Mr. CS & MBA Dual Degree

Going for a dual degree at a prestigous university is always an even more difficult game because it means that not only one school must admit you but two must agree that they really want you. And when you’re applying to a place like Stanford where the acceptance rates are super low, it can be a total crapshoot. But you seem like a hard-working, smart and ambitious dude. From the likes of the University of Miami, you were able to land a job in marketing at a top Silicon Valley tech company. Your GRE score of 334 is four points above the class average at Stanford. The fact that you are a first-generation immigrant, started his journey from a small college in Georgia adds to the story. So what’s missing that gives me pause? 1) Going for a dual-degree at Stanford means you have to surpass two hurdles instead of one that is already high, 2) Your GPA of 3.4 is below average for Stanford, and 3) Your undergraduate degree is not from a highly selective university. I would urge you to hedge your bets or to simply apply for either the computer science degree or the MBA but not both. It’s not that your dream isn’t possible (see our recent story on a guy who got into Stanford in round three with a 640 GMAT–https://poetsandquants.com/2022/07/10/how-i-got-in-every-mba-consultant-said-he-didnt-have-a-chance-at-stanford-gsb-he-just-graduated/–but it will be really tough!