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Please review my profile, do I have a chance at all? Updated on: 01 Apr 2014, 11:10
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Age: 28
Ethnicity: Asian American
Undergrad Major – Double major in Economics & communication
Undergrad GPA – 3.41 overall from Rutgers ( I do not know what my GPA was for Econ, there are 11 courses I took within the Econ department on my transcript, on four of them I received a C or C+, while the remaining seven I received mostly B+)
GMAT: 700 (Q48/V38) (Took the GMAT twice, the first time I only got a 590)
Work experience: 4.5 years, will be almost 6 years by September 2015, have only worked at one company since graduation.
Industry – Manufacturing
Extra-Curricular Activities – Practically none, other than recreational sports that I have been playing for two years, in which I am very passionate about. I am now looking for some volunteering opportunities, but would it be too late? Worst of all, would the AdCom see that I am just trying to fill my resume and hence, have a negative impact?

Here is another problem:

From the first day I started at this company, I have always been wearing different hats. Initially, I was hired as a department assistant for my company’s relatively new division. I was doing lots of admin work. After about half a year, I started picking up a bit more in the sourcing area and took trips to Asia to attend trade shows and to participate in the negotiation process with our vendors. My duties in this area remained minimal. Then, in efforts to take on additional duties, I volunteered to share the workload of a different department and self-taught myself AutoCAD, in order to assist them. I saw room for improvement in that team’s daily operation, so I again, volunteered to develop a new project management platform using SharePoint. This new protocol was very helpful and acted as a perfect solution at the time, and was able to save the team’s time and workload. I did all this while still maintaining my regular duties. Eventually, after another 1.5 years, I stepped down and reduced my workload within this department to focus more back on the division I actually belong to. I have since then been involved more on the supply chain management and operation side of the business.

Not competitive, but I suppose the above information doesn’t make me the worst candidate? My biggest dilemma is that, my job title has remained the same (department assistant) and I feel that it doesn’t reflect what I really do. Would this affect my chances of getting into schools like Stern, Columbia, Wharton?

I would like to pursue an MBA in attempt to gain more business knowledge, particularly in areas like Supply Chain Management and International business.

I feel that I currently stand no chance of being accepted and wondered if I should retake the GMAT to increase my chances?

Any advice you could share would be greatly appreciated.
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yvette726
Age: 28
Undergrad Major – Double major in Economics & communication
Undergrad GPA – 3.41 overall from Rutgers ( I do not know what my GPA was for Econ, there are 11 courses I took within the Econ department on my transcript, on four of them I received a C or C+, while the remaining seven I received mostly B+)
GMAT: 700 (Q48/V38)
Work experience: 4.5 years, will be almost 6 years by September 2015, have only worked at one company since graduation.
Industry – Manufacturing
Extra-Curricular Activities – Practically none, other than recreational sports that I have been playing for two years, in which I am very passionate about. I am now looking for some volunteering opportunities, but would it be too late? Worst of all, would the AdCom see that I am just trying to fill my resume and have a negative impact?

Here is another problem:

From the first day I started at this company, I have always been wearing different hats at this company. Initially, I was hired as a department assistant for my company’s relatively new division. I was doing lots of admin work. After about half a year, I started picking up a bit more in the sourcing area and took trips to Asia to attend trade shows and to participate in the negotiation process with our vendors. My duties in this area remained minimal. Then, in efforts to take on additional duties, I volunteered to share the workload of a different department and self-taught myself AutoCAD, in order to assist them. I saw room for improvement in that team’s daily operation, so I again, volunteered to develop a new project management platform using SharePoint. This new protocol was very helpful and acted as a perfect solution at the time, and was able to save the team’s time and workload. I did all this while still maintaining my regular duties. Eventually, after another 1.5 years, I stepped down and reduced my workload within this department to focus more back on the division I actually belong to. I have since then been involved more on the supply chain management and operation side of the business.

