Part II: Your Chances of Getting In by: John A. Byrne on July 01, 2011 | 82 Comments | 257,330 Views July 1, 2011 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit Ms. Peace Corps (cp) 750 GMAT 3.74 GPA Undergraduate degree from a near-Ivy public university Work experience as a Peace Corps business advisor in Honduras with two and one-half years as a strategy consultant with Deloitte Consulting Extracurricular involvement as a three-time All-American women’s rugby player and a one-time USA under-23 team member Minimal volunteering, but nothing too exciting. Odds of Success Harvard Business School: Better than 50% Stanford: Better than 50% Wharton (Lauder program): 60% Chicago: 70% to 80% Kellogg: 60% to 80% Sandy’s Analysis: “H/S/W could happen. You check all the boxes, and everyone loves the Peace Corps. Also Deloitte is a known feeder to the schools you’ve selected, especially the business analyst program. And extraordinary athletic success is always a plus. Is Deloitte sponsoring you?” Mr. Hampton (Hampton’s Finest) (He’s already applied and is going to the University of Virginia’s Darden School, but requests feedback as to why he didn’t get into Harvard, Stanford and Wharton.) 660 GMAT 3.5 GPA Undergraduate degree from a state school Work experience in a non-glamorous industry Odds of Success Rejected by Harvard Rejected by Stanford Rejected by Wharton Waitlisted at Dartmouth Tuck Full ride at Virginia Darden Sandy’s Analysis: “Sounds right to me. Your dreams can come true at Darden, and you did better than I would have predicted there so you must have something going for you.” DON’T MISS: THE REBEL SAVANT OF MBA ADMISSIONS CONSULTING or HANDICAPPING YOUR SHOT AT A TOP BUSINESS SCHOOL Previous PagePage 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 Questions about this article? Email us or leave a comment below. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.