Booknine wrote:
Hello,
I am very early on in my considerations for B-School, so I don't have some of the information that you have requested before you begin a profile evaluation. I don't necessarily need much information at this point. Just a general direction that it would be wise to head towards. It would be much appreciated!
GPA: 3.1
School: College of Idaho
Degree: BA in Business/International Political Economy, Minor in History; 2007
Extracurriculars: Most notable are a few awards on the school's Speech and Debate Team.
Work Experience: Have spent the past 3+ years in the accounting field as a staff accountant for a large private company. Career progression can be highlighted in my resume in terms of additional responsibility and accomplishments. Excellent references as well.
I haven't taken the GMAT yet, but based on practice tests I am assuming I will get a score in the 650-680 range. Hoping for higher but trying to be conservative.
I am 26 at this point, but would be 27 by the time my applications went out at the end of this year.
With that information, would you say that it is overly ambitious to consider B-Schools such as Imperial or City University in London? My primary worry is my gpa, and the US/UK gpa conversion has made that a little more difficult to research. I would be very willing to consider some post-bacc work over the next year to bolster my gpa if I thought it would make a difference, but I would hate to invest the time and money if I am impossibly below the standards of the schools I'm considering. Also if a 3.1 and 3.3 both convert to a 2:2... seems like a lot of effort for essentially zero practical change, other than to highlight the better quality work in the more recent classes (ie, renewed vigor/taking it seriously).
I know it's vague, but any help would be appreciated!
Thank you.
Yes, I feel you stand a chance. I would highly recommend highlighting the unique insights into project and team management that you have gained through your accounting work and not just the accounting side of it all. Since you are a bit young, you may want to build an alternate transcript this year and then apply next year with a more solid GPA.