Senior Manager
Joined: 14 Oct 2009
Status:Current Student
Posts: 353
Given Kudos: 53
Concentration: CPG Marketing
Schools:Chicago Booth 2013, Ross, Duke , Kellogg , Stanford, Haas
Q41 V42
GPA: 3.8
Am I lacking a safety with these school choices?
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18 Aug 2010, 14:50
After much research, I finally selected the programs I want to apply to, but am afraid these may all be too aggressive and I don't have a good safety in the mix. I'm applying to Stanford, Duke, Berkeley, Kellogg, and Chicago, any others I should add that I may have a better chance of getting in? Was thinking UCLA, but that might be a stretch too? Appreciate the feedback.
F/28 at matriculation, American
Education: Arizona State University, B.S. Marketing. Minor: Psychology. GPA 3.8/4.0
1 month abroad as part of international business program
GMAT: 690 V:44, Q:42 - I am retaking Oct. 2
WE: 5.5 years at time of entry. Current position (3.5 years): National Marketing Manager at SuperShuttle. Create marketing and ad campaigns/manage spending for over 30 markets. Develop strategies with travel industry leaders and major airlines to jointly promote both products. Prior Position (2 years): Media planner/buyer at local ad agency. My current job is a direct progression from this one with more responsibility and on a much larger scale.
Extra-Curricular: I have volunteered with a program that brings the healing prospects of art to abused children. I have been certified as a mentor, in which I've weekly developed projects to help build the children's interpersonal skills and finding a release through art. This past year I organized a workshop on chalk art with the children and allow them to participate in a fundraiser by collaborating on a mural in front of thousands of people.
My goals after an mba is to continue in marketing, but really focus on international brand management