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Is MBA really necessary? Or is experience >MBA?
Thoughts On Penn state mba
August cannot come fast enough.
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That sounds fair
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I would only apply to "safeties" if you actually want to go. I applied to 6 schools (4 through consortium) and that was a grind. My safety was Georgetown because ultimately I'm from the DC area and want to end back up so I didn't mind going if I had to. I had 2 reaches 2 matches and 3 safeties as well but looking back I only needed to apply to Georgetown as a safety.
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2 safeties*** not 3.
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I did 6 with similar approach
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But also note that 6 apps was a GRIND really a ton of effort. So just prepare way in advance. You need ~3 weeks to crank out an app. The first one might take 4-5 weeks.
No reason to apply to safeties unless you cannot afford to wait until next cycle
I’m coming up on 5YOE at the time of apps or close to 6 so I basically need to get in this time around or I’m prob too old
Agree with EY1, don’t waste your time on applications for any schools you wouldn’t want to go to. The applications take so much more time and effort than I ever anticipated, I think it’s better to nail an app for 1 safety vs. just ok apps for 3 - 4 safety schools
I would suggest applying to 2 stretch and 2 or 3 competitive in R1. Once you know where you stand, you can apply to safeties (as needed) in R2. Alternatively, if you get into one of your competitive schools in R1 and know that you are going to business school, you have nothing to lose if you apply to a dream school that is a stretch. Plus, having been through the process in R1, you will have application and interview experience under your belt and be able to put together your application with more confidence and no downside risk.
Agree with this. Don’t need a safety until R2. Also- follow everyone’s advice and don’t waste time or energy applying to a safety unless you’d really go there. I did 1 HSW, 4 targets, and 1 safety and it worked out well.
I applied to 6 stretch schools 🤷🏼♀️💅🏼 who wants to go to a safety really. Go big or go home
I applied to 4, 1 safety and 3 stretches