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April 30, 2024 6:26pm ET

Enrolled: Undecided

Admitted: UCLA Anderson $

$Full

, USC / Marshall $

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Applied: UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall

Entering Year: 2024

Post MBA Career: Venture Capital, Private Equity, Asset Management, inc. Hedge Funds Companies: Accell Partners, Andressen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Blackstone, KKR

GMAT: 770

GPA: 3.8

Location: LA

Notes:

Is it possible at these schools to pivot Into finance? Should I wait a year and apply to M7 or is the gap not that big?

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1591 Are you planning to remain in LA, post MBA or looking to move away from LA? What type of work experience, acad background do you have? How many years of experience? (0)

anon41626 Likes Earned: 0 with your stats it looks like you could easily get into an M7. Just depends if you'd rather take the current acceptances you have now. for finance I know Wharton and Columbia are great schools. congrats either way (1)

eliot Verified User. Likes Earned: 1864 Congrats on your acceptances and large scholarships to both Anderson and Marshall. Both are solid programs that can help you land a good finance job, particularly if you want to stay in LA. Having said this, M7 schools like Wharton, Chicago and CBS would give you even more opportunities to explore your finance career. Of course, that would mean delaying your post MBA career by a year and foregoing your scholarships. So, it really depends on your 1) Geographic preference 2) Value of your scholarships 3) Starting your MBA now vs waiting a year. (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1591 More details on this decision in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2024/05/mba-wire-taps-352/ (0)