Hi Guys,
I have been a serial peruser of the forums here and I need your perspective - with honesty- and possibly hope
So here is my story and stats :
Age : 28
Nationality : One of the 100 billion Indians.
Hometown/Childhood/Schooling : Dubai , UAE
UG institution : Virginia Tech
UG major : Industrial and Systems Engineering.
UG GPA : ready for this? 2.48....( silence of the lambs...)
Why so low ?
No excuses - Had a blast in college.
Took extra classes from UCLA extension :
Business stats : B+
Mathematics for Management : A+
Alternate transcript gpa from these 2 courses : 3.65.

Professional
WE: 5.5 Years
Job: Consultant in the telecom industry- mix of IT and Strategy for a global european consulting/computer services firm.
Job progression : Promoted to Senior Consultant in 2.5 years.
Some more details :
Plenty of international experience and successful leadership roles.

EC:
Founding father of the VT chapter of a multicultural fraternity
Music producer
Record label co -founder and owner.

GMAT : 690 AND ANOTHER 690
Applied to :
Kellogg Full time - Ding
Darden full time - Ding
Duke Full time - Not invited to interview.

So - the only good thing that happened this year - I accpeted a job offer in chicago and will be moving there in Jan.
So now I am looking into a part time MBA at kellogg and booth.
But I am disappointed and let down and dont know if I should even bother.....
So any thoughts?

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Thanks again guys.
I am just tired now man, honestly I just need to re-asses a lot of things.
I am aware that switiching job functions/careers will be a challenge in the part time program and therefore I really need to give many things a lot of thought.
Given my background in consulting and an industry focus on telecom - there are logical goals that will fit in quite well with any type of an MBA - if i decided to pursue the route of business strategy and operations from a global telecom and mobile technology perspective.
But as one of you pointed out - it depends on what my goal is and what i want to do - given the latest change in my life - a new job.
Either way - thanks a lot for the comments- maybe a few beers and a few massive weekends after I will get into the mode of taking on the beast again..

I actually think that you make a better candidate for p/t programs than you do for full time programs given your background. Full-time programs tend to be very rigid in their admissions standards and given your undergraduate GPA, it is a hard factor to overcome. However, part-time programs have a much broader definition of success and thus would encourage you to apply to both Booth and Kellogg once you get situated in Chicago. If you have not already accepted your position in Chicago, I might try to negotiate some sort of tuition reimbursement or indication of company support into your job offer. While certainly not critical for admissions, it might help if you are considered marginal at either school.

Just two other factors I want to warn you about: The first is that you already know that you are part of a very competitive demographic and you need to work hard at distinguishing yourself from the masses of similar candidates applying. The second is that if going to a premier business school is your goal, you should work with an experienced admissions consultant who can help you develop a compelling application. Based on your success applying in the first round, you might not be marketing yourself correctly.

Either way. Good luck.

Kimberly Plaga
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Hi Guys,
So the more I read about people getting accepted to the weekend program at kellogg- the more I realise that I will probably have to tackle the GMAT again and aim for a 710+ score, probably rescue a few drowning swimmers, climb everest and jump from space just to be sure.
Well the GMAT probably will have to be the first one to be dealt with.
I was also thinking of continuing taking classes from UCLA extension - for 2 reasons -
1) To enrich myself with knowledge of operations and supply chain management
2) To add to my alternate transcript.

However the 690 I got twice in the GMAT is what bothers me the most! Maybe I will find a savant to help me with it this time.