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chances at Cornell Johnson/Darden/Tepper [#permalink] New post   20 Jan 2023, 15:24
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Will have six years of W/E upon matriculation

6 years at S&P Ratings - lateral once, promoted once- worked on a ratings team covering financial institutions

1 year Co-Op at Johnson & Johnson during college (managed another intern as well), does it count as a year of work experience, it was full time.

-internship at Morgan Stanley (received full time offer)

Undergrad school/major: BS in Finance from big state School (think Penn state/Rutgers/UMass)

Race/nationality/sex: Asian/Male/26, born in the US

GRE Score (include breakdown!): 318 GRE (159Q, 159V)

Undergrad GPA: 3.42/4.00

Goal of MBA: break into investment banking

Target schools: Cornell Johnson/Darden/Tepper

Please rate my chances at these schools and anything you think I can do to improve my chances.
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Re: chances at Cornell Johnson/Darden/Tepper [#permalink] New post   22 Jan 2023, 20:12
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tennisdude927:

Thanks for reaching out. Those are appropriate schools for you. You might also want to expand your list too.

If you aren't applying until R1 of next application season, you should consider retaking the GRE. You have a good score but a few more points would really help, especially with on the Quant side.

Do you have any extracurricular or community leadership activities? Those are important to your overall profile as well.

If you are interested, we offer an Advanced Planning Program which is a few coaching sessions for aspiring MBAs who want to improve their profile well in advance of the actual application process. The link is below for you to learn more:

https://admissionado.com/mba/mba-advanc ... g-program/
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Re: chances at Cornell Johnson/Darden/Tepper [#permalink] New post   22 Jan 2023, 20:27
thanks a lot for your reply, with my current GRE score, do you think I have shot, or is it too low?, I actually just applied R2.

I have strong volunteering experience: 4 years of experience as a volunteer at my undergrad institution in a undergrad mentoring program, also I am an associate board member at America Needs You and have been involved in mentoring 1st gen and low income students for 3 years.

I also am captain of my company's tennis team.

Also I have recommendations from Cornell Johnson grads if that matters.

Thanks a lot for your help!
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Re: chances at Cornell Johnson/Darden/Tepper [#permalink] New post   27 Jan 2023, 09:33
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Your GRE score is slightly below average. Cornell Johnson might be willing to give you a look given the strength of your profile otherwise. If you are applying for the 2023-2024 season, I would recommend giving it one more shot since you would have the time. I would hate for a few points to be the difference between admission and rejection.

A recommendation from a Cornell Johnson grad could help if you worked with him or her. If it's just a supplementary recommendation from a friend (and assuming he or she isn't heavily influential with the school), it won't really be too valuable unless you find yourself on a waitlist.

Let us know how else we can help.
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