Hello,

Please let me know, If I'd be competitive for fill time MBA admission at Stanford, LSB, INSEAD, ISB. I am looking for a school that has a good Finance and entrepreneurship programs.

First Preferrence Schools: Stanford, LSB, INSEAD, Columbia
Second Preference Schools: ISB, UCLA, NYU, Carnegie Mellon

I very much appreciate your feedback.

Age: 30
Citizenship: India
GMAT: 760
MS GPA: 3.6
BS and MS Major: Engineering
Volunteer/Community Experience in US: 14 months
Non-Profit experience in India: on and off for 4 years.

Entrepreneur: 1. Started a renewable energy company and successfully sold to a EU based VC firm. 2. Co-founded a digital signage company and working part-time as CMO.

Professional Experience: 7 years full time experience as consultant. Worked for a prestigious top 5 consulting firm for 4 years. Managed teams.

Question: if you are already this successful in your career thus far, why are you applying to a full-time program?

To be honest, you are either grossly overestimating the value of a full-time program given where you're at, or your career accomplishments aren't as strong as you make them out to be. My guess is the former.

As such, I honestly think you'll have a tough time explaining why you need a full-time MBA other than for the credential (which honestly won't matter a whole lot if you've been as successful as you claim to be in terms of founding/selling companies). Put it this way -- it's like a college graduate trying to convince someone they want to go back to high school.

Alex Chu
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http://mbaapply.blogspot.com