Could you please help me to evaluate my profile and give me some suggestion?
My primary stat.
Age : 24
Nationality : Thai
Work Ex : 25 months as a marketing officer in government organization bank.
GMAT : 590 (Q50 ; V21)
Toefl : 247
GPA : 3.26 (Second class honour) in Economics from the first university of the country.
Status : Unemployed
My list
1. U of Illinois(at urbana champaign)
2. Penn State (Smeal)
3. U of Pittsburgh (Katz)
4. U of Colorado at Boulder
5. U of South Carolina (Moore)
6. Syracuse U
7. U at Buffalo
Do you think I can get into above schools? What is my chance?
Should I take a chance to apply to UIUC and Smeal?
In addition, could you please suggest the good school in marketing for low GMAT applicant?
Thanks for your assistance.
Your GMAT combined with your unemployed status is a real double whammy. If you can do something about the unemployment you could have a decent chance at some of the schools on your list such as Buffalo, Syracuse, and Pitt. Other schools to consider would be Case Western, Rice, DePaul (Chicago), and Baylor. Sorry but I don't know of schools strong in marketing where your profile would help you. Your Thai background and government banking work give your profile some distinctiveness but unless you can do something about the unemployed status I think UIUC and Smeal out not realistic shots for you. See