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brndon6
Joined: 30 Sep 2014
Last visit: 21 Apr 2015
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Location: United States
Concentration: Finance, Entrepreneurship
Schools: Marshall PM '17 (WL)
GMAT 1: 690 Q47 V38
GPA: 3.24
WE:General Management (Consumer Packaged Goods)
03 Oct 2014, 03:34
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Hey Guys,
I am planning to apply this January(2015) and I wanted to see how my profile is going to fare.
32 y/o Male from the good old USA (Chinese/Cambodian/Korean Decent)
690 GMAT (47 Quant / 38 Verbal) - Thinking about retaking in November/December
3.24 GPA from California State University Northridge - Dual Bachelor Science in Marketing and Business Administration (Option: Business Law)
Quality of work experience Lacks a bit in my opinion, but what do you think?
8+ years total, but in various fields, job functions, with small companies, and with gaps.
2 years managing a property I own. Renovating and filling vacancies (16/16 from 6/16 units occupied within a year while under construction)
2 years as Logistics Coordinator with Infusion Pharmacy Center
2 years Principle/Co-founder apparel merchandise company (primary target: music industry)
2 years principle high end custom furniture manufacturing company
Travelled South America for about a year. Worked on Cattle Ranch in Bolivia for about 6 months. Spanish is not as good as it used to be, but a few weeks of tutoring and maybe immersion and I would be close to fluent again. I am also starting with a German tutor.
Extra Curricular Activities include Tutoring and Mentoring College bound students. I am also involved with an AIDS relief Charity in Cambodia that focuses on the pediatric AIDS epidemic in the country. I also recently helped a local construction company research and write a winning proposal for a government contract work over $4M.
I am looking for a program that would provide international exposure, so I would prefer the non-US schools I mentioned.
My post mba S-T goal is a consulting job where I can improve upon the soft skills I gained in school and entrepreneurial took kit. L-T goal is find an entrepreneurial venture or start-up to work with.
My top choice schools are LBS, Judge, Saïd, IESE, ESADE, Marshall & Anderson
As I mentioned above, I am thinking of retaking the GMAT. My first time around I self studied for about 5 weeks. This time I am thinking of taking a prep course or at least get the self-study prep course from Manhattan or Veritas to hopefully add 40-50 points (7-8 weeks prep time). Do you think it would be worth the money? Do you think my goals are realistic.
Lastly, any advice on how to bolster my work experience?
Any and all advice would be appreciated
I am planning to apply this January(2015) and I wanted to see how my profile is going to fare.
32 y/o Male from the good old USA (Chinese/Cambodian/Korean Decent)
690 GMAT (47 Quant / 38 Verbal) - Thinking about retaking in November/December
3.24 GPA from California State University Northridge - Dual Bachelor Science in Marketing and Business Administration (Option: Business Law)
Quality of work experience Lacks a bit in my opinion, but what do you think?
8+ years total, but in various fields, job functions, with small companies, and with gaps.
2 years managing a property I own. Renovating and filling vacancies (16/16 from 6/16 units occupied within a year while under construction)
2 years as Logistics Coordinator with Infusion Pharmacy Center
2 years Principle/Co-founder apparel merchandise company (primary target: music industry)
2 years principle high end custom furniture manufacturing company
Travelled South America for about a year. Worked on Cattle Ranch in Bolivia for about 6 months. Spanish is not as good as it used to be, but a few weeks of tutoring and maybe immersion and I would be close to fluent again. I am also starting with a German tutor.
Extra Curricular Activities include Tutoring and Mentoring College bound students. I am also involved with an AIDS relief Charity in Cambodia that focuses on the pediatric AIDS epidemic in the country. I also recently helped a local construction company research and write a winning proposal for a government contract work over $4M.
I am looking for a program that would provide international exposure, so I would prefer the non-US schools I mentioned.
My post mba S-T goal is a consulting job where I can improve upon the soft skills I gained in school and entrepreneurial took kit. L-T goal is find an entrepreneurial venture or start-up to work with.
My top choice schools are LBS, Judge, Saïd, IESE, ESADE, Marshall & Anderson
As I mentioned above, I am thinking of retaking the GMAT. My first time around I self studied for about 5 weeks. This time I am thinking of taking a prep course or at least get the self-study prep course from Manhattan or Veritas to hopefully add 40-50 points (7-8 weeks prep time). Do you think it would be worth the money? Do you think my goals are realistic.
Lastly, any advice on how to bolster my work experience?
Any and all advice would be appreciated
03 Oct 2014, 06:52
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brndon6
Hey dude,
Well let me say that you certainly have a very UNIQUE work history and personal background. Reading through it all, I'm not yet sure how it all fits into something sensical and convincing. You will have to come up with goals which are a LOT more precise if you want them to work. And I could guide you too, but I'd need a lot more detail about your jobs and a better understand of what you do, and why you made the choices you did. I wouldn't worry about it, because there are always lots of potential solutions, but it definitely is something that needs to be worked on.
If you do believe you can get higher on the GMAT, then it's probably a preeeetty good idea for you to retake. But don't be toooo long about it. You aint getting any younger
.I'll add that with your current GMAT score the list you have now of schools is likely to be a bit challenging. Let's see what happens when you get your next score though, and then we can settle on a school list.
brndon6
Joined: 30 Sep 2014
Last visit: 21 Apr 2015
Posts: 7
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Given Kudos: 3
Location: United States
Concentration: Finance, Entrepreneurship
Schools: Marshall PM '17 (WL)
GMAT 1: 690 Q47 V38
GPA: 3.24
WE:General Management (Consumer Packaged Goods)
03 Oct 2014, 10:07
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JonAdmissionado ,
Thanks for your candid reply. I know that it will be a stretch for me with the target schools I mentioned. Especially with LBS.. I might as well be applying to GSB. haha.
However, if I get my GMAT score up to a 730-740 do you think I have a good shot at Judge?
If it helps, I can post my resume.
Cheers,
Brandon
Thanks for your candid reply. I know that it will be a stretch for me with the target schools I mentioned. Especially with LBS.. I might as well be applying to GSB. haha.
However, if I get my GMAT score up to a 730-740 do you think I have a good shot at Judge?
If it helps, I can post my resume.
Cheers,
Brandon
