<p>Hi guys,
I'm new to this forum so I apologise in advance if I'm not following the correct protocol, however I'd really appreciate some advice with regards to acceptance to the MBA course at HBS. A short profile about myself:</p>
<p>I'm in my penultimate year at at top 10 University in my country (UK) and a prominent member on campus- Captain of the Rugby team (and successfully lead them from being one of the worst in the league to finishing second overall this year); Vice president and co founder of the Alternative finance society; top 5% of my faculty and comfortably on track for a 4.0 GPA (70% is the British equivalent, otherwise known as a 'first', whilst I'm currently averaging 92%) in BSc (Hons) Accounting & Finance; spent a year with the army university officer training corps, and have represented my college in track events (sprint team). I've just received my GMAT scores and thankfully they're very pleasing- 796. I'd very much like to break into the investment management profession in the future and aim to use the MBA as a means to do so, however have no significant work experience at present of course, apart from a short unpaid internship at a small hedge fund in London (which I shall undertake over the coming summer). I shall be taking professional exams before I graduate too (CFA level 1) and the GRE (I'm good at standardised testing so I might as well just to make sure the GMAT score doesn't seem like a fluke...right?).</p>
<p>I'd appreciate an honest assessment of my chances of getting into HBS straight from undergrad into the actual MBA it self (this would be a preference) or into the 2+2 scheme. I understand the competition is obviously incredibly fierce and I have very limited knowledge on the matter (as does my university's careers department- it doesn't seem to be very common to apply to US MBA programmes straight from university) so would appreciate ANY advice, although constructive criticism would be more helpful.</p>
<p>Thank you in advance for any contribution.</p>