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Scored 710 Yesterday. Too Late to Apply 1st Rd.? [#permalink]
 29 Sep 2005, 13:13
I sat for the GMAT yesterday and am happy with a 710 (Q: 45 V: 41). I would like to attend school next fall, and I am wondering if I am too late to get my application in by the first round deadlines. I would like to apply to some of the elite schools (i.e. HBS, Chicago, Tuck, McCoombs, Darden, Columbia, etc.) and some near elite schools (BYU). I haven't started writing essays or getting LofR together (these should be fairly easy to obtain as I have a good relationship with the people who I will be asking), which I believe will be the hardest parts of the application. Do you think that I should wait until Rd 2 or shoot for Rd 1? Your quick responce would be much appreciated.
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Re: Scored 710 Yesterday. Too Late to Apply 1st Rd.? [#permalink]
29 Sep 2005, 23:19
chet719 wrote: I sat for the GMAT yesterday and am happy with a 710 (Q: 45 V: 41). I would like to attend school next fall, and I am wondering if I am too late to get my application in by the first round deadlines. I would like to apply to some of the elite schools (i.e. HBS, Chicago, Tuck, McCoombs, Darden, Columbia, etc.) and some near elite schools (BYU). I haven't started writing essays or getting LofR together (these should be fairly easy to obtain as I have a good relationship with the people who I will be asking), which I believe will be the hardest parts of the application. Do you think that I should wait until Rd 2 or shoot for Rd 1? Your quick responce would be much appreciated.
I think you would be wise to wait until R2. Please see [urlhttp://accepted.typepad.com/admissions_almanac/2005/07/mba_admission_t.html]"The Great Round 1/Round 2 Fight.[/url]"
The exception would be Columbia, which is on roling admissions. If you are seriously interested in this program, try to submit in early December.
Good luck!
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Linda, thank you very much for the advice. I am also wondering about my chances at some of the ultra elite schools such as Harvard, Tuck, etc. My GMAT is right at the ave., my GPA is 3.82, and I am a Finacial Analyst at the Air Force Academy, directly responsible for a budget of 25 million dollars. My Quant score isn't quite as high as a lot of other applicants, and my underqraduate institution (Weber State University) isn't very well known. Do you think my quant score and my underqraduate school will hurt my chances at the ultra elite schools?
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chet719 wrote: Linda, thank you very much for the advice. I am also wondering about my chances at some of the ultra elite schools such as Harvard, Tuck, etc. My GMAT is right at the ave., my GPA is 3.82, and I am a Finacial Analyst at the Air Force Academy, directly responsible for a budget of 25 million dollars. My Quant score isn't quite as high as a lot of other applicants, and my underqraduate institution (Weber State University) isn't very well known. Do you think my quant score and my underqraduate school will hurt my chances at the ultra elite schools?
Sorry I missed that part of your earlier post. (asking about HBS, Chicago, Tuck, McCoombs, Darden, Columbia, etc. and some near elite schools (BYU)). You are a highly competitive candidate at BYU and McCombs. You have a shot at the others. Your GPA, GMAT, and work experience are competitive. You also have to have the personal qualities, leadership, initiative, teamwork, et.al that they seek.
Good luck!
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Linda, thanks for your help so far. After starting my research on schools, more questions just keep popping up in my mind. I am interested to know how schools look upon career changes. I have been working in gov. finance for the last three years (Financial Analyst) and I know I definetly don't want to make a living in government. My ultimate goal is to get into small buisness consulting. Is the career change going to hurt my application? How do I approach explaining a career change on my application?
Your advice would be much apprecitated.
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chet719 wrote: Linda, thanks for your help so far. After starting my research on schools, more questions just keep popping up in my mind. I am interested to know how schools look upon career changes. I have been working in gov. finance for the last three years (Financial Analyst) and I know I definetly don't want to make a living in government. My ultimate goal is to get into small buisness consulting. Is the career change going to hurt my application? How do I approach explaining a career change on my application?
Your advice would be much apprecitated.
Career changers are a dime a doze in b-school. Depending on the source of the stats, at least 50% of MBA students are career changers. For advice on how to get accepted as a career changer, please see "MBA Admissions: Advice for career Changers."
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