Applied R2 this year, dinged. Should I apply round 1 next if nothing much has changed BUT did get more experience in current job (on secondment) and rec letters would be stronger as a result? Whats ur take

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For sure it’s worth another shot. Maybe even R2 next year if you want a few extra month’s experience to speak on.

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Yeah, could be a good call. Think r2 might be harder for HBS/GSB tho (even though people say it is no different)

You should try again but figure out how you can make a more strategic application. I’d get a ding analysis if I were you.

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Good call, will do

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dinged where

You should probably expand your app pool a bit. MBB are not the same as far as eliteness goes that they were 10-15 years ago. The vast majority from MBB won’t get into H/S. Think about the numbers of people from McKinsey applying all over the world and then that no school wants 3 companies to make up more than 10% maybe 15% at the most of their class. At most McKinsey might get 5% of the seats in a class. That’s 70 total seats across H/S and that 5% number is likely high. It might be as low as 3% which would be 42 seats. Let’s just call it even at 4% 56 seats. Are you in the top 56 of the 500+ McKinsey people applying from around the world?

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