What does it take to get into HBS or Wharton?
What does it take to get into Harvard Business School and/or Wharton? A stellar GMAT score is assumed and can be done with enough time and money. What else is required? The end goal is to land a job at a bulge bracket and pivot to a hedge fund after a few years or ideally drop straight into a hedge fund associate but that is highly unlikely. I want $$$,$$$,$$$. Current TC $220k+, 5 YoE, Senior SWE/Team Lead, Ex FAANG
You are much more likely to make more money just by jumping and negotiating
Do you think the operational cost of $700k is worth it? That considering you don’t get any hikes through promotions or jumping ships. If your purpose is solely to get into hedge funds and investment management or banking and other fields then you can aim for it. If it’s just money then it may not be worth the shot. Coming from one of those top schools I can safely say that the pressure to perform well will be high. But I’d encourage you to go for it. It’s primarily going to help for networking purposes.
A famous CEO that was an undergraduate alumni of my no-name university said as much. Nobody cares about your grades. It's all about networking
Investment banking is not worth it considering I will competing against young bucks from undergraduate with better connections and have a few years under them. That and the dollar per hour ratio is nominally worse.
A job doing what? You could triple your comp as a SWE at the equivalent of FANG L6.
With that TC and YoE it's unlikely you will get an admit.
It's too low and I'm too old right? What are the right numbers (just for reference)?
I was actually being sarcastic. Wish you good luck.