MBA Handicapping: 3 Ways To Optimize Your 2+2 (Or Any) Application

Matt is a senior at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business who is applying to a half dozen of the most highly selective MBA deferred admit programs: Harvard 2+2, Wharton Moelis Advanced Access, Yale Silver Scholars, Kellogg Future Leaders, Booth Scholars, and Stanford’s deferred MBA.

He brings a 3.72 GPA to the game, along with a 635 on the new GMAT Focus exam. He also has held a couple of leadership positions in university-wide student organizations, including a stint as president of IU’s Club Sports Federation. In that role, he has organized and led more than 10 major events a year.

Last summer he was a global project management intern for Labcorp Drug Development. He’s currently weighing his internship opportunities for this coming summer.

Matt’s immediate post-MBA goal? “I’d like to find a job in consulting for government agencies. I am very passionate about the political issues we face today and want to make a real impact on the future of the country.”

In this episode of Friday’s With Sandy, HBSGuru.com Founder Sandy Kreisberg and Poets&Quants Editor-in-Chief John A. Byrne not only assess his chances of an admit. They also dispense some important advice on how Matt can improve his chances of getting in to one of these highly selective deferred admit programs.

If you would like to participate in a future Fridays With Sandy webinar, you can contact Sandy and Poets&Quants John here.

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