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Hi Admissionado,
I posted this over on the Peer Eval forum but I thought I would get your input as well. I've made some additional annotations at the bottom to describe the most current profile of my situation.
I'm taking supplemental exams on my most recent courses and I am confident that I will do well. I'm also nearing completion of a couple of courses I'm retaking and I'm confident I'll get at least an A- on them. My GPA should go up to around 3.5 after this. My practice GMATs were in the ~710 area so I am confident I can get 700+ next time I write. One concern I have is that I took an unusually high number of pass/fail courses. (60 semester hours, including 4 challenge exams) Do adcoms frown upon this? They're mainly in liberal arts/junior-level business courses.
I posted this over on the Peer Eval forum but I thought I would get your input as well. I've made some additional annotations at the bottom to describe the most current profile of my situation.
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I'm taking supplemental exams on my most recent courses and I am confident that I will do well. I'm also nearing completion of a couple of courses I'm retaking and I'm confident I'll get at least an A- on them. My GPA should go up to around 3.5 after this. My practice GMATs were in the ~710 area so I am confident I can get 700+ next time I write. One concern I have is that I took an unusually high number of pass/fail courses. (60 semester hours, including 4 challenge exams) Do adcoms frown upon this? They're mainly in liberal arts/junior-level business courses.
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Reading through your profile I see a lot of interesting things.... Yes, the GMAT/GPA combo is not a one-two killer, but still it doesn't knock you out of the running for any of the schools you mention. whether it will get you in is another question! (the one we are trying to answer 
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the difficulty is, off the bat of I don't know what narrative this whole thing is building up to. I see lots of jobs which don't necessarily seem connected... I don't get a good sense of really what you have actually accomplished, nor how you have progressed in these jobs and between them, nor do I get a really good sense of where you want to go (i.e. what your goals might be). Okay I know "social enterprise" but what?? and how does this connect to your past? Since your scores are about average for many of the schools you are applying to, then a lot will be riding on both your experience and your story... so feel free to elaborate on both these points, and I'd be happy to share further thoughts with you.
)the difficulty is, off the bat of I don't know what narrative this whole thing is building up to. I see lots of jobs which don't necessarily seem connected... I don't get a good sense of really what you have actually accomplished, nor how you have progressed in these jobs and between them, nor do I get a really good sense of where you want to go (i.e. what your goals might be). Okay I know "social enterprise" but what?? and how does this connect to your past? Since your scores are about average for many of the schools you are applying to, then a lot will be riding on both your experience and your story... so feel free to elaborate on both these points, and I'd be happy to share further thoughts with you.
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Thanks for the reply Jon.
My work experience is a bit scattered because mainly because I was trying to work full-time while taking classes full-time, so I didn't have too many options if I wanted to finish my degree at a "normal pace". 4 years ago I was training to become an airline pilot but I became ineligible for a pilot job because I developed a medical condition. That didn't prevent me from flying as a passenger though so I did some personal travel (while working and studying) not only to satiate my love for flying but also to connect with my personal heritage. Most of my relatives live in China and North Korea and when I visited those areas I realised how different things could have been for me if my circumstances had been only a little bit different. Even if my own background was difficult, that was when I developed my desire to improve peoples' lives. I belive in business but I also think that social outcomes can be just as powerful motivators as financial outcomes. In the short-term, I'd like to either work in general management in a non-profit/social enterprise firm but in the long-term after I gain management experience in the industry I'd like to use business as a tool to improve peoples' lives in the community in ways which governments cannot, whether it is due to corruption, lack of resources or lack of will. My personal background as an immigrant, as well as my involvement in organised labour and my international experience in countries like China, North Korea, Burma and Russia has given me insight into social issues at the ground-level which I feel is necessary to make a social impact.
I hope that paragraph describes my background and ambitions well enough for you to give me more feedback. I appreciate your insight.
My work experience is a bit scattered because mainly because I was trying to work full-time while taking classes full-time, so I didn't have too many options if I wanted to finish my degree at a "normal pace". 4 years ago I was training to become an airline pilot but I became ineligible for a pilot job because I developed a medical condition. That didn't prevent me from flying as a passenger though so I did some personal travel (while working and studying) not only to satiate my love for flying but also to connect with my personal heritage. Most of my relatives live in China and North Korea and when I visited those areas I realised how different things could have been for me if my circumstances had been only a little bit different. Even if my own background was difficult, that was when I developed my desire to improve peoples' lives. I belive in business but I also think that social outcomes can be just as powerful motivators as financial outcomes. In the short-term, I'd like to either work in general management in a non-profit/social enterprise firm but in the long-term after I gain management experience in the industry I'd like to use business as a tool to improve peoples' lives in the community in ways which governments cannot, whether it is due to corruption, lack of resources or lack of will. My personal background as an immigrant, as well as my involvement in organised labour and my international experience in countries like China, North Korea, Burma and Russia has given me insight into social issues at the ground-level which I feel is necessary to make a social impact.
I hope that paragraph describes my background and ambitions well enough for you to give me more feedback. I appreciate your insight.
