MBA Admissions Consultant
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Re: Profile evaluation request
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27 Jul 2010, 19:29
Given your overall profile and the range of schools you're choosing to apply to, you should have a reasonable shot of getting into at least one of them. You're right, there's no safeties in there, but you should be able to get in this year to one of those schools (assuming your applications are strong and you don't run into bad luck). And five schools is about right - I usually recommend people to apply to 4-6 schools anyhow.
As for your recs, you won't be the first person to no ask his/her current supervisor - it's not a huge deal. Just mention it in 1-2 sentences in an optional essay/note -- just state the situation (your current boss will hate you or fire you if he/she found out - but of course with softer language for the optional). It happens enough that you don't need to write a novel about it.
At this point, it's just a matter of focusing on the applications - that's about it. Good luck