为什么HBS那么青睐Mck 的人？

superbaby01

Good, we finally have someone from Mck to talk about this, which is exactly what I wanted

How much time did you guys spend on b-school application on average?  

stellaecon

“Good, we finally have someone from Mck to talk about this, which is exactly what I wanted
How much time did you guys spend on b-school application on average?  ”

你觉得问这种问题有意义吗？他们花的时间比你多，于是你就可以安心接受你被你所谓的弱者打败的事实了吗？

superbaby01

I just need a benchmark here....

Going to b-school is an investment for career. When it comes to making an investment, it's important to understand the risk/reward profile.

sunjie38

don't want to talk about the stuff like time spent on the application, it is meaningless. I guess all the people here would agree with my point. The result is the combination of a lot of different factors. I think we should stop the discussion here. 

phenomena

25，6还是太年轻了。人生几多风雨，有这点时间争论，不如多想想商学院真正的目的是什么。hbs就算为了短期利益多招MCK，并无损他们为社会创造leaders的commitment。楼主如果真的是HBS想要的人，晚一两年进HBS反而是件好事。如果只是凭借IB的背景，学术背景（说实话本科生的学术背景出去gpa能剩下什么），就觉得HBS必然要选择你，那么我们这些非I非C的也就不会去申请什么商学院了。

collenice

People in consulting might be superior in presenting themselve in a way that the adcom loves, and more importantly they could justify the "Why MBA" clearly.

Simply because consultants know clearly 2-3 years are the life spam (the norm) they are going to take pre-MBA; for banking side, the # of applicants sored up because of the market meltdown. Most are forced to take the MBA route with minimum preparation, and probably less clear logic.

Hence it is not a case of comparing both groups of equally excellent elites.

My guess.

superbaby01

To sunjie38: I am well aware of the fact that "The result is the combination of a lot of different factors". However, among all the factors, only the amount of time spent on application is not transparent to me while the rest are much easier to tell as long as you know the profile of a typical Mck baby. That's why I asked that question.  

To phenomena: 可能你没有阅读我前面的帖子。这里的讨论只是把banking背景的人和consulting背景的人相比，不涉及其他背景的人。与你的猜测相反，我本人非常喜欢也非常愿意在b-school里看到更多非I非C背景的人(无论是自己创业的还是在industry里做的)。因为和I,C背景的人相比，你们才是真正有经历把一件件具体事情做成的人。

sunjie38

to superbaby01:

回答你最感兴趣的时间问题

有的分析员在还没进咨询之前，就已经确定了3年后去读mba的想法，所以有的人从刚进公司就开始积累essay的材料，多一个心眼在自己的工作和生活之中开始积累素材，比如people leadership, client leadership, thought leadership,failure and learning, buisness ethics等等。所以如果要算时间的话，肯定在2年以上，有的准备了3年左右。

当然也有的分析员准备时间不算太长，可能也就在1年左右，经历并不一定那么的丰富，但是我相信每一个被hbs录取的人肯定会有他/她的spike，哪怕即使所有的essay都写得有点夸张，也至少说明非常会包装自己，善于把自己的优势展现给别人。

superbaby01

Thanks sunjie38, this is helpful. Based on your knowledge, when do they usually start drafting essays and recommendation letters?

sunjie38

since Sep,2007. coz we have our mba application mentoring workshop in the firm, and our collegues who graduated from HBS, Stanford, Wharton, MIT etc would give the mentoring sessions on the application preparation