以下是引用ivyer在2007-11-19 17:38:00的发言：大家帮忙看看，多谢多谢！ Glad to learn about your interest in Tuck. Your perceptions about Tuck is pretty close to what we have experienced thus far, seems you have done some serious research. Good job! About your questions: 1) About length of working experience One thing to be sure, "short" w/e doesn't hurt your application. We have one T'09(first-year) who came to Tuck with 3 years of working experiences, just like your situation. BUT, it will be a problem if you can't make a convincing story in "why now" section of your essay. See my answer to your third point below. Also, you mentioned you do not have much chance to lead a team or exercise leadership. There is at least one year before you start your application, if you want more exposure to leadership opprotunities/roles, you can and should make it happen during that one year. Also, leadership does not necessarily mean managing people, it's about leading and influencing people around you. More than often, you don't need to be in manager's position to do that. 2) Why MBA Many Tuckies choose MBA to switch career, and Tuck is very career-switcher-friendly with its general management approach. You want to switch to finance post-MBA? Tuck will more than serve you well. However, what do you want to do in the long run? Do you plan to spend the rest of your career (in your case 30+ years) crunching numbers and building models? If that's the case, probably you can consider a Ph.D. in finance or mathmatics, they are more quant- and model-heavy, and they are less expensive. Or if not, you'd better start thinking about what you aspire to do 10, 20 years from now, and how MBA/Tuck can help you get there. 3) Why now Consider the following two statements: a. I want to go to MBA now because I don't want to do my current job anymore, I have had enough of it and I'm trying to get out of it asap. b. I want to go to MBA now because I want to switch to finance. My past three years in consulting has helped me to gain strong business acumen and understanding of the "big picture" of business... and I'm interested in translating my understanding of business into more direct financial results...but I need rigorous training to bridge the knowledge gap... Got it? 4) Campus visit I'd strongly encourage you to visit Tuck if you have a chance to come to US. Remember to schedule the visit via https://register.applyyourself.com/AYEventSchedule/Events.asp?id=dart-mba&pid=879. Also, shoot us an email before you come, so that Chinese Tuckies and you can get a chance to know each other when you are here. If you come by in Apr, you would probably have the chance to experience ASW(Admitted Student Weekend). It would tons of fun and you will know what I mean when you are here. Also, I'd encourage you to visit other schools you are interested in while you are in US. While I doubt anyone would not like Tuck after their visit, Tuck isn't for everyone. Sometimes people find other places more culturally fit. 5) About background See my reply about the backgrouds of first-year Tuckies who came in this fall, and you won't worry about your background being weak. Personality-wise, Tuckies are not aggressive communicators (we won't fight for air time, well, most of us don't), but we are generally good communicators. If you think you are weak in communication, work on improving it. General Recommendation You are only a little over 1 year into your career, and I'm glad you have started actively planning your career path. However, don't be opinionated about your goal. Take some time to find out what you need and what you want, and see if MBA/Tuck fits into that picture, not on the contrary. Good luck!
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