Profile Evaluation?
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22 Feb 2006, 10:00
I'd love your input on my chances at the elite schools. I'd love to go an HBS, Wharton, Kellogg or Stanford - but also what you think my chances are for Michigan, Cornell or Yale. Thanks so much.
First the negative: I Graduated from a top 25 liberal arts college in New England with a BS in Economics. My cum GPA is low - 2.7 but it's about 3.4 in Economics and I took a very challenging track through the major including graduate level courses on Econometrics. I improved my junior year and was on the honor roll my senior fall but stopped caring senior spring and recieved a D- in one course. I'm not going to make excuses on my application but simply comment on my immaturity.
The rest of my story is very positive:
I scored 700 on my GMAT - 47 Quant and 41 verbal
I spent a year in Sales & Trading at a boutique covering primary technology. I left for an analyst position at the World Bank doing research on access to finance for small businesses in underdeveloped countries. It's a 2 year program, and unbelievably competitive for Americans to get in the door. I got very lucky. I will complete my term in the Summer of '07 and hope to enter school in the fall.
Outside of work I have (along with 3 others) founded the DC chapter of a non-profit that trains low income individuals on skills necessary to succeed in the corporate world through a mentorship program. It's essentially been like starting my own business.
My reccs from past and present supervisor should both be very solid.
I'd like to switch gears in my career hopefully start my own business at some point.
Let me know what you think I should shoot for. Thanks!
Thanks so much for your time.