Hi Mike,
Thanks for sharing your profile. Lots to like! Your GPA is really strong (especially in engineering), Deloitte is a well-known firm with strong MBA placements, your extracurriculars and passion for veterans' causes is very admirable, and I especially like your start up experience. Hopefully that ties in with your post-MBA goals?
As I'm sure you know the schools on your list are extremely competitive. Yes, I think you've got a shot at them but I also think you should do everything in your control now to maximize your chances. Your 710 is a great score but it is below average for those schools so yes, I would try giving it another shot (you've still got plenty of time before Round 1 deadlines) and see if you can get a slight boost. It may be easier to gain points by focusing on Verbal. Plus there's no harm in trying again since all schools will accept your highest score and never penalize applicants for taking it multiple times.
But if you decide not to retake, or do and can't increase your score, then I think you still have plenty of strengths to highlight. You might just want to plan to apply to 1 or 2 slightly safer schools in Round 2, and hopefully you'll end up not needing them!
Good luck!
Kate
MikePulner wrote:
Hi,
Thanks for taking the time to review my application.
GMAT: 710 47Q 40V 8IR 5.5AWA
GPA: 3.86 Industrial Engineering at a state university
Work Experience: 4 years at matriculation in technology consulting at Deloitte
Extracurricular:
Created a start up focused on developing mobile applications focused on health and social impact (strong user base, partnership with health charities, health impact can be reported)
Support the Wounded Warrior Games as a volunteer
Part of a team that plans a yearly charity golf tournament support the Navy Safe Harbor foundation (planned this event for the past 3 years)
Lead a recruiting team at my alma mater for Deloitte
Health and fitness (running, lifting, golf, tennis)
Other Key Points:
I come for a family of veterans and chose to enter the federal consulting space and support various extracurricular to support our military. Throughout working in technology I realized my passion for digital health and helping people to live a healthier lifestyle so I started a company focused on developing mobile applications to help facilitate this.
Round 1 Target Schools:
HBS
Kellogg
Wharton
MIT
Haas
Do you feel that I have a shot at my target schools? Should I consider retaking the GMAT to make myself more competitive? I took the GMAT over a year ago so I would be starting fresh.
Thanks again!
Mike
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26 Apr 2016, 12:55
