在申请的路上固然需要发现自己的亮点,每个人都有,不分大牛小牛;而商学院就是看你这个人能不能发觉自己的亮点和自己的优势来做文章,reflection, 这是一个有能力的人或者领导者要具备的基本条件。成长的路上谁都可以经历成功和失败,你的成绩好坏不代表未来的成功与失败!You don't have to have a title 'manager' or 'director' to lead. Even as a junior, if you can make a difference for the better then you are a leader!
在Stanford GSB的网站上admission criteria 页面有这样一段话:Yes, our community includes students who have pursued incomparable opportunities. This doesn't mean that something remarkable (either positive or negative) must have happened to you to be a strong candidate. In fact, most Stanford MBA students have excelled by doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. It is what you make of an experience that matters to us, not simply the experience itself.
我在想,事实是很多大牛在top 10里上学,没错,但是不代表只有你有了他们的这些条件才能进top 10, 真的不一定!更重要的是,你自己要先figure out 你想要什么想干什么。用真心去写application和essay, 英语不是问题,可以拿去edit,但是别人edit不了的是你的想法。