phylliskong37
Wondering if anyone can share their background a little bit, considering apply for round 2 and looking for some advice, thanks!
Apply! You have nothing to lose. From what I understand from various research, if your GPA is in the range of a 3.3+ and if your GMAT is a 650+, you have a fair shot. Obviously, it doesn't hurt to have higher grades and standardized test scores, but I get the idea from having read a ton of these posts that everyone is overly fixated on telling each other that they need a higher GMAT score. People with 640s have been accepted to LBS and people with 740s have been declined from LBS. To give you an example, I have a 660 GMAT, which is a fine score but nothing to write home about, and got accepted into two highly competitive MiM programs. I also made it to the interview stage for LBS, which is my top choice, and am now waiting to hear back from them.
Make sure you take time on your essays: "What are your motivations for doing a MiM?" and "What can you contribute to the LBS community?". If you write them well and they come across as unique and authentic, they can help make you distinguishable from the rest. In terms of backgrounds that LBS accepts, their student body consists of a myriad of undergraduate backgrounds such as business, economics, engineering, computer science, math, psychology, philosophy etc.
Quick Personal Synopsis: I major in economics/math and minor in statistics at a liberal arts and science honors college. My main extracurricular activity is that I'm an executive editor for my campus newspaper. I also did an internship last summer at a large pharmaceutical company.
P.S. I'm sort of assuming that you're applying for the MiM albeit I'm not sure of which program you are actually interested in.