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• Adcom evalutation From: Armoz19  Sep 18, 2012 Posts 1

  Hi, I am a student living in Dubai. Im graduating with a 3.6 GPA, majoring in Computer & Networks Engineering. Along with 720 in GMAT. I took many courses of business administration during the last 3 years of my University. Started a B2B technology company while in college along with 2 of my classmates. We were working with a cutting edge technology, left the company to pursue a career in investment banking, the company is still present to this date with significant results. Attended Goldman Sachs summer internship for 3 months. Furthermore, i got really good recommendations. Then did another full-cycle internship at another bulge bracket bank in London. Worked for 2 more years with solid experience as a Research Analyst in Dubai. Moreover, co-founded and organized a Tech club ( Gathered more than 200 people in the course of 2 years) Did another extra-curricular activity in humanities like raising capital for charity (I cant talk much about it, definitely the results will speak by itself) As well as did other extra-curricular activities in college, I have much to talk about but I want to keep it brief here as possible. However, I feel its hard for me to get accepted at Wharton. This is just because of the university that I’m coming from has no history (Dubai is around 38 years old only) It was set up only a decade ago. This issue frightens me a lot. I really don’t know what things I can do more to feel fulfilled. All of the student’s profiles in Wharton show that they came from top universities, if not, they were at least from really good colleges abroad. Please guide me, and provide me with details on what else should I bring to the table. I thought of doing Ms in Finance at top university in Canada (Is it right to do Ms in Finance from Engineering background or not? Some people think it’s stupid!) And then apply to Wharton’s MBA. But that will load a lot of debt, time consumption and hassle.     Thank you in  advance. Reply

• Re: Adcom evalutation From: victormlee  Sep 21, 2012 Posts 2,531

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  Armoz19,  Don't worry about the past too much, though it is good you are considering options in the future to offset perceived issues with the past.  AdCom has familiarity with a very large number of schools and universities around the world. If necessary, AdCom can do due diligence to determine where your school fits into the "competitive landscape" and scale of academic rigor.  The name brand of a school is less important in and of itself and only valuable insofar as it provides some indicator of the potential rigor and competitiveness of the academic program in which a candidate has engaged in the past. If you want to get an MS in Finance, only do so if you think it would be valuable to you even if you did not eventually get accepted into Wharton. If so, go for it; if not, don't bother. Depending on what you wish to study at Wharton and what your career objectives are, though, there might be some questions as to why you need an MS and an MBA from Wharton. Some food for thought. -Victor WG '11 Reply