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22 Apr 2008, 22:22
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Dear Paul,
I'd like to apply to an MBA program for Fall 2009. Here’s a brief profile:
* American-Chinese male born in Hong Kong and came to the US at the age of 13. I'll be 33 upon matriculation
* UG in Business w/ major in Finance - No name state school with 2.98 GPA (up trend and 3.45 GPA in Finance)
* Grad (MS Finance) – Brandeis with 3.7 GPA
* GMAT – 650 (will retake, but please evaluate based on 650)
* W/E - started in back office of financial services with very low-profile work and progressed. Currently working at a large investment management firm as senior quantitative performance analyst. I have been perceived as the leader by my manager and coworkers.
* CFA Charterholder
* Community – Outreach to folks living with HIV/AIDS (current). Acted as a manager for HIV/STDs prevention outreach. Taught Adult ESL for a year. Mentored students at my UG school and a career contact for Brandeis.
* Reco - from current supervisor and a co-worker. Both should be very strong with prep.
* MBA Goals - my primary motives for an MBA are to further technical skills, gain strategic/leadership abilities, and to get into a finance rotation program upon graduation, after which I hope would lead to high-level executive positions in industry finance over 3-5 years.
I understand that my GMAT, undergrad GPA, and age are major hinderances to top 20 programs, but I want to attend the best program I possible could. Assuming that I have strong essays, do you think I have a shot at schools that are ranked around 15-30, such as UNC and McCombs? I'm also very interested in Emory's Accelerated MBA (because of the location and leadership training). Would you suggest any other programs?
Thanks for your help!
I'd like to apply to an MBA program for Fall 2009. Here’s a brief profile:
* American-Chinese male born in Hong Kong and came to the US at the age of 13. I'll be 33 upon matriculation
* UG in Business w/ major in Finance - No name state school with 2.98 GPA (up trend and 3.45 GPA in Finance)
* Grad (MS Finance) – Brandeis with 3.7 GPA
* GMAT – 650 (will retake, but please evaluate based on 650)
* W/E - started in back office of financial services with very low-profile work and progressed. Currently working at a large investment management firm as senior quantitative performance analyst. I have been perceived as the leader by my manager and coworkers.
* CFA Charterholder
* Community – Outreach to folks living with HIV/AIDS (current). Acted as a manager for HIV/STDs prevention outreach. Taught Adult ESL for a year. Mentored students at my UG school and a career contact for Brandeis.
* Reco - from current supervisor and a co-worker. Both should be very strong with prep.
* MBA Goals - my primary motives for an MBA are to further technical skills, gain strategic/leadership abilities, and to get into a finance rotation program upon graduation, after which I hope would lead to high-level executive positions in industry finance over 3-5 years.
I understand that my GMAT, undergrad GPA, and age are major hinderances to top 20 programs, but I want to attend the best program I possible could. Assuming that I have strong essays, do you think I have a shot at schools that are ranked around 15-30, such as UNC and McCombs? I'm also very interested in Emory's Accelerated MBA (because of the location and leadership training). Would you suggest any other programs?
Thanks for your help!
30 Apr 2008, 14:27
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hl1711,
Apologies for the delayed reply. You have a fairly good profile, but you have correctly identified your weaknesses. A GMAT score at 80th percentile above in both quant and verbal would help you a lot because it would also diminish the importance of your GPA issue. However, I do think your strong master's degree performance already helps a lot in terms of offsetting the GPA. One other potential issue is the lack of formal leadership at work, which is exacerbated by your age. This is where your leadership in HIV/STD could help you a lot; I hope it's current.
Based on your age and current 650 score I can't say I think your chances at UNC, Texas, or UNC are good. You may want to increase your odds by applying to multiple programs, including perhaps Rochester, Toronto, Boston College, Ohio State, Indiana, etc. You might also consider applying to relevant part-time programs where the selectivity is less severe and your age is not as big an issue.
Good luck,
Apologies for the delayed reply. You have a fairly good profile, but you have correctly identified your weaknesses. A GMAT score at 80th percentile above in both quant and verbal would help you a lot because it would also diminish the importance of your GPA issue. However, I do think your strong master's degree performance already helps a lot in terms of offsetting the GPA. One other potential issue is the lack of formal leadership at work, which is exacerbated by your age. This is where your leadership in HIV/STD could help you a lot; I hope it's current.
Based on your age and current 650 score I can't say I think your chances at UNC, Texas, or UNC are good. You may want to increase your odds by applying to multiple programs, including perhaps Rochester, Toronto, Boston College, Ohio State, Indiana, etc. You might also consider applying to relevant part-time programs where the selectivity is less severe and your age is not as big an issue.
Good luck,