Not competitive, but I suppose the above information doesn’t make me the worst candidate? My biggest dilemma is that, my job title has remained the same (department assistant) and I feel that it doesn’t reflect what I really do. Would this affect my chances of getting into schools like Stern, Columbia, Wharton?

I would like to pursue an MBA in attempt to gain more business knowledge, particularly in areas like Supply Chain Management and International business.

I feel that I currently stand no chance of being accepted and wondered if I should retake the GMAT to increase my chances?

Any advice you could share would be greatly appreciated.
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yvette726
Age: 28
Undergrad Major – Double major in Economics & communication
Undergrad GPA – 3.41 overall from Rutgers ( I do not know what my GPA was for Econ, there are 11 courses I took within the Econ department on my transcript, on four of them I received a C or C+, while the remaining seven I received mostly B+)
GMAT: 700 (Q48/V38)
Work experience: 4.5 years, will be almost 6 years by September 2015, have only worked at one company since graduation.
Industry – Manufacturing
Extra-Curricular Activities – Practically none, other than recreational sports that I have been playing for two years, in which I am very passionate about. I am now looking for some volunteering opportunities, but would it be too late? Worst of all, would the AdCom see that I am just trying to fill my resume and have a negative impact?

Here is another problem:

From the first day I started at this company, I have always been wearing different hats at this company. Initially, I was hired as a department assistant for my company’s relatively new division. I was doing lots of admin work. After about half a year, I started picking up a bit more in the sourcing area and took trips to Asia to attend trade shows and to participate in the negotiation process with our vendors. My duties in this area remained minimal. Then, in efforts to take on additional duties, I volunteered to share the workload of a different department and self-taught myself AutoCAD, in order to assist them. I saw room for improvement in that team’s daily operation, so I again, volunteered to develop a new project management platform using SharePoint. This new protocol was very helpful and acted as a perfect solution at the time, and was able to save the team’s time and workload. I did all this while still maintaining my regular duties. Eventually, after another 1.5 years, I stepped down and reduced my workload within this department to focus more back on the division I actually belong to. I have since then been involved more on the supply chain management and operation side of the business.

Not competitive, but I suppose the above information doesn’t make me the worst candidate? My biggest dilemma is that, my job title has remained the same (department assistant) and I feel that it doesn’t reflect what I really do. Would this affect my chances of getting into schools like Stern, Columbia, Wharton?

I would like to pursue an MBA in attempt to gain more business knowledge, particularly in areas like Supply Chain Management and International business.

I feel that I currently stand no chance of being accepted and wondered if I should retake the GMAT to increase my chances?

Any advice you could share would be greatly appreciated.

What is your gender, ethnicity and nationality?
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Hi Alex,

I am female, born and raised in Hong Kong but am now a US citizen.

Thanks for responding.
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Age: 28
Undergrad Major – Double major in Economics & communication
Undergrad GPA – 3.41 overall from Rutgers ( I do not know what my GPA was for Econ, there are 11 courses I took within the Econ department on my transcript, on four of them I received a C or C+, while the remaining seven I received mostly B+)
GMAT: 700 (Q48/V38)
Work experience: 4.5 years, will be almost 6 years by September 2015, have only worked at one company since graduation.
Industry – Manufacturing
Extra-Curricular Activities – Practically none, other than recreational sports that I have been playing for two years, in which I am very passionate about. I am now looking for some volunteering opportunities, but would it be too late? Worst of all, would the AdCom see that I am just trying to fill my resume and have a negative impact?

Here is another problem:

From the first day I started at this company, I have always been wearing different hats at this company. Initially, I was hired as a department assistant for my company’s relatively new division. I was doing lots of admin work. After about half a year, I started picking up a bit more in the sourcing area and took trips to Asia to attend trade shows and to participate in the negotiation process with our vendors. My duties in this area remained minimal. Then, in efforts to take on additional duties, I volunteered to share the workload of a different department and self-taught myself AutoCAD, in order to assist them. I saw room for improvement in that team’s daily operation, so I again, volunