Hello everyone
I've been studying for the GMAT for a few weeks now. I got screwed for my undergrad and went to an impossible geek school, which was unfortunate (read 0 women). Anyways, I wanted to redeem myself by getting a top notch business education from, as it currently stands right now, either Haas, Stern, Columbia, Stanford, Sloan. Perhaps even IESE. I've read through the forums a lot and find all of the advice you guys give very helpful! I'll be contributing lots in the next few weeks as I prep. I currently have 4 books, GMAT for Dummies, Kaplan, Barron and McGraw Hill. Surprisingly, GMAT for Dummies was a good introductory book
My GPA is very low, but its frustrating because at my school its good (you only need a 60 to stay in! Class averages are 59-65). Here is my profile:
Undergrad major: Math (Computer Science / Combinatorics & Optimization)
GPA: ~70%, scales to about 2.6-2.8 GPA. I went to 0 classes and only studied the night before the final
Work experience: 2 years (4 months each, Researcher at a graduate school, 3 startups, Morgan Stanley, my own company).
I'm currently running a web startup where I have 3 developers and a designer. Most of the work was done by me, but they assist me. It's a very big site and takes tonnes of time!!!
I also do track & field - 15 hours/week, plus I run, swim, bike, etc.
Languages (spoken): English, Polish, German, French, Russian, Ukranian/Serbian (conversational)
Currently learning Cryllic and brushing up on French/Russian. The more languages the better!
As for the GMAT, I'm scoring pretty well. I score above 50 in both verbal and quant regularly, but I'm still going to study another 2-3 months, I'm in no hurry. Plus I need to get a high enough score so the schools overlook my **** average.. which I admit was because I could care less about marks ( I kept myself busy with track, businesses, travelling, languages, etc... unapplicable classes on complexity classes and graph theory are dull in comparison =P ).
Anyways nice to meet everyone! Talk to you all soon.