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Status: Prospective Applicant
Joined: 06 Mar 2011
Posts: 80
Concentration: General Management, Marketing
Followers: 3

Kudos [?]: 28 [0], given: 7

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Profile Eval for Top 10 Hopeful [#permalink] New post 27 Jul 2011, 14:39
Profile: 25 year old white male (but don't plan on applying for a couple years)

Education: 3.28 GPA from UCLA (major in Biology, minor in Accounting). Note that I graduated in five years due to the addition of my minor and I did receive one F early in my career because I chose to pursue a job that conflicted with the timing of my class. I subsequently retook this class and got a B+.

GMAT: 770 (Q50, V45) - took one time in June 2011 and am hoping this will help counter the below average GPA.

Work Experience: Finishing up my second year at one of the Big Four accounting firms in Audit. I plan on having between four and five years of total experience at the firm upon matriculation and will have my CPA license. I was recently promoted to Senior Associate and will have plenty of experience running engagements (responsible for managing my staff, the client, and the managers/partner) when applying.

Extracurriculars:
- I was recently nominated for and granted a spot on our Senior Leadership Council. This is a group of about 12 senior associates from the firm's Pacific Southwest offices that is responsible for engaging our peers to gauge what their complaints are and then working with management to resolve these issues (with the goal of decreasing turnover).
- Involved with the United Way (dedicated to fighting poverty in LA)
- VP of Homeowner's Association (good experience negotiating with/persuading people much older than myself)

Basically I am most interested in attending a top school and am leaning towards Wharton, CBS, Kellogg, Booth, Ross, Stern, Anderson. I was wondering if you think it is reasonable that I only apply to these schools (without any real safety school). I don't know if I'd be interested in attending a lower ranked school just for the sake of going back to school.

I'd really appreciate any advice you can offer with regards to school selection or steps that I can take in the next couple years to improve my chances. I'm pretty sure that I will be using a consultant down the line to maximize my odds and have heard great things about Amerasia in particular.

Many thanks!
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Manager
Manager
Status: Prospective Applicant
Joined: 06 Mar 2011
Posts: 80
Concentration: General Management, Marketing
Followers: 3

Kudos [?]: 28 [0], given: 7

GMAT Tests User
Re: Profile Eval for Top 10 Hopeful [#permalink] New post 29 Jul 2011, 14:17
To clarify, I haven't yet made up my mind what kind of career I'd like to pursue out of b-school but I'm contemplating going into General Management or the usual suspects (mid-market IB or MC). I'm thinking I could try to leverage the rotation I've done within my firm's Structured Finance (Advisory) group.

I'd definitely appreciate your feedback when you've got a moment. Thanks!
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