decadecaf wrote:
My GMAT score is 700, though my verbal was much higher than my quant, so I'm planning on doing the MBAMath.com course. I had a bit of an anxiety attack or something at the beginning and got a 5 AWA, 2 IR. I recovered during the first break, but when I returned and put the earplugs back in, my head started swimming again. I took them out after a couple of minutes and felt fine the rest of the way...
I'm also a few years older (mid-30s) than the typical applicant, I'm a white U.S. male, and I have a journalism degree with a sub-3.0 GPA from an average public university because I was lazy and never planned to go back to school. I had some personal problems in the past, but that also means I have a ton of experience overcoming adversity.
I want to go to the best school I can get into and pursue brand management, but I don't know what's within reach. I'm looking at programs in the U.S. and Europe. I would prefer to start as soon as possible, but I would be willing to wait until next fall if I had to. If anyone could give me some advice on programs I should look at, I would greatly, greatly appreciate it.
Hey there dude,
A 700 is good, and even if you don't have a Top 5 background, actually you should have plenty of options. Your grades may be low, you may be older, and you may have been lazy, but to a certain extent the story that the Adcom will see will depend on YOU and how you tell it (esp. in your essays). What have you done for the last decade? Why do you want to do in brand management? why do you think you'll be good at it? How does your past experience lead you to this conclusion? You'll need to answer all of these questions in order to show the adcom your good side.
At this point, Fall is your only real option. But it's good, because it gives you time to prepare.
To figure out where you can get in, I'd need a lot more information about your work, extra curricular activities, volunteer experience, etc. etc. etc.
Feel free to drop us a line for a free consultation:
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