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25 Feb 2020, 01:29
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Hi mbamission,
Please help me evaluate my profile as I really have no idea why I was rejected by all schools. I know that online MBA has some lower requirements than its full time counterpart and even some graduate degrees, but I was rejected by eight schools in a month. Thank you so much!
My profile:
-27 years old US citizen (Asian male, which hurts a lot. Because I know if I’m a non-Asian I can easily get into even bigger programs without any problem. Though I’m also 1/8 Latino and 1/8 Caucasian, schools do not allow me to list multiple races).
-2.7 gpa in advertising (switched from biomedical engineering midway through senior year), took six years to graduate with a degree.
-308 GRE (V151 Q157 4.0 AW) first try, studied for two months and received a 309 (V160 Q149 4.0 AW), Will probably never retake again.
-nearly four years (47 months) of pre-graduate entrepreneurship experiences in automotive industry. Seven months of post-graduate entrepreneurship experiences in both automotive industry and information technology (total 54 months). $20M in annual sales revenue (that’s before all expenses), $2M annual earnings.
-the reason that I failed to succeed in biomedical engineering was because I was a new immigrant who barely spoke English back in the day, plus a severe illness that prevented me from attending school for a whole year.
I was rejected by Florida State, Johns Hopkins, UIUC, Maryland, UMiami, VCU, IU and Boston. All of these were online MBA programs.
I had two pretty solid reference letters (one from my school professor/regular customer; another from my business partner/also a distant relative). I also took the opportunity to write optional essays to explain my gpa issue and unique working experiences (worked full-time while studied full-time as a student).
I heard from many that typically adcom loves to hear from people with unique life and work experiences, and they also give applicants with opportunity to explain, but what I had done wrong here?
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Please help me evaluate my profile as I really have no idea why I was rejected by all schools. I know that online MBA has some lower requirements than its full time counterpart and even some graduate degrees, but I was rejected by eight schools in a month. Thank you so much!
My profile:
-27 years old US citizen (Asian male, which hurts a lot. Because I know if I’m a non-Asian I can easily get into even bigger programs without any problem. Though I’m also 1/8 Latino and 1/8 Caucasian, schools do not allow me to list multiple races).
-2.7 gpa in advertising (switched from biomedical engineering midway through senior year), took six years to graduate with a degree.
-308 GRE (V151 Q157 4.0 AW) first try, studied for two months and received a 309 (V160 Q149 4.0 AW), Will probably never retake again.
-nearly four years (47 months) of pre-graduate entrepreneurship experiences in automotive industry. Seven months of post-graduate entrepreneurship experiences in both automotive industry and information technology (total 54 months). $20M in annual sales revenue (that’s before all expenses), $2M annual earnings.
-the reason that I failed to succeed in biomedical engineering was because I was a new immigrant who barely spoke English back in the day, plus a severe illness that prevented me from attending school for a whole year.
I was rejected by Florida State, Johns Hopkins, UIUC, Maryland, UMiami, VCU, IU and Boston. All of these were online MBA programs.
I had two pretty solid reference letters (one from my school professor/regular customer; another from my business partner/also a distant relative). I also took the opportunity to write optional essays to explain my gpa issue and unique working experiences (worked full-time while studied full-time as a student).
I heard from many that typically adcom loves to hear from people with unique life and work experiences, and they also give applicants with opportunity to explain, but what I had done wrong here?
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25 Feb 2020, 01:33
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I also want to add that I have a 3.2 gpa in major, 2.7 overall.
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25 Feb 2020, 13:55
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Hi Craigcheng1993,
Thanks for reaching out and sorry to hear about the results you've had! That is quite surprising as Online MBA programs have acceptance rates typically in the 40-60% range. I also agree that personal stories of overcoming challenges and succeeding against the odds are typically quite powerful.
My best guess is that your decisions were based on the combination of your low GPA and low GRE score. One of those issues on its own shouldn't be a dealbreaker, but together, I think it could be a challenge for those schools to be convinced you have the academic chops to succeed in their program. Your less typical work background may have been a concern too, especially if your total amount of post-graduate full-time work is below the average for the program (typically 5-6 years is about average).
I obviously can't comment on the quality of your essays and recommendation letters, but I would do some serious reflection on whether those could be improved too. We do offer a ding review service if you're keen to get more detailed feedback and discuss a strategy for re-applying: https://shop.mbamission.com/products/di ... t-strategy
Hope that helps!
Kate
Thanks for reaching out and sorry to hear about the results you've had! That is quite surprising as Online MBA programs have acceptance rates typically in the 40-60% range. I also agree that personal stories of overcoming challenges and succeeding against the odds are typically quite powerful.
My best guess is that your decisions were based on the combination of your low GPA and low GRE score. One of those issues on its own shouldn't be a dealbreaker, but together, I think it could be a challenge for those schools to be convinced you have the academic chops to succeed in their program. Your less typical work background may have been a concern too, especially if your total amount of post-graduate full-time work is below the average for the program (typically 5-6 years is about average).
I obviously can't comment on the quality of your essays and recommendation letters, but I would do some serious reflection on whether those could be improved too. We do offer a ding review service if you're keen to get more detailed feedback and discuss a strategy for re-applying: https://shop.mbamission.com/products/di ... t-strategy
Hope that helps!
Kate
Craigcheng1993
I also want to add that I have a 3.2 gpa in major, 2.7 overall.
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