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Profile Eval - Target Tuck/Sloan [#permalink] New post 31 Jul 2011, 12:26
Hello Alex and thanks for taking the time to review.

Upon matriculation:
Age: 27
Gender: Male
WE: 3 years (2 years prior to undergrad as restaurant manager)
Current WE: Corporate Finance - Fortune 20 company. Currently responsibile for I&E of 900M global product offering. Have had 2 promotions in first 18 months.
Education: Comm College 3.33GPA (only did 1/3 of total undergrad). Small private university just outside NYC to complete degree @ 3.95GPA. Blended GPA between both schools is 3.75.
GMAT: 710 49Q/39V
EC - Limited to Moderate with lots of involvement with current company
Hobbies - Flying, Soccer, Cycling
Neither parent graduated college (not sure how important but read a post somewhere I think by rhyme where this may be applicable?)

Target schools:
Tuck (Early Admission), Sloan (RD 1)

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Re: Profile Eval - Target Tuck/Sloan [#permalink] New post 31 Jul 2011, 19:15
Being the first in the family to graduate from college is certainly a minor plus, but not a huge plus that it will make or break your application (it matters more for undergrad admissions).

In your case, what you need to do is to apply to more schools.

Most MBA students get into 1-3 schools. And to yield that number, most will apply to 4-6 schools (sometimes even more, although I think 6 is enough). It's a numbers game since the admissions process can be a crapshoot, so by limiting yourself to 2 schools, there's a better chance that you won't get into any school versus if you applied to more schools.

Not sure what your goals are, but look at some schools like NYU, Cornell, Yale, Duke, Darden, Michigan, Haas, UCLA (choose 2-3), and maybe one school outside the top 16 (Tepper, Georgetown, UNC, USC, etc.). That way, you're covered.
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Re: Profile Eval - Target Tuck/Sloan [#permalink] New post 01 Aug 2011, 06:54
I'm aiming for M/B/B post-mba, then ideally would like to work for a small to medium size company (preferably a start-up), where I can focus on developing the business.

From the list you provided, I'll look at Cornell and most likely Duke. Not really a west-coaster and would prefer to stay away from UVA and UMich.
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Re: Profile Eval - Target Tuck/Sloan [#permalink] New post 01 Aug 2011, 11:51
That sounds like a reasonable plan then. Good luck!
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