Comments for Poets and Quants http://poetsandquants.com Covering all that matters in the business school world, with in-depth analysis of B-schools rankings and full-time MBA programs Mon, 21 May 2012 14:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on What Companies Are Paying MBAs This Year by Afzal http://poetsandquants.com/2012/05/21/what-companies-are-paying-mbas-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-14004 Afzal Mon, 21 May 2012 14:38:00 +0000 http://poetsandquants.com/?p=9694#comment-14004 This does not look good. The career trajectory of an MBA grad depends a lot on his starting salary and his first job. Students who graduate in a recession are at a disadvantage anyway. This makes it a lot worse. This does not look good. The career trajectory of an MBA grad depends a lot on his starting salary and his first job. Students who graduate in a recession are at a disadvantage anyway. This makes it a lot worse.

]]> Comment on Firms Plan To Hire More MBAs by James Stewart http://poetsandquants.com/2012/05/21/firms-expect-to-hire-more-mbas-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-14003 James Stewart Mon, 21 May 2012 14:24:00 +0000 http://poetsandquants.com/?p=9675#comment-14003 Do you have regional or state break-outs? Do you have regional or state break-outs?

]]> Comment on What Companies Are Paying MBAs This Year by Said http://poetsandquants.com/2012/05/21/what-companies-are-paying-mbas-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-14002 Said Mon, 21 May 2012 10:06:00 +0000 http://poetsandquants.com/?p=9694#comment-14002 Hello John, When foreign companies specifically in the Middle East i.e. Dubai, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, etc. etc. hire MBA's. Do they simply do the calculation that "Well you would have grossed 100K in the USA, and netted 70 since you're single, so we'll just give you 70K in our tax free countries" Or do they smack you with a tax free 100K, then watch you tap dance your way out to the elevator after accepting the offer?  Hello John,
When foreign companies specifically in the Middle East i.e. Dubai, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, etc. etc. hire MBA’s. Do they simply do the calculation that “Well you would have grossed 100K in the USA, and netted 70 since you’re single, so we’ll just give you 70K in our tax free countries” Or do they smack you with a tax free 100K, then watch you tap dance your way out to the elevator after accepting the offer? 

]]> Comment on Firms That Hire The Most MBA Interns by MBA Aspirant http://poetsandquants.com/2011/11/28/firms-that-hire-the-most-mba-interns/comment-page-1/#comment-14001 MBA Aspirant Mon, 21 May 2012 04:42:00 +0000 http://poetsandquants.com/?p=7065#comment-14001 How do you guys evaluate one's chances to land an internship at Amazon from a Top 50 school? How do you guys evaluate one’s chances to land an internship at Amazon from a Top 50 school?

]]> Comment on Handicapping Your Business School Odds by enigmatic http://poetsandquants.com/2012/05/17/handicapping-your-odds-into-a-top-b-school/comment-page-1/#comment-13999 enigmatic Sun, 20 May 2012 17:46:00 +0000 http://poetsandquants.com/?p=9607#comment-13999 Hi Sandy, Could you please assess my profile? Also, could you shed some light on how B-Schools deal with different undergrad scoring methodologies esp. for international applicants? Indian Male. 26 yrs Applying for: 2013 GMAT: 760 (Q49, V44, AWA 5.5) Undergrad GPA: 3.4/4/0 (This is the figure I got from my grad school in the US- they converted using their own model) I have a BE in Mechanical Engineering. A percentage scale is used in my undergrad school and I secured a 1st class with distinction. Grad GPA: 3.75/4.0, MS in Mechanical Engg from a top 20 Engineering Grad school in the US. Plenty of advanced coursework Work Ex: Worked for less than a year with a top IT consulting and business solutions firm in India After grad school, have been working for 1.5 yrs with a Fortune 500 truck company (not many B-school applicants from this sector, dunno if this will work for or against me). I have been working on a challenging Dept. of Energy sponsored project to reduce US dependence on oil by improving fuel economy of trucks by 50%. I have demonstrated strong leadership skills in my current role. Extra curricular: Volunteer with Junior Achievement (JA). Have provided start-to-finish help to several friends and acquaintances from my home country, with the daunting and unfamiliar grad school application process. Organized social tech events in undergrad college that were attended by thousands. Short term goal: Consulting job with focus on international business. Long term goal: Start own business in a developing economy. Target Schools: HBS, Stanford, MIT, Booth, Kellogg, Columbia Hi Sandy,

Could you please assess my profile? Also, could you shed some light on how B-Schools deal with different undergrad scoring methodologies esp. for international applicants?

Indian Male. 26 yrs
Applying for: 2013

GMAT: 760 (Q49, V44, AWA 5.5)

Undergrad GPA: 3.4/4/0 (This is the figure I got from my grad school in the US- they converted using their own model) I have a BE in Mechanical Engineering. A percentage scale is used in my undergrad school and I secured a 1st class with distinction.

Grad GPA: 3.75/4.0, MS in Mechanical Engg from a top 20 Engineering Grad school in the US. Plenty of advanced coursework

Work Ex: Worked for less than a year with a top IT consulting and business solutions firm in India
After grad school, have been working for 1.5 yrs with a Fortune 500 truck company (not many B-school applicants from this sector, dunno if this will work for or against me). I have been working on a challenging Dept. of Energy sponsored project to reduce US dependence on oil by improving fuel economy of trucks by 50%. I have demonstrated strong leadership skills in my current role.

Extra curricular: Volunteer with Junior Achievement (JA). Have provided start-to-finish help to several friends and acquaintances from my home country, with the daunting and unfamiliar grad school application process. Organized social tech events in undergrad college that were attended by thousands.

Short term goal: Consulting job with focus on international business.
Long term goal: Start own business in a developing economy.

Target Schools: HBS, Stanford, MIT, Booth, Kellogg, Columbia

]]> Comment on The World’s Most Expensive MBA Program: $172,200 by Justadba http://poetsandquants.com/2011/03/04/the-worlds-most-pricey-mba-program-172200/comment-page-1/#comment-13996 Justadba Sun, 20 May 2012 05:09:00 +0000 http://poetsandquants.com/?p=4212#comment-13996 I looked into Wharton's EMBA program and realized it is nice but not worth the massive price tag UNLESS someone else pays the cost like an employer or rich benefactors.  I looked into Wharton’s EMBA program and realized it is nice but not worth the massive price tag UNLESS someone else pays the cost like an employer or rich benefactors. 

]]> Comment on Handicapping Your Business School Odds by Officer and a Gentleman http://poetsandquants.com/2012/05/17/handicapping-your-odds-into-a-top-b-school/comment-page-1/#comment-13994 Officer and a Gentleman Sat, 19 May 2012 21:34:00 +0000 http://poetsandquants.com/?p=9607#comment-13994 Mr. Kreisburg, 700 GMAT 3.2 Northwestern (Economics) Varsity Athlete (Full Scholarship) Fluent in Mandarin  Created a Instructional DvD that is selling worldwide (150+ and counting) Interned at Citibank between Junior and Senior year( specifically Sales and Trading Fixed Income) yet decided to become a officer in the United States Marine Corps Currently overseas, as a platoon commander of a forward deployed unit with a secondary job of military linguist (Mandarin). Looking at  HBS Wharton Kellogg Stanford Dartmouth Are my extracurricular activities enough to hide my GPA ? Mr. Kreisburg,

700 GMAT
3.2 Northwestern (Economics)
Varsity Athlete (Full Scholarship)
Fluent in Mandarin 
Created a Instructional DvD that is selling worldwide (150+ and counting)
Interned at Citibank between Junior and Senior year( specifically Sales and Trading Fixed Income) yet decided to become a officer in the United States Marine Corps
Currently overseas, as a platoon commander of a forward deployed unit with a secondary job of military linguist (Mandarin).

Looking at 
HBS
Wharton
Kellogg
Stanford
Dartmouth

Are my extracurricular activities enough to hide my GPA ?

]]> Comment on Top Feeder Companies To Stanford by Byrne332 http://poetsandquants.com/2012/05/15/top-feeder-companies-to-stanford/comment-page-1/#comment-13993 Byrne332 Sat, 19 May 2012 20:58:00 +0000 http://poetsandquants.com/?p=9450#comment-13993 That's hard to tell because the detail in a LinkedIn or Facebook profile can be sketchy. That’s hard to tell because the detail in a LinkedIn or Facebook profile can be sketchy.

]]> Comment on Musings On MBA Failophobia by MBA Over 30 http://poetsandquants.com/2012/05/17/musings-on-mba-failophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-13992 MBA Over 30 Sat, 19 May 2012 20:35:00 +0000 http://poetsandquants.com/?p=9602#comment-13992 Thanks kingfalcon, and good look to you on your quest! Thanks kingfalcon, and good look to you on your quest!

]]> Comment on A Harvard MBA Pays Down $101K Of Debt by Holly http://poetsandquants.com/2012/05/15/a-harvard-mba-pays-down-his-101k-of-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-13991 Holly Sat, 19 May 2012 17:40:00 +0000 http://poetsandquants.com/?p=9558#comment-13991 http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3pbumr/ http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3pbumr/

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