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Anonymous wrote:$50k??????
There’s got to be a better use of that money.

This. If you are going to pay 50k for GMAT prep, maybe you don't have the business sense to attend Harvard Business School.

-- from someone who taught SAT and LSAT for Kaplan (although, admittedly, not GMAT).

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Absolutely do not spend that. Completely idiotic. Perfect scores on that are a dime a dozen. Take a regular Kaplan class and leave it at that. Also, what does he want to do after business school? He may be better just staying where he is instead of losing 2 years and paying for school.

I do not understand why people make comments like this. If OP has the money to do it, why not? There are many parents that drop 20K for SAT prep so that their kids can get perfect scores on the SAT.

Reason why colleges are de-emphasizing the SAT/ACT.

Ridiculous.

Has anyone stopped to think that $50k was supposed to read $5k. If I am wrong, then ai join the others in head shaking, incl at me. But I can’t imagine how OP meant anything but $5k.

Anonymous wrote:He is setting aside about 50K to work with a GMAT expert in preparing for the GMAT. This expert has helped five candidates to score 750+.

I helped a candidate score above that before the GMAT scores became inflated. I'll tutor him for only $49K!

My DS completed his MBA @Harvard a few years ago.  He graduated from JMU with a 3.93 GPA in CS with a minor in music.  He worked three years for a defense contractor and scored 730 on the GMAT.  Both the CEO and CFO of the company graduated from HBS and they wrote recommendations for DS, in addition they both donated about 600K each to Harvard.  DS got accepted.  The key is to have powerful people recommending you along with donations from them.  

HBS is overrated. MBA is overrated.

GMU has their own MBA. He won't need GMAT to get in and COA is low, he can do it part time so no loss of wages.

Anonymous wrote:My DS graduated from GMU in '21 with a degree in CS and a 3.9 GPA and he is currently working for Apple. He is interested in getting an MBA from a good school. He is looking at HBS but he wonders about his chance. He is setting aside about 50K to work with a GMAT expert in preparing for the GMAT. This expert has helped five candidates to score 750+ on the GMAT.

What else is HBS looking for besides GPA and GMAT score? TIA

I think that 90 percent of the top posts in this forum are started by propaganda teams, or students in a propaganda class.

The goal of the posts is to hurt liberal and moderate colleges and university and spread division.

*granted he is a T20 undergrad and super bright

He should check with his employer, my kid's BF is getting $100k if he works with his employer for two years and then goes for masters and comes back for another two years. If he decides to go somewhere else, he'll have to reimburse $100k.

OP, if you're not a troll, it's insane to spend 50k on GMAT prep. If he works at Apple and got a 3.9 in CS at GWU, he should be smart enough to only need a Kaplan class. It's not just about grades, but his activities, volunteering, and telling a story. He may not get into HBS but a FAANG software engineer will do well in admissions if they are active in the community. Unless there's major personality deficit, he can get into a T15, and probably at least one T7. Though I'm not sure if he's an Apple engineer it makes sense to go to a full time MBA financially unless he's trying to pivot careers to VC, consulting, investment banking. etc. Berkeley has a good weekend MBA program if he wants to get into product management or management in tech. Also, he will need at least four years of full time work experience before he goes.

Anonymous wrote:My DS graduated from GMU in '21 with a degree in CS and a 3.9 GPA and he is currently working for Apple. He is interested in getting an MBA from a good school. He is looking at HBS but he wonders about his chance. He is setting aside about 50K to work with a GMAT expert in preparing for the GMAT. This expert has helped five candidates to score 750+ on the GMAT.

What else is HBS looking for besides GPA and GMAT score? TIA

You are gaming the system and a toxic prepper.

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Anonymous wrote:contrary to all these other posts I’ll actually try to answer OPs question

they will be a strong candidate with the gpa job and presumably test score

however, FAANG CS applicants are a dime a dozen and will be competing for spots with more interesting applicants from places like Coke or even non-profits. Just cause the CS kid at Apple is likely pulling in $200k+/- straight out of undergrad doesn’t mean the world is enamored with these kids. Balance expectations and go for it

What an obnoxious response--and then you post silly, childish gibberish as advice ?

Your response reveals a lack of knowledge & understanding about the application process for elite MBA programs.

NP. What's inaccurate? Pretty spot on to me.

LOL ! How does this rant help OP ?

the post wasn’t a “rant” - it was actually one of the only responses that addressed OPs question - and did so in a cogent and honest manner. Totally agree CS kids at FAANG may hit jackpot with first job but after that it gets much harder as you need personality and EQ to succeed at each subsequent step. And I know for a fact that there is negative sentiment in admissions at one of the b-schools named- from an AO i’ve known for years