Program: MBA FT
Area of Interest in MBA: Marketing
GRE: Q161 V162 - proof that GRE can get you in
GPA: average B at top Asian business school. I've seen my GPA converted to a US GPA of 3.9 by an official institution before (but I submitted my original GPA as is & trusted the schools to adjust it themselves). I also have an undergrad degree in Biomed Science from a top Australia university. I like to forget about this because I don't use this education in any capacity (except maybe read medication labels for my parents...) Pretty much an average B student too, though!
Work Experience: 9 yrs - 6 in advertising, 3 in consulting, work with blue-chip clients
From: South East Asia
Age: 32 at Matriculation
Gender: Female
Extra-curriculars/community: Average post-college (disadvantaged youth, nature conservancy), strong in college
International experience: regional Asia-Pacific roles in the past 6 years
School 1: Fuqua EA (reapplicant after WL in 2013)
Waitlisted in EA, interviewed in R1, ding in R2School 2: Kellogg R1 (reapplicant after WL in 2013)
Denied with interviewSchool 3: Yale R1
Admitted & matriculatingIt's not been a successful reapplication for me D: But the truth is during this application season, Yale had emerged as my top choice, and I was already thinking I'd go to Yale even if the other schools accepted me. Which is why I made my matriculation decision to Yale pretty quickly!
In the end, it doesn't matter how many "NO" you get, you just need that 1 "YES"