danny87345 wrote:
"How selective are Carnegie Mellon and Fuqua compared to NYU and Columbia?"
I was hoping to benefit from potential applicants perspectives.
to get more details about the specific schools, you might be better off reading through the specific schools' threads in the B-School Application subforum first.
in general terms, Columbia and NYU are more selective than Tepper (Carnegie Mellon) and Fuqua. You can browse through the statistics for yourself in the businessweek comparator link.
you mentioned that you worked in a health care marketing role. fuqua might be a really good fit for you, since they are known to have one of the best healthcare programs in the country. if you focus your essays for fuqua around this, and how you think the MBA will help you progress your career within this field, you would probably have a good shot at getting in.
i think that you would best be served applying very early in the game next year as opposed to trying to squeeze in an app in R3 this year. you have a very favorable GMAT score that can help to address any concerns about your low GPA (and you mentioned you had another reason for the low GPA, so this would also help). you also have time on your side, as 24 years old is still fairly young in the business school world.
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