Profile evaluation for Jones, Olin, Anderson (UCLA), Foster, Tepper, Emory Goizueta, Owen, GMAT Focus 675, Accounting background, from Viet Nam

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1 year ago

Hi @Hyu98
I am Priyanka, Client Manager at ARINGO. Speaking about your profile, you have a strong academic background. Dual degrees in Business Law and Accounting with a first-class honor, followed by a first-class Bsc Hons in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes, demonstrates both breadth and depth of knowledge.

Your 4 years of experience in Vietnam's accounting sector, including a stint at a Big 4 during a major IPO project, showcases valuable industry exposure. Transitioning to a tax and accounting specialist role at a leading Vietnamese conglomerate further highlights your adaptability and growth trajectory.

Your extracurricular activities as a social project content leader and free student mentor demonstrate leadership, initiative, and a commitment to giving back. ACCA membership with plans for CFA adds another layer of credibility to your finance aspirations. With a clear desire to shift from accounting to finance post-MBA, your target schools are all excellent choices with strong finance programs.

Given your scholarship goals, a detailed look at your CV would be helpful to identify specific scholarship opportunities you might qualify for. Additionally, connecting with us would allow for a more tailored discussion about your application strategy and how to best position your profile for each program.

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Hi Congrats on your profile. Not sure if you have room to bump up your score - most schools are motivated by high scores when it comes to scholarships. It helps that you are a woman in finance, which is more rare and that's something they would be open. I would encourage you to check out Forte. I think their class and program have completed the recruiting process for the new class, but they still have good resources and lots of app fee waivers (though those are easier to come by these days).

Anyway, GMAT score is the best way to move a program to offer $$. Having a strong achiever profile like yours would solidify it. I would also recommend UNC. It is finance-friendly and is often generous with scholarships. Another though much lower-ranked program would be Simon. They used to be a Finance powerhouse but never recovered from the 2008 crisis. Also would be very generous with a scholarship for your profile. As an example, moving your score 20 points can probably get you a scholarship at a place such as Darden or potentially Fuqua. Not sure how much room you have to maneuver with the score, just saying and totally understand if you don't want to touch the test with a 7-foot pole.

What are your plans after MBA? What are you looking to do afterwards?
I would also encourage you to connect with Vietnamese students at some of the programs.