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Schools: LBS '14 (WL) Rotman (A) Yale '14 (WL) INSEAD Jan '13 (S)
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Please evaluate me. 15 Jun 2011, 17:34
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Please give me your opinion on my chances. I would really appreciate it. Overall, I think I am a strong candidate but I did poorly on a 1-year masters. Had to do with personal reasons that year.

31, male, Latin American, GMAT 720

B.Sc. Math/Economics in Latin America, 3.7 GPA, valedictorian
M.Sc. Math in a super famous European Uni, 2.9 GPA
Ph.D. Economics, good European Uni, no GPA (courses are not graded)
[Throughout lots of scholarships, fellowships and prizes]

WE:
3 years in Academia + 2 in government;
several publications and a few important distinctions

Extracuricular:
President of a few organizations
Different ways of showing leadership

Goals:
Investment Banking

Schools:
LBS, Insead
Harvard, Wharton, Booth, Sloan
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Please evaluate me. 15 Jun 2011, 23:09
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You'll be more or less like the lottery ticket for schools. Your credentials will certainly draw attention, as not many folks applying (and matriculating) at b-schools have Ph.D. For you, I would recommend you to just go for it. It's hard to say whether you have a shot or not because of the 'oddball' you are (no offense). From a 30000-foot level, it does seem to me that you have a shot.
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Please evaluate me. 16 Jun 2011, 08:18
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Thanks a lot for the reply!
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Please evaluate me. 21 Jun 2011, 09:40
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Does anyone know by any chance a link to a blog, or other information, particularly tailored for applicants who already have a PhD? Many thanks!
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Wauw! Young and already many achievements! Good luck with everything, I'm sure you'll do fine :)
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Hello There


Since you are aiming for top schools then a score above 700 is desirable. Looking at the 2012 class profile at Harvard the students scored in the range of 550-790 in their GMAT and the median GMAT score was 730. Similarly at Wharton’s MBA class of 2012 the students scored in the range of 650-770 in their GMAT and the median GMAT score being 720. GMAT wise you seem in a safe position.

In your Masters where you couldn’t score well make sure you indicate the positive learning and the steps you undertook to overcome the hardship. For example if you can demonstrate in the subjects you didn’t do well at that time, now you have good command- either through the practical application of those subjects in your work or if you took an extra classes or courses to improve your learning in those subjects. This highlights your initiative and zeal to learn and should help your case.

Make sure you follow the ‘show rather than tell’ principle so that the admissions committee could really understand your strengths and differentiating factors.”