Revista MBA

I’ve got a few minutes while some stuff compiles, so I’ve decided to scribble some stuff down about my plan of attack on going for grad school. Working at NetApp’s given me a lot of opportunities to work on my time management and planning skills, and I’m hoping to extend that to other things like preparing for grad school and just class in general.

Short Term (Fall Semester, NOW):
GMATs are my highest priority in terms of grad school right now. I need to clear 700 to make myself really competitive, which will take some polish and elbow grease. I’m in a good position now, but for what I want I need to get higher. My school’s not the most prestigious place out there, and I’ve only got around 2 years of work experience at internships and the like. It’s an uphill battle to be sure.

I should also look at talking to people who’ve gone through the admissions process at some of my targetted schools, particularly to root out tips on what I should and shouldn’t do.

Medium Term (Spring Break / Spring Semester):
Networking’s important. I need to add a “face” to my resume by visiting some of the schools I’m interested in, if only to touch base for a moment and look at campus life. Stanford, Haas, and the Jesuit schools around here are pretty easy to get to, so I should focus my efforts on the east coast campuses which are harder to travel to (Stern, Sloan, Harvard GSB, BC, Columbia). I should also solidify my choices around fall.

Long Term (Next Fall)
Apply and cross fingers and toes. I plan on taking a year break from school to work (which helps out my application), so doing this next fall means I’ll be rotated in during the following year’s fall deadline. This means that I get winter, spring, and the summer to work full-time and contribute to my resume.

Preliminary List:
West Coast:

• Santa Clara University (decently selective, close, part-time)
• Stanford GSB (absurdly selective, close, full-time)
• UCB Haas (absurdly selective, close, part/full)
• USF GSB (decently selective, close, part-time)
• UCLA GSB (very selective, regional, full-time)
• UC Davis GSB (decently selective, close, part-time)
• University of Washington GSB (very selective, regional, full-time)
• University of Portland GSB (decently selective, regional, full-time)

East Coast:

• MIT Sloan (absurdly selective, Boston, full-time)
• Harvard GSB (absurdly selective, Boston, full-time)
• NYU Stern (very selective, NY, full-time)
• Columbia GSB (decently selective, NY, full-time)
• Boston College GSB (decently selective, Boston, full-time)

Middle:

• University of Chicago GSB (very selective, Chicago, full-time)

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