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spoiledchild

For most schools, the chance is very slim. Normally schools use R3 to round out the diversity of the class.

Your background is non-traditional, which is a better bet than others (ie, not consulting/banking/corporate). If you don't mind taking the risk (for example, if you think you can just try another set of schools next year if you don't get in to these this year), then you should certainly try. After all, if you don't apply, you have zero chance.

If you ask me, your best bet is to rush out 1-2 applications for R2, then do the rest for R3 and 'hope for the best'.

-- by 会员 cannedpineapples (2011/12/1 9:50:13)

Jason, thanks for you advice.

iversonwhh

Mark

cannedpineapple

No problem!

rabrab

Hey Jason, it's so great to have you as our treasure in CD

Here I stuck on two problem...

I just found a typo in $$$ of my compensation history in my package which is already submitted. (the history is supposed to look as A to B, B to C, but I typed A to C...) Shall I write an email to further explain? How shall I write to avoid the flavor of submition in a haste? Or shall I just wait for an ask for explanation?

Another question is about direct supervisor. Usually we have two direct reporting line, one solid, the other dotted. Does the dot-line supervisor count for "direct supervisor"? (I did report to him directly and there's no one in the middle)

Million thanks in advance!

asoka123

Hi Jason, I have a simple question...
My GPA is 2.99...what a s**k!
while some schools have a GPA requirement of 3.0, do you think I need to address this problem in optional essay?
Many thanks

cannedpineapple

rabrab>

Just email them with a note (short, one to two sentences), and withe the corrected version. With luck, they'll help you put the right version in the file.

Yes, he counts- although if you want to be extra clear, you can use the optional essay to explain what you just said.

asoka123>

Yes, you should address it... Provided you have a good reason. Otherwise, you don't want to make it look like you're finding excuses. BTW, almost no school has a GPA 'requirement'. An average, maybe, but not a 'requirement'.

leeern

Thank u Jason, for reviewing my essay. The most important thing I've learned can be concluded in one sentence:

Content is way more important than style.


Good luck, folks! Dig yourself more deeply, before you want to say anything funny.

cannedpineapple

Thanks leeern. Good thing you emailed me, huh?

Some comments: Leeern was trying an innovative approach to an essay. To his credit, he had executed it better than 95% of the 'creative' essays I've seen. Unfortunately, there was some superfluous content that was relevant to his creative approach, but irrelevant to the question the essay wanted. This meant that he was severely crunched for space, and there was no way he could fit it into the new approach.

The essay also did not go as in-depth as a straightforward, to-the-point, essay could have done. In the end, he abandoned his approach. It was better than the other 'creative essays', but still not as good as a 'regular' essay. And ultimately, business schools are not admitting creative people. They're admitting men of substance, with logical and systematic thinking skills.

Let your essay content speak for itself.

asoka123

Jason, millions of thanks for your review.

Marko

mocid

Thanks Jason for your explanation !

I have another question : is N+2 my direct supervisor? or other supervisor?
The manager of another team in the same division is other supervisor or colleague ? We work on same projects.

If I do not ask my direct supervisor for recomendation but have another manager to write for me, do I have to explain it in optional essay ?