Worth applying to HBS 2+2

Sligh_Anarchist
Wed, 02 May 2012 08:53:46 +0000

Hi everyone,

I attend a top 10 liberal arts college. I am a rising senior mathematics major with an 3.65 GPA (major GPA is around 3.8). I have yet to take the GMAT, but I suppose that I would get something above a 700. I am a recipient of the full-ride undergraduate Questbridge National Match Scholarship. I am the oldest of four children, single mom situation. I have a very compelling personal story of adversity and ability to lead within my own family. I lost my father many years ago, and my mother worked to raise the four of us in the Southern US with the support of public housing, food stamps, etc. My personal background drove me to take many courses in public finance and the economics of social policy while at my college. I came to my very highly-ranked college under-prepared relative to my peers, but I was able to succeed academically, extra-curricularly, and socially.

I have been very involved on campus in two serious leadership roles. The organizations I run have made significant contributions on campus. I also lead academically on campus as a teaching assistant and have been rated with high marks from my students. Last summer I worked in a very high-paying, prestigious internship in the oil industry in a consulting-type role. This summer I will be working in the finance industry at a similarly prestigious firm. I have an interest in applying my quantitative, mathematical abilities in the finance industry. This internship is essentially a 10-week interview for the firm’s management training program following graduation.

I see myself in 5 years working in the financial industry and having earned an MBA from a top school. Is it worth applying to HBS 2+2? I have given only a brief synopsis of what I believe makes me competitive, but does anyone think that I would be in the running for acceptance? From what I understand, sons/daughters of large family-run businesses and other people of wealth/power are preferred in the admissions process for HBS.

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