Low GPA - Please evaluate
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13 Apr 2010, 04:47
Hi Alex
Please evaluate:
28 year old asian-american male
GPA: 2.3 comp sci at an Ivy League school - upward trend to close out undergraduate career.
GMAT: 680 (Q: 48, V: 35)
Took two evening classes at Baruch College and got an A in both Accounting and Finance
Currently taking MBAmath.com
Work Experience:
2 years as a software tester (gradually taking on more responsibilities) for a software company.
1 year as an account manager for a different startup software company
Was laid off due to high turnover. Took time off career from 2007 - 2008. I traveled around the world on and off. I also volunteered as a GED Math tutor during that time. Also studied for the GMATs.
After that, I joined a startup software company as a consultant. I've done really well there, especially since my duties ranged from software testing to optimizing and managing the overall client services of the company.
Right now, I'm currently a business analyst for a major retailer focusing on their ecommerce site.
As for leadership skills, I feel my best story come from my time at the start up company (having to step in to turn around the disappointing performance of client services to fix the past errors and to make the whole process more efficient). I can also use the example of helping my sis and my mom go through the entire ordeal of buying an apt by stepping in and managing the entire ordeal (pushing them to do the massive amounts of paper work to dealing directly with the bank and the real estate agent). My other leadership story would come from my time tutoring, where I came up with a nice way to convince my student that algebra isn't as hard as she was fearing.
I'm looking at UNC, Duke, Texas, Georgetown, NYU, michigan, emory, baruch, fordham, thunderbird. I'm starting to finalize which schools i'm applying to.
I realize that my low GPA is a major hinderance, but I've done what I can to address it in the coming years.
Please let me know your thoughts.