请问是否应该Reapply, 求建议!!

lakerfan123

I am admitted to Emory MBA program with 75% tuition free. However, I'm not sure whether to go to Emory or reapply. My career goal is investment bank, but I guess Emory cannot give me too much help to realize my goal. Actually, I tried some top schools including Wharton, CBS and Tuck this year, but failed to get admission. I hope to hear some advice. Thanks.

My brief background:

G 760, T 104, 3.5 years working exp. in big 4.  

If choose to reapply, I believe I could better my candidacy in five ways:
1.       Re-take the TOEFL to gain a more competitive score;
2.       Pass the CFA level 1 this June.
3.       Transfer from audit department to financial advisory department of big 4.
4.       Have months to refine my essays.
5.       Apply in the early round.

I know that nothing could guarantee an admission to Columbia, Wharton or the other top tiers. But I believe the admissions from second tier b-schools such as Ross, Darden, Cornell and UCLA are reachable. Is it a wise decision to give up on Emory (and the $$$) and spend another year struggling for such second tier ones. Pls give me advices regarding my dilemma. Thanks for reading my post and look forward to any advices.

ManInTheMirror

你都believe the admissions from second tier b-schools ... are reachable 了，listen to your heart and make your own decision

Knockoff

挖掘再挖掘，essay很重要！

Man, I vote for reapply!

lakerfan123

挖掘再挖掘，essay很重要！

Man, I vote for reapply!

-- by 会员 Knockoff (2011/3/1 11:33:31)

Thanks man! You know me well and your advice means a lot to me.

ManInTheMirror

挖掘再挖掘，essay很重要！

Man, I vote for reapply!

-- by 会员 Knockoff (2011/3/1 11:33:31)

Thanks man! You know me well and your advice means a lot to me.

-- by 会员 lakerfan123 (2011/3/1 11:38:32)

you two know each other?

lakerfan123

你都believe the admissions from second tier b-schools ... are reachable 了，listen to your heart and make your own decision

-- by 会员 ManInTheMirror (2011/3/1 11:23:38)

Thanks for the reply.

I'm not sure whether I'm over confident about the "reachable", So I really hope to hear some objective comments. I hear a voice in my heart telling me to reapply while I'm pretty clear with the fact that Emory is a really good choice! Tough choice indeed.

lakerfan123

挖掘再挖掘，essay很重要！

Man, I vote for reapply!

-- by 会员 Knockoff (2011/3/1 11:33:31)

Thanks man! You know me well and your advice means a lot to me.

-- by 会员 lakerfan123 (2011/3/1 11:38:32)

you two know each other?

-- by 会员 ManInTheMirror (2011/3/1 11:40:13)

Yeah, I guess I know him. We have talked a lot during the process and he has given me quite meanful advices.

didai1314

i would say reapply if you really want to get into top10, and with your background i think you can~~but as other ppl said depends how strong your essay writing too.

but Emory is a good school too

beatG

我觉得你还是倾向于重新申请的，所以我还是觉得如果你年纪不是很大，也不甘心去emory，就重新申请吧，现在的开始算也是几个月的事情吧。

不过这次reapply，我觉得除了要弄清楚到底你的goal是什么之外，还真的要弄清楚哪些学校即使录取你了也不想去的。看到你说but I guess Emory cannot give me too much help to realize my goal， 对我而言就是你当初选学校的时候没考虑清楚；你申请之前还不完全了解学校，现在也还不了解学校，因为不知道学校能否帮到你。

所以我觉得，对于不确定回去的学校，少申一所比申些所谓的保底学校好。因为所谓的保底学校，如果你申到了而不想去的，就像现在一样，只会给自己带来了烦恼。保底学校申了不想去的，也不应该是保底学校，是应该列入不会申的学校。

breadwgy

如果你的目标是IB的话，reapply吧。对于国际学生来讲，Emory实在是太有难度了。
LZ目标定的很好，但Big4平时工作这么忙，能不能都实现呢？我来泼泼冷水~
1. 就我看来，LZ的硬指标已经过关了，除非T能上110，不然也差不了多少。
2. CFA要花很多时间准备的，就算考出来也只是反应对finance感兴趣而已。多花这么多时间去证明，值得么？
3. 内部transfer我觉得也不容易。而且就算转成了，要想在简历上有东西写，essay里有故事说，还是要好好干，这很费时间。
4. essay真的很重要。
今年LZ可能是准备晚了，但才是要分析是哪里做的不够。离明年的第一轮也就半年时间，怕很难一口气吃成个胖子。

I am admitted to Emory MBA program with 75% tuition free. However, I'm not sure whether to go to Emory or reapply. My career goal is investment bank, but I guess Emory cannot give me too much help to realize my goal. Actually, I tried some top schools including Wharton, CBS and Tuck this year, but failed to get admission. I hope to hear some advice. Thanks.

My brief background:

G 760, T 104, 3.5 years working exp. in big 4.  

If choose to reapply, I believe I could better my candidacy in five ways:
1.       Re-take the TOEFL to gain a more competitive score;
2.       Pass the CFA level 1 this June.
3.       Transfer from audit department to financial advisory department of big 4.
4.       Have months to refine my essays.
5.       Apply in the early round.

I know that nothing could guarantee an admission to Columbia, Wharton or the other top tiers. But I believe the admissions from second tier b-schools such as Ross, Darden, Cornell and UCLA are reachable. Is it a wise decision to give up on Emory (and the $$$) and spend another year struggling for such second tier ones. Pls give me advices regarding my dilemma. Thanks for reading my post and look forward to any advices.

-- by 会员 lakerfan123 (2011/3/1 11:16:39)