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Re: Which school and what are my chances? [#permalink]
Your reasons make sense and it definitely seems like you have a good head on your shoulders. If not LGO, you may want to apply to Sloan outright. It does sound like it would be right in your wheelhouse. Also, if you already did very well in your quant classes, then no, you probably wouldn't get much benefit from building an alternative transcript (you have no low quant grades to improve upon). Of your list, Haas, Ross, and Anderson all sound like good fits given your goals. I don't see the appeal of the other schools, honestly. Have you considered Tepper at all? It has a pretty good reputation in tech and engineering from what I've heard.
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Re: Which school and what are my chances? [#permalink]
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Thanks for the suggestions. I looked into the programs you mentioned but getting a Masters in Engineering is not something I'd pursue.



The MMM program isn't a masters in engineering, it's a master's in engineering management + MBA.

Anyways, if you want a statistics based comparison, since essays/recommendations/interviews (I swear they're good!!) can't really be compared...

I graduated from a decent state school with a 3.35 in Mech Engineering, upward trend but with a F (for fantastic) on my freshman year transcipt. A meh 680 GMAT. I've worked in the construction industry doing MEP (air conditioning and plumbing systems baby, so yea my job is way less sexy than anything you're doing) engineering consulting for the past five years all with the same company. I got my professional engineering liscense this past year. One promotion on the resume.

I'd put Kellogg's MMM and MIT on the wish list for schools. I'd also look at possibly Duke/UNC for the procimity to Research Triangle Park. Texas is close to a nice Tech area in Austin. And if you're looking at Maryland, Georgia Tech (good engineering school) might be a consideration just from me checking some rankings.

You need to rock the GMAT to make up for the GPA, but your list looks fine. It's got a broad sliding scale on the rankings, which I like as an approach.
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