How to deal with low bonus on your HBS and Wharton etc. apps.

LOW BONUS NUMBERS ON YOUR B SCHOOL APPS

WHAT DO YOU DO IF BONUS WENT  DOWN LAST YEAR , AS MANY DID ?  

Hi Sandy,

How does bonus numbers get viewed in the application. I got a very low bonus last december ($XXXXX K) and am not sure how that will get viewed.
Should I address it in the application or have my recommenders say something about it.

Is it worth waiting for round 2 to drop my apps when new bonus numbers come in?

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LOW BONUSES LAST DEC WERE PRETTY ROUTINE ACROSS THE IB AND PE UNIVERSE (WELL, MY UNDERSTANDING, SOMEONE TELL ME DIFF?) THE MORE IMPT ISSUE IS YOUR BONUS VS. PEERS, A TRICKY PIECE OF DATA TO DETERMINE IN MANY CASE.  SCHOOLS ARE AWARE THAT BONUSES WENT DOWN BUT IF YOURS IS DONE DRAMATICALLY–IT MIGHT HELP TO EXPLAIN FIRM POLICY IN THOSE OPTIONAL SPACES APPS PROVIDE (E.G. 500 CHARACTERS AT HBS, AND ESSAY FIVE AT WHARTON)–

DIRECT SUPER. CAN ALSO MENTION IN REC SOMEPLACE. AND HE MAY KNOW MORE THAN YOU ABOUT FIRM POLICY ETC.

DO NOT WAIT TILL ROUND TWO ON THEORY OF BONUS GOING UP–THAT IS JUST NUTS.

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One Response to “How to deal with low bonus on your HBS and Wharton etc. apps.”

  1. cp3 Says:
    September 30th, 2009 at 3:37 pm

    What if you omit bonus information entirely from your application to HBS and Wharton?

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