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Status: Getting ready for Bloomington
Joined: 29 Nov 2012
Posts: 123
Location: Canada
Concentration: Social Entrepreneurship, Marketing
GMAT 1: 680 Q45 V38
GMAT 2: 720 Q49 V40
GPA: 3.37
WE: General Management (Non-Profit and Government)
Followers: 2
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Profile Eval: GMAT 680, GPA 3.1, Non-traditional [#permalink]
 30 Nov 2012, 11:59
Hi Stratus Prep, I posted my profile in the Peer Review section but I would value your opinion as well. My GMAT score was on my first attempt with no study and I had to drive 3 hours to write the test. I'm prepared to take it again and I fully believe I could get at least a ~700-710 score without too much effort if it'd make a big difference. jxcho wrote: Demographics: 22, Male, Canadian GMAT: 680, 45Q, 38V, 6.0 AWA, 8 IR Education: - BBA, General Management, 3.1 GPA from relatively obscure public US university, received minor student award
- Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics, Penn State (starting Jan 2013, may upgrade to Masters post-MBA)
Work Experience: Worked full-time during both high school and university
- 3 years in an administrative position for a professional sports team, finalist for an industry award for Best Administrative Services
- 2 years working for government contractor in Canada in public safety, promoted to supervise 25-40 employees after 1 year, elected union steward representing 450 union members
- 1 year of freelance work doing some consumer goods purchasing at Asian trade fairs for North American retail companies (honestly I felt like I was puttering around... but I obviously won't write that)
- Current (just started): Working in government HR department in a communications role
Extracurriculars: ~7 weeks of political volunteering in the past, ~2 years of involvement as a trade union advocate both inside and outside the workplace. Delivered speeches to over 300 people which were very well-received Career goals: Social enterprise, because of my strong belief in public service and my personal background Schools: - "Dream schools": Kellogg, Haas, Johnson, Yale
- Already applied to: Johnson, Stern
- Probably applying to: Kelley, Kellogg, Fuqua
- Also considering: Ross, Goizueta, Kenan-Flagler, Tepper, McDonough, McCombs
- Preferred Location: Prefer US NE, also happy with Midwest, California or Mid-Atlantic, prefer not SE or Texas (except Austin)
Uniqueness: - Worked full time while studying full time, finished undergrad degree in 4 years
- First-generation immigrant (to Canada) and first-generation university graduate
- Holds commercial pilot licence, 300 hours in light aircraft
- Was a key figure in repairing the employer-union relationship as a union steward and subsequently negotiated the best collective agreement of its kind in Canada, averting a crippling strike
International Experience: - Lived in Korea, Canada, US and Taiwan
- Native-level English, intermediate levels of proficiency in Chinese, Korean and French
- Travelled to over 15 different countries in last 2 years, particularly keen on emerging markets
Recommenders ("pool" of people who agreed to write for me): - Just started current job so cannot use current manager as a recommender
- Former college statistics instructor (taught me for one semester, got A+)
- Former manager and also actually former flight instructor (strange coincidence, he is a business guy who wanted to fly so he did that for a bit), knows me very well as a person and employee
- Former trade union executive who worked closely with me during negotiations and union meetings
- Former co-worker who worked in another department but knows me well
- Former co-worker who is currently a federal police officer
Other: - Taking a maths and computer programming course p/t from local university to improve quantitative side of application (although I do have more quantitative aptitude than my GMAT would suggest)
- Also taking stats certificate from Penn State partly to show my commitment to proving my quantitative ability
- Considering retaking GMAT
Sorry for the unwieldy length but I tried to organise everything so it was easy to read. I would like to know peoples' thoughts mainly on my admissions chances and which schools I should target. I have been reassured in the past that I can think about many of those schools on my list but my non-traditional background makes me a little unsure of myself for things like this. I plan to apply to 6-8 schools, so I'd like to compile a list of maybe 1-2 "reach" schools, 3-4 target schools and 2-3 safety schools. Thanks for your help! |
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Profile Eval: GMAT 680, GPA 3.1, Non-traditional
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