Excuse me, wegowayback I think you are the one that is completely clueless.
Keep your pessimism to yourself. You sound like one of those bitter rejects who tried making it but have failed miserably and now wallow in your misery and try to bring down those around you while your at it.
Let's get the facts straight first. I know MANY people that have received offers into Top 10-15 MBA schools with similar if not even less stellar credentials. Let's take a moment to review his credentials.
Point # 1: Currently in IT for a Bulge bracket firm (will most likely make VP this year)
MBA schools look for steady career progression and roles of increasing responsibility. He is NOT doing some low level call centre IT job as you discount his "IT experience" as being useless. Let's get something straight. NOT EVERYONE that goes to a top 10-15 B-school worked at McKinsey or Goldman Sachs. IN fact, NEWSFLASH most of them did not. MBA schools also like to have diverse classes with people from varying backgrounds so they try to get a fair mix of backgrounds. If he is really going to be made VP next year, I dont know about you but I would count that as solid career progression by the age of 30.
Point #2: Current Comp. 125-150 K
His compensation is already higher than the median for MOST tier 1 mba schools.
Point #3: Age: 30
This is probably the only thing that is not in his favour. However, if you look at mean/median age at MOST MBA schools it is around 28 so he is slightly on the higher side but its not like he is a complete outlier at age 40 or something.
Point #4: Degrees: BS in engineering from the top school in India, MS from a top 5 school in the field.
If you knew anything, you would know that MBA schools LOVE engineers. They absolutely adore them because MBA schools love a good technical background and that in combination with an MBA usually opens a lot of doors and makes these individuals very "marketable" or "saleable". Also, he states that he has a MASTERS from a top 5 techincal school (i.e. the likes of MIT, UC-Berkeley, Stanford, e.t.c). Thus, he already has a degree from a school of a similar pedigree and this by itself should convince most B-schools of his intellectual ability. Its just a matter of packaging his experience and selling himself now.
The only point you make that is remotely of any substance is your point about him not being a "shoo-in". Agreed, he may not be a "shoo-in" as I would say no one, no matter how strong their credentials may be considered a "shoo-in" but he has a VERY good shot at securing a place at a Top 10-15 school if he writes good essays and interviews well.
Finally, I am not saying that he is going to secure a position at KKR or Blackstone by doing an Ivy league MBA with his background. His first line states that he wants to get into asset/investment management which comprises of a lot more than PE. He definitely stands a good shot at entering the industry with a BsC, MsC, MBA and a CFA.
Keep your pessimism to yourself. You sound like one of those bitter rejects who tried making it but have failed miserably and now wallow in your misery and try to bring down those around you while your at it.
Let's get the facts straight first. I know MANY people that have received offers into Top 10-15 MBA schools with similar if not even less stellar credentials. Let's take a moment to review his credentials.
Point # 1: Currently in IT for a Bulge bracket firm (will most likely make VP this year)
MBA schools look for steady career progression and roles of increasing responsibility. He is NOT doing some low level call centre IT job as you discount his "IT experience" as being useless. Let's get something straight. NOT EVERYONE that goes to a top 10-15 B-school worked at McKinsey or Goldman Sachs. IN fact, NEWSFLASH most of them did not. MBA schools also like to have diverse classes with people from varying backgrounds so they try to get a fair mix of backgrounds. If he is really going to be made VP next year, I dont know about you but I would count that as solid career progression by the age of 30.
Point #2: Current Comp. 125-150 K
His compensation is already higher than the median for MOST tier 1 mba schools.
Point #3: Age: 30
This is probably the only thing that is not in his favour. However, if you look at mean/median age at MOST MBA schools it is around 28 so he is slightly on the higher side but its not like he is a complete outlier at age 40 or something.
Point #4: Degrees: BS in engineering from the top school in India, MS from a top 5 school in the field.
If you knew anything, you would know that MBA schools LOVE engineers. They absolutely adore them because MBA schools love a good technical background and that in combination with an MBA usually opens a lot of doors and makes these individuals very "marketable" or "saleable". Also, he states that he has a MASTERS from a top 5 techincal school (i.e. the likes of MIT, UC-Berkeley, Stanford, e.t.c). Thus, he already has a degree from a school of a similar pedigree and this by itself should convince most B-schools of his intellectual ability. Its just a matter of packaging his experience and selling himself now.
The only point you make that is remotely of any substance is your point about him not being a "shoo-in". Agreed, he may not be a "shoo-in" as I would say no one, no matter how strong their credentials may be considered a "shoo-in" but he has a VERY good shot at securing a place at a Top 10-15 school if he writes good essays and interviews well.
Finally, I am not saying that he is going to secure a position at KKR or Blackstone by doing an Ivy league MBA with his background. His first line states that he wants to get into asset/investment management which comprises of a lot more than PE. He definitely stands a good shot at entering the industry with a BsC, MsC, MBA and a CFA.