MBA Admissions Consultant
Joined: 26 Dec 2008
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Re: Profile Review Request
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19 Mar 2009, 10:34
Your GPA isn't great, but it's not bad enough to be of grave concern. Don't worry about it -- it's not bad enough to over explain it (or you will come across as defensive).
You have a profile that a lot of b-schools will covet IF two things happen:
(1) Your GMAT score is competitive -- minimum high 600s (say 680+), ideally above 700
(2) Your application is well executed -- given your NGO background and your desire to stay in nonprofit/social entrepreneurship, you will be expected to compellingly show why an MBA is the ideal degree program for your career path.
Do those two things, and I would say any of the top schools (including HBS, Stanford and Wharton) are in range.