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10 Mar 2015, 08:25
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I will start with the current stats.
Caucasian Male
Age - 23 (now)
Planning to apply for Fall 2017.
GMAT- 710, AW 6.0
Undergrad - State School in Midwest, BS Industrial Engineering, GPA 3.09
Graduate- Same State School, MS Industrial and Systems Engineering, GPA 4.0
Work Experience :- 2 years (3 at matriculation) as a Test Engineer for a DOD contractor
note: Working full-time during MS degree (45+hours/week)
Currently writing a thesis over risk management
Extracurriculars : Sports, Volunteering at local Food Shelter, Programs on campus
Schools of Interest:- MIT, Northwestern, Dartmouth, Yale, Duke, Berkeley, Penn
My main concern is my undergraduate GPA and my lackluster school. There were some extenuating circumstances with my family during 2011, which really impacted my studies. Regardless, it is in the past.
My question is this: How do top schools really look at an Alternative Transcript? I (will) have completed my MS in Engineering, but it seems like this doesn't count for much. Should I consider taking a few courses at my state school to show my quant skills? I am looking for specific information about what classes to take and where I should take them or if I should take them. I can't see how doing an alternative transcript would hurt, but I don't want to waste my time and money if my MS counts towards showing my quant skills. Thanks.
Caucasian Male
Age - 23 (now)
Planning to apply for Fall 2017.
GMAT- 710, AW 6.0
Undergrad - State School in Midwest, BS Industrial Engineering, GPA 3.09
Graduate- Same State School, MS Industrial and Systems Engineering, GPA 4.0
Work Experience :- 2 years (3 at matriculation) as a Test Engineer for a DOD contractor
note: Working full-time during MS degree (45+hours/week)
Currently writing a thesis over risk management
Extracurriculars : Sports, Volunteering at local Food Shelter, Programs on campus
Schools of Interest:- MIT, Northwestern, Dartmouth, Yale, Duke, Berkeley, Penn
My main concern is my undergraduate GPA and my lackluster school. There were some extenuating circumstances with my family during 2011, which really impacted my studies. Regardless, it is in the past.
My question is this: How do top schools really look at an Alternative Transcript? I (will) have completed my MS in Engineering, but it seems like this doesn't count for much. Should I consider taking a few courses at my state school to show my quant skills? I am looking for specific information about what classes to take and where I should take them or if I should take them. I can't see how doing an alternative transcript would hurt, but I don't want to waste my time and money if my MS counts towards showing my quant skills. Thanks.
10 Mar 2015, 08:46
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I don't think they'll necessarily doubt your quant skills. I haven't seen what you're GMAT score breakdown was, but if it was over 80% or around a 49 you should be ok. Given that you're an engineer and have likely done more math, calculus, and statistics than the majority of your incoming classmates, I don't think they'll doubt your math abilities (unless you severely struggled in those classes as well).
My gut feeling is that they'll be more concerned about your work ethic and time management capabilities. With a 4.0 in your graduate work while working full time, I think that may put that question to bed as well. Just make sure your professional recs and other accomplishments can back up that claim.
In the end you need to prove to the adcom that you have the intelligence, diligence, and time management skills to succeed in their program and beyond. The rest of the application is to show them your character, fit, and competitiveness (as a candidate in a pool of other impressive individuals).
Unfortunately there's no secret formula to say how competitive you are or whether or not you'll get in, but to me it sounds like you've the the foundation for a decent application to your schools and with the right execution you can become a competitive applicant. And you seem on the younger side and so if you get rejected you can always reapply.
My gut feeling is that they'll be more concerned about your work ethic and time management capabilities. With a 4.0 in your graduate work while working full time, I think that may put that question to bed as well. Just make sure your professional recs and other accomplishments can back up that claim.
In the end you need to prove to the adcom that you have the intelligence, diligence, and time management skills to succeed in their program and beyond. The rest of the application is to show them your character, fit, and competitiveness (as a candidate in a pool of other impressive individuals).
Unfortunately there's no secret formula to say how competitive you are or whether or not you'll get in, but to me it sounds like you've the the foundation for a decent application to your schools and with the right execution you can become a competitive applicant. And you seem on the younger side and so if you get rejected you can always reapply.
