Please Reccomend Some Schools for Me (640, 41 V, 37 Q)
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08 Jan 2010, 21:55
First of all, thanks for reading. I am stressing out about where to apply, especially with R2 deadlines coming up.
Please evaluate my profile, let me know what you think of the schools I'm applying to, and recommend more
3 year work experience in Fall 2010 (4.5 years if counting internships, part-time, etc.)
3.2 GPA from San Diego State University, major in Journalism with minors in English and Television, Film, New Media Production
Extracurricular- Author of university guidebook and co-author of several other guidebooks, staff writer for campus newspaper for 3 years, Eagle Scout, International Student Volunteer, Young Democrats, Volunteer for Jane Goodall Institute
Work Experience- 1 1/2 years as Marketing Associate for consulting firm and social media venture, 1 year as Marketing Intern for youth travel company, 1 1/2 years Marketing Manager for Education Company
GMAT: AWA 6, 640 (41-V, 92 percentile and 37 Q, 49 percentile)
Optional essay explaining my low Q score, why I received it, and how I plan to improve my Q skills considerably before Fall (never took math seriously since I was so good at comm skills, realize now how important it is and am ready to bring it, full-on study plan for the next six months to catch me up-to-speed and then some)
Concentration: Marketing and Entrepreneurship, probably on west coast, or southeast
Schools Applying to:
1. San Diego State (my backup)
2. UCLA R2 (my longshot)
3. Pepperdine (competitive)
4. UT-Austin R2
5. University of San Diego
Other schools considering, any recommendations or advice?
1. University of Maryland-College Park
2. UCI
3. Texas A&M College Station
4. Arizona State University
5. Oxford
Any other scores I should be looking at with my profile? Please submit recommendations and advice. Any feedback is appreciated.