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Thank you very much for your answer! It helped a lot. And to be honost - its more or less positive news. I´ve been aware of my weaknesses so im not surprised that i wont be able to get into the top schools.

To summerize what you said: I will have a shot at schools were im over the GMAT average by a good margin and if im able to explain the poker thing. I´m pretty sure i´m able to do that.

I did a bit of research today to figured out some schools that might be an option and i realised that canadian b-schools generally seem to fit better than US b-schools. And Canada is an option as well (especially as im not a fan of hot weather :-D ). For example the University of Alberta isnt in the top10 or 20 but its still ranked in the top100 worldwide according to the FT Ranking. Thats not that far behind Mannheim (my german option) and the average GMAT score is relativly low with 628. If i manage to get the 750 im aiming for i would be more than a houndret points above that. Seems like the good margin i need or even more than that.
Additionally the tuition is quite a bit lower than in most US-Schools which isnt a bad thing too.

So i guess i will focus on my GMAT the next few months and afterwards aim towards that direction. Not counting out US schools yet but keeping an eye on Canada as well for now.

A hospitality school isnt really an option. I think i need a stronger theoretical background in Business but im fine regarding my knowledge about the tourism industry but still thanks for the idea!
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Thanks for sharing your profile. You have a non-traditional profile which means you really will need to connect the dots on your story for admissions. This will be the biggest question mark on your application. If we assume you can hit that 750 it will give you some leeway with other aspects of your so hitting that number should help you out. I think top 10 will be challenging but I would focus on programs in the US like Cornell or USC/UCLA that will help you reach your career goals
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