Long Distance Call: How Does An Aussie Telcom Guy Get Into Stanford?

Declan is a trained electrical engineer with Australia’s leading telecom who hopes to get into a prestige MBA program. He’s got an impressive 740 GMAT score and a 3.75 GPA with a double major in electrical engineering and finance.

His target schools? Stanford, Harvard, Wharton, MIT Sloan, Columbia, and Chicago Booth.

In this episode of Fridays With Sandy, HBSGuru Sandy Kreisberg assesses his chances and offers some smart advice on how to shift the odds in his favor.

DON’T MISS PREVIOUS FRIDAY WITH SANDY’S EPISODES

IS THIS 30-YEAR-OLD ENERGY GUY HEADED FOR HBS?

GETTING IN IF YOUR STATS ARE BELOW THE MEDIAN

WHAT GMAT DOES THIS LATINA GOVERNMENT ANALYST NEED?

REAL GOOD ODDS FOR THIS INDIAN DO-GOODER. HERE’S WHY

MILITARY-BANKER-HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL?

HOW TO AVOID LANDMINES IN YOUR 2+2 INTERVIEW

THE REAL HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL 2+2 INTERVIEW