Kellogg and Chicago GSB are on my list for a part time application. If that fails, plan is to expand the "net" to include non chicago schools with full time apps. I have not made my list yet, but it would likely include a few unlikely stretches like Harvard or Columbia, and some more feasible options like Tepper or Virginia.

Also seriously considering INSEAD or IMD.

About me:

Education: Northwestern University, Economics, 3.0 GPA. Mitigated by a marked improvement over freshman year, ended up on deans list my senior year. Some coursework at CMU. British A-Level schooling prior to University (if its even remotely relevant at this point). I'm considering signing up for Chicago's graduate courses at large (basically take a class without being a full time or part time student) - maybe a stats course or something to boost the application somewhat.


Age: 26

Work experience: 2 years with a strategy consulting firm, 2.5 years as a business analyst in the secondary mortgage market, 8 months back at a strategic sourcing consulting firm. Decided I liked banking more and am moving to a major mortgage bank in a week as a Senior Business Analyst. Concern: A little bit of jumping around, consulting to banking to consulting back to banking. This will need to be well explained. Total experience ~ 5.5 years.

Highlights of some of the work experience:

Acted as a subject matter expert in mortgage loan processing, lead a team of six individuals in an assesment of appropriate loan acceptance criteria. Repsonsible for tasking vendor team of 10. Also worked as a project manager responsible for the initial phase of a cost management effort at a major global airline with lease expenses in excess of $660M. Implemented $24M in annual savings across 80 airports in 5 countries, and identified an additional $32M in future savings.

Volunteer Work: 3 months in Roatan, Honduras helping build homes.

GMAT: 640 (Retaking April 19th)

Recommendations: From either Kellogg Alumni or Chicago Alumni. They will be strong. Also possible from a Kellogg professor and a Harvard B school professor, but sems a bit over the top to go that route.

Odds and ends: Italian, not a US citizen, but applying from the US.

So the question is this:

Do I have a chance at KGSM part time?
If not, what full time programs do I stand a chance in?

Back to say I improved the GMAT to a 730.

What consistutes extracurricular activities?

I did underwater videography for the BBC for some time. I'm involved in a local softball league, I am on the Northwestern Alumni Admissions Board (we interview candidates, help them decide, etc), I am the class representative for my high school and help plan fund raising events, etc.

It all seems a little, well, boring.