Hi all,
I've actually been posting on here on and off a little bit already. I am looking to apply to B School in R1 of the upcoming admissions year. Would like to begin school in the fall of 2013. Goal is to continue consulting work after grad, but with more focus on overall corporate strategy. I completed
MGMAT's 9 week in-person live class on November 9th and I am currently working on self-study, but I am not where I hoped I'd be scoring at this point. Taking the exam December 22nd.
Education:
- BA in Business Admin in 2008 from a "top 50" liberal arts school (Rhodes College). My GPA was anything but impressive there as I graduated with a 2.97 cumulative.
- MS in Accounting and Information Management from The University of Texas at Dallas - graduated with a 4.0 GPA and was a member of the Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Honor Society. I'm in hopes that my GPA in grad school shows that my undergrad GPA is not a reflection of my true capabilities.
Work Experience:
- Internal Audit Internship at Southwest Airlines - 6 months
- Public Accounting and Advisory Services Firm - Worked on business development, various small audits, and a large long-term consulting engagement with the US Coast Guard - 11 months
- Management Consultant with IBM Global Business Services - Working on business transformation engagements with public sector clients - 17 months
Will have 44 months of WE when I submit my apps and around 55 months when I matriculate.
Really hoping to score high enough on the GMAT (730+) so that ADCOMs will feel that with my WE, GMAT, and Grad grades, I have compensated for my poor undergrad performance.