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Joined: 30 Sep 2012
Posts: 5
Given Kudos: 1
Location: United States
Concentration: Strategy, Strategy
GPA: 3.82
WE:Law (Other)
Profile Evaluation: URM 730/3.8, little work experience
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29 Oct 2012, 14:59
Hello All,
I am here to get some thoughts on 1) whether I should retake the GMAT and 2) what schools I will be competitive at with my current profile. About me:
2 years at community college: 3.9 GPA; transferred to UC Berkeley: 3.8 GPA (graduated with honors in two years)
In college I:
Founded and was president of an African American pre-law association
Tutored and mentored kids in low income neighborhoods, also delivered motivational speeches at high schools in these areas
Worked 20-30 hours a week all four years (no exaggeration) to successfully avoid undergrad loans
After college I went straight to Harvard Law School. Graduated in 3 years. Grades were not great but not terrible, and I took several business-related courses. I met a genius the first year of law school (computer scientist, not law student), who started a hedge fund, and I went to work as his chief compliance officer after I graduated (I graduated this past May).
GMAT: 730 (47 quant, 44 verbal) on my first try (still waiting to get my AWA score). I don't think I necessarily need to retake to get into a good school, but I'd like to get some serious scholarship money, and I think that a higher score could help with getting jobs after B school.
African American Male
I think that my biggest weakness by far is a severe lack of work experience (only been working since this past May). However, I did two prestigious legal internships during my summers as a law student. My list of hopefuls is:
Stanford
Berkeley
UCLA
Harvard
Wharton
Columbia
Yale
What do you all think? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated, thank you all for your time.