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I am a 22 y/o white male from the deep south (OOF!) applying for deferred admission. I love college football, golf, hunting, and drinking beer with friends. Yes, I know these are not the hobbies that the admission teams want to read about. Although I consider myself to have strong people skills, I am a bit of a data nerd.
Target School: Darden
Considering: Harvard, Wharton, Yale, Kellogg SOM, MIT Sloan
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Application Status: Open
Undergrad School: SEC School
Undergrad Major: Accountancy
GPA: 3.8
GMAT: 730
Age: 22, Ethnicity: White
Other Degree/Certification: Masters in Taxation & Data Analytics
School Name: SEC school
Extracurriculars: President of Accounting School & Student Body Senator (Committee on Inclusion and Cross-Cultural Engagement), I volunteer as a mentor for kids with imprisoned parents, Passed the CPA exam, Harvardx's MicroMasters in Data Science, IBM's advanced Data Science course, and passed Level 2 of the CFA exam.
Title: M&A Tax intern
Industry: Accounting
Company: Top Firm
Length of Employment:
Title: Tax Intern
A life goal of mine is to start my own company, but will not do so until I feel 100% ready. In the meantime, I am excited by the idea of learning with some of the most intelligent business students in the world. I hope to work in Private Equity/Venture Capital post-MBA.
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Hi Mr. Deferred CPA, Julie-Anne Heafey here from mbaMission. While I admire your ambition in already thinking about your future MBA (and of course your great GPA and solid GMAT), it’s not super clear to me why you need to seek this admission now when you will have plenty of time to do it later. Answering this question about timing matters to many deferred admissions programs – the schools often use these programs to seek students they might not capture later and give a leg up to students who might better achieve their missions with a top school’s endorsement. I’m just not seeing a clear message that satisfies this in your profile. That said, applying now can be a low-cost, high potential …
Hi Mr. Deferred CPA, Julie-Anne Heafey here from mbaMission. While I admire your ambition in already thinking about your future MBA (and of course your great GPA and solid GMAT), it’s not super clear to me why you need to seek this admission now when you will have plenty of time to do it later. Answering this question about timing matters to many deferred admissions programs – the schools often use these programs to seek students they might not capture later and give a leg up to students who might better achieve their missions with a top school’s endorsement. I’m just not seeing a clear message that satisfies this in your profile. That said, applying now can be a low-cost, high potential upside option – if you make it through, you gain access to resources and a stamp of approval that can give you a boost before you even enroll; if you don’t, candidates often learn a ton about themselves and build greater focus for their early careers, so either way, it can be a positive experience. What I would say is: apply now if you can articulate your passion/mission and why you’re looking at this timing, and if you don’t make it, no harm/ no foul – apply again in a few years and the schools will absolutely take your candidacy very seriously. Best of luck!
You will be accepted to Darden as well as to most of your other target schools as your work experience and education are sought after in the current marketplace. Your post-MBA goals are clear. Furthermore, your resume reveals leadership qualities, community volunteer efforts, and social skills which should be appreciated by business school admissions personnel.
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