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Thank you for the responses.

I absolutely understand that I don't have as much perspective without my GMAT score, and the GMAT is well over a year away following my current timeline. I have taken one practice GMAT, but as a result of being so out of practice with the material on the quant section I didn't really regard it as telling of what I can do after studying for it. My score was a 600 on it, but again I don't think that tells me anything since I haven't actually studied for the test. A number of the quant questions I got wrong were the result of not knowing how to do them without a calculator in hand, or simply not knowing the method to solve the question. Something that with studying will come to me.

I am well aware I don't have the most exciting career track right now, and it's a hard sell against a lot of other candidates. But I do have a goal of what I want to do and my research has led to me to believe an MBA will help me transition into a marketing career in technology. Without the undergraduate background I unfortunately do need to play catch up to get where I want to be.

Something I did forget to mention, because I initially didn't think it would have any affect on my application, is that I am in the process of buying a multi-bedroom house. My plan is to live here (naturally) but also rent out space for tenants, essentially becoming a property manager. Would it be worth mentioning this at all on an application? I intend to do this from now until I prepare to begin b-school.
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Thank you for the responses.

I absolutely understand that I don't have as much perspective without my GMAT score, and the GMAT is well over a year away following my current timeline. I have taken one practice GMAT, but as a result of being so out of practice with the material on the quant section I didn't really regard it as telling of what I can do after studying for it. My score was a 600 on it, but again I don't think that tells me anything since I haven't actually studied for the test. A number of the quant questions I got wrong were the result of not knowing how to do them without a calculator in hand, or simply not knowing the method to solve the question. Something that with studying will come to me.

I am well aware I don't have the most exciting career track right now, and it's a hard sell against a lot of other candidates. But I do have a goal of what I want to do and my research has led to me to believe an MBA will help me transition into a marketing career in technology. Without the undergraduate background I unfortunately do need to play catch up to get where I want to be.

Something I did forget to mention, because I initially didn't think it would have any affect on my application, is that I am in the process of buying a multi-bedroom house. My plan is to live here (naturally) but also rent out space for tenants, essentially becoming a property manager. Would it be worth mentioning this at all on an application? I intend to do this from now until I prepare to begin b-school.

If there's good and relevant "lessons" or anecdotes that arise out of that experience, then yes it would be worth mention on your application. However, it would also bring about a few other questions as well:
-Managing a property can be quite time consuming and so will you continue to do so while going to school full-time? That may make time management that much harder and bring about doubt on whether or not you can succeed in the program.
-What "skills" or "lessons" can be gained from this that will help you in your post-MBA career?
-Is it relevant to what your interests and passions are?
-You seem to be a little "all over the map" with law school, then retail and substitute teaching, then real estate (property managing), and now marketing/tech. Is there a common theme or cohesive story that can connect all of these seemingly random interests/activities? It brings into question your focus and actual intent.

Bottomline: if it's relevant to your story and why you need an MBA, definitely include it. If it's just another thing you're hoping to pack onto a resume for the sake of having something else on there (white space filler) then leave it off. Quality not quantity is key with applications. Sometimes too much information can be a detriment because the main message (or image) can get lost. Once you start crafting your application it'll become clearer what you should include and what you should cut out.
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