Denied by Wharton

jelty

这哥们儿居然没做过什么microfinance charity. 据说一大半印度申请者都搞过，lol...

从GMATCLUB上转过来的，一个印度人，貌似

Losing faith....too drastic a reaction I think, and most probably temporary

But all in all, I thought I had a good profile:

Manager in Risk Analytics for Citigroup (3.5 yrs now)
Associate Consultant with Kanbay (2+ yrs)
Online journalist with numerous articles on Net (Google search will reveal)
Have covered Auto Expo 2008 in New Delhi where Nano was launched
Social work - Tsunami relief, flood relief, some other activities - Bharat Sevashram, company CSR
Entepreneurship - Partner in content management firm
Extra Currics - Quite a good quizzer and debater. Also a science fiction writer looking for publsihers.
Competent bodybuilder (max bench press 400 pounds )
Krav Maga (Israeli martial art) practitioner and trainer
Member of high-IQ societies Mensa, Triple Nine, ISPE
X, XII - 92.4%, 91.5% - best all round student in West Bengal (2000)
College president, BE (IT) CGPA 8.34
GMAT - 750

And I was especially happy with my Wharton essays.
I just hope Kellogg doesn't disappoint me as well...

-- by 会员 weeksuper (2009/11/13 10:52:08)

mhe2

这哥们儿居然没做过什么microfinance charity. 据说一大半印度申请者都搞过，lol...

从GMATCLUB上转过来的，一个印度人，貌似

Losing faith....too drastic a reaction I think, and most probably temporary

But all in all, I thought I had a good profile:

Manager in Risk Analytics for Citigroup (3.5 yrs now)
Associate Consultant with Kanbay (2+ yrs)
Online journalist with numerous articles on Net (Google search will reveal)
Have covered Auto Expo 2008 in New Delhi where Nano was launched
Social work - Tsunami relief, flood relief, some other activities - Bharat Sevashram, company CSR
Entepreneurship - Partner in content management firm
Extra Currics - Quite a good quizzer and debater. Also a science fiction writer looking for publsihers.
Competent bodybuilder (max bench press 400 pounds )
Krav Maga (Israeli martial art) practitioner and trainer
Member of high-IQ societies Mensa, Triple Nine, ISPE
X, XII - 92.4%, 91.5% - best all round student in West Bengal (2000)
College president, BE (IT) CGPA 8.34
GMAT - 750

And I was especially happy with my Wharton essays.
I just hope Kellogg doesn't disappoint me as well...

-- by 会员 weeksuper (2009/11/13 10:52:08)

-- by 会员 jelty (2009/11/13 21:17:31)

什么叫microfinance charity?

leopoldli

If what you said were true, I believe point 3 is the most important factor that increases their chances for a successful application. I am also wondering why most schools admit more indians than Chinese. I tend to believe that they have resources or coaching systems that we don't have. If a lot of them use microfinancing as an example of social engagement and entrepreneurial spirit, being honest or not, they know how to cater for the ideals in the eyes of the adcom. They cannot understand this just from instinct, so I believe they have resources that tell them what to do and how to do it.

Essays, Essays, Essays. As you cannot change your professional background, the only meaningful effort you can make is on your essays. And that's the most important factor after all, at this stage. Whatever advantages you see in the aforementioned two groups of people, the most important one is that they know what is a good essay and how to write it.

大家都看到consulting每年都很多，都在想为什么呢？
我觉得有几点可以考虑：
1。bschool需要consulting firm来保证就业率和平均工资
2。consulting firm的招聘标准和bschool比较接近
3。consulting firm内部有非常丰富的资源。校友推荐，推荐信模板，essay分享，过来人一轮一轮对essay的指导，mock interview等等。。。这些对申请很重要。对初次申请者提高自己的申请质量有很大的帮助。这些资源其他申请者很难得到！劣势太大了。

-- by 会员 knightwhite (2009/11/13 12:17:14)

Doer

前面老印的东西就别太当回事了。说的具体东西可能是做过的，但是不会那么漂亮。看印度人的东西，就像称吸了水的海绵的分量，你要把水挤掉才能称的。

这也是文化背景差异吧，他们基本都是这样的。

topmba2009

totally agree with LS.
It's like a marketing process. You should not only define your selling points and deliver them effectively to your clients(ad-com), but must know what the clients' needs are__how they will value your selling points and whether your selling points can meet their needs.
And now, I believe that this marketing ability finally differentiate us.
So just learn from all the setbacks and failures, and then move on``````

-- by 会员 yyangao (2009/11/13 11:55:05)

说的在理！

sunjie38

it depends

有序的混乱

前面老印的东西就别太当回事了。说的具体东西可能是做过的，但是不会那么漂亮。看印度人的东西，就像称吸了水的海绵的分量，你要把水挤掉才能称的。

这也是文化背景差异吧，他们基本都是这样的。

-- by 会员 Doer (2009/11/14 1:40:27)

的确，以前班上的印度同学，哪怕说的内容是bullshit，他也能讲得口若悬河头头是道，让你感觉真是那么回事。但过后其实仔细一想，发现其实还是bullshit，说了等于不说。中国人在这方面能力明显比老印差不少。

mhe2

还是没人回答：什么是microfinance charity吖？