Private Equity & MBA: HBS, Stanford, Booth, Wharton, Yale SOM | Blackstone, Apollo, GA, Goldman & more: Elevate MBA Forum (Part 2/2)

Elevate's MBA Forum features Private Equity MBA leaders from HBS, Wharton, Stanford, Chicago Booth & Yale SOM and from: Blackstone, Apollo, General Atlantic, Francisco Partners, Onex, Goldman Sachs & Morgan Stanley. In addition, we have the admissions team on from Chicago Booth (#1-ranked, Forbes, #1-ranked, Economist, #3-ranked US News). 

Deep-dive panel with 5 PE MBA leaders: 
Mike, Wharton, Blackstone Private Equity
Juliana, Chicago Booth, Apollo Private Equity
Deepak, Stanford GSB, Francisco Partners Private Equity
Etham, Harvard Business School, General Atlantic, Goldman Sachs
Mike, Yale School of Management, Onex Partners, Morgan Stanley

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0:00- Introduction to Elevate MBA & Private Equity Forum
2:29- Speaker Introductions: Mike (Wharton), Deepak (Stanford GSB), Etham (HBS), Juliana (Booth) and Mike (Yale SOM)
6:20- Motivations behind pursuing an MBA from a Career in Private Equity - Deepak, Stanford GSB
7:17- Personal Development (Commanding boardroom, EQ) & Professional Development - Mike, Wharton
8:26- Unique experiences in Business School from people of all sorts of backgrounds and from all over the world) - Juliana, Booth
9:45- Exploring various career paths & meet unique people - Etham, HBS
11:13- Optionality of B-School - Mike, Yale SOM
13:14- How to differentiate yourself from other Finance / Banking / Investing people applying to MBA - Deepak, Stanford GSB
15:40- How to stand out on your daily jobs - showing initiative, leadership - can differentiate you - Juliana, Chicago Booth
17:45- Important to narrate your story and connect the different paths you have done - Etham, HBS
19:34- Demonstrating why you passionate about being a better leader of society - Mike, Yale SOM
20:38- Authenticity is critical in explaining "Why MBA?" - Mike, Wharton
22:29- Measuring whether to get an MBA by just the cost of the MBA is short-sighted - Mike, Yale
23:13- The totality of the MBA experience, network and mindset is hard to measure in just dollars / cost - Juliana, Booth
24:40- ROI depends on person: what do you want to remember looking back 20 years from now? - Deepak, Stanford, GSB
26:20- As you become more senior in investing, sourcing become the most important part of any job - so value on your networks is immense - Etham, HBS
28:20- Need to take long-term perspective beyond a 2-year payback - Mike, Wharton
30:57- Think about whether you want to pursue an MBA once you start working - Deepak, Stanford GSB
32:40- Talk to people who are getting MBAs at different points in your career - Juliana, Booth
34:03- Advice to Canadians trying to break into careers in US - Mike, Yale SOM
35:24- Balancing MBA applications during working - Deepak, Stanford GSB
36:45- You just have to make it happen - stressful but use time management skills - Etham, HBS
37:55- Moving from being an Engineer to Finance to Banking to Private Equity - combination of networking, prep and luck - Etham, HBS
39:55- MBA Essays Advice: Connect stories, limit number of reviewers - Mike, Wharton
41:25- MBA Essays: What is the central theme of your experiences - and build story around that - Juliana, Booth
45:32- MBA Applications: Creating a packet of your accomplishments for your recommenders; put effort into application as much as essay - Deepak, Stanford GSB
47:40- Recruiting during MBA - as with any buy-side recruiting is challenging - Mike, Wharton
52:30- Rapid Fire: Best classes taken in Business School - All panelists
54:30- Rapid Fire: One thing you wish you had done more of earlier pre-MBA - All panelists

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