAB (2011/9/10 22:04:19)

Hey there!  You can certainly apply with your score—but certain schools will not accept your app.  You have barely made the cutoff at Booth, and you have not made the cutoff at HBS for example.  So if you think you can boost your score, then by all means retake it.  Sadly tho, this may push your app back into Round 2 right?  At that point, it is not gonna be worth it.  So go with what you have, unless you can retake it and still hit Round 1…


Jon Frank
HBS 2005

-- by 会员 JonFrank (2011/9/16 17:19:13)

Hi Jon, could u plz give us more detailed reason about 'At that point, it is not gonna be worth it' ? thks

我爱SAAB

Thanks for ur reply, Jon..I have successfully registered for another chance of IBT next Saturday, so I will miss the round 1 definitely..I want to raise my speaking score to 25 or more, a big challenge for me that will prepare me better for the MBA application.

So...god bless me!!!

JonFrank

Hello my friend.  While you don’t have a shot at HBS or Stanford (or Wharton), you DO have a shot at top 15-20 schools.  In fact, your TOEFL is your biggest drawback—Booth wont look at your app unless you get a 104, for example.  Any chance you can take that test?  If yes, you will be able to nudge closer to the top 10-15.  But just the same, you should be in the top 20 for sure, provided that you write a very strong application.  So good luck—it will all be about the essays for a borderline candidate such as yourself…

Jon Frank
HBS 2005

-- by 会员 JonFrank (2011/8/23 13:52:45)

Hi, Jon, I have got 104 for IBT, but my speaking is only 19, reading 30, listening 28 and writing 27. should I retake it and then can apply for Top10?

-- by 会员 我爱SAAB (2011/9/10 22:04:19)

Hey there!  You can certainly apply with your score—but certain schools will not accept your app.  You have barely made the cutoff at Booth, and you have not made the cutoff at HBS for example.  So if you think you can boost your score, then by all means retake it.  Sadly tho, this may push your app back into Round 2 right?  At that point, it is not gonna be worth it.  So go with what you have, unless you can retake it and still hit Round 1…


Jon Frank
HBS 2005

我爱SAAB

Hello my friend.  While you don’t have a shot at HBS or Stanford (or Wharton), you DO have a shot at top 15-20 schools.  In fact, your TOEFL is your biggest drawback—Booth wont look at your app unless you get a 104, for example.  Any chance you can take that test?  If yes, you will be able to nudge closer to the top 10-15.  But just the same, you should be in the top 20 for sure, provided that you write a very strong application.  So good luck—it will all be about the essays for a borderline candidate such as yourself…

Jon Frank
HBS 2005

-- by 会员 JonFrank (2011/8/23 13:52:45)

Hi, Jon, I have got 104 for IBT, but my speaking is only 19, reading 30, listening 28 and writing 27. should I retake it and then can apply for Top10?