You should most definitely work on shaping your extracurricular duties.what you have called out as your current extracurricular activities will not be considered significant enough to move the needle at any top program. You need to demonstrate leadership -- formal leadership, especially given your age.
The GMAT question you have is a relatively simple one to answer. You need a score that is at or above the average for any MBA program you are applying to. Given your limited work experience, the admissions committee is going to scrutinize your undergraduate performance and GMAT score heavily.
I am not sure what your third question means. The application process has many parts. You do not take the GMAT and get admitted ASAP. You take the GMAT, fill out the essays, wait for the admissions committee and then receive your decision. So it is not just a date, but rather a fairly long process.
Any technical proficiency that is achieved at work does count towards building the credibility of your work experience. However, the admissions committee will focus more on the leadership experiences you have at work -- both formal or informal. They know you are most likely a good technical resource. They need to know that you have good or great management skills. Concentrate on that aspect of your work experience.
I am unable to answer your question number five. I virtually know nothing about your work experience. Additionally, applying to business school is not just about your work experience, but the extracurriculars and the intangibles you bring to the table. Based on your original approach, I also have no idea of really what you want to do with respect to goals. So I am really at a loss in answering this question.
Again, referring to my short paragraph above, I am unable to detail what the best time to apply will be as I have very little insight into the actual nature of your candidacy.
with respect to letters of recommendation, since you have limited work experience, you are going to need professional recommendations and not recommendations from professors. If you cannot get recommendations from your superiors, you are really going to have issues in explaining why. do they not think that you are good MBA material?
based on the nature for questions, I suggest you do a lot more homework with respect to what you are about to get into. I know that asking me questions as part of the fact-finding process, but the sophistication of the questions is lacking to a certain degree. I mean this in the most helpful way possible. Meaning, you really want to do all the fact-finding before asking questions. Why? Because you risk asking the wrong types of questions that will not provide any more insight into what you can do to increase your candidacy. For example, it is relatively pointless for me to answer a lot of your questions because they will depend on how well you do on the GMAT. That is a critical component to your application. If you can provide me the definitive GMAT score, then it would help me focus on a short list of schools -- as an example.
Please contact me when you have a competitive GMAT score and we can set up some time to talk.
Respectfully,
Paul Lanzillotti
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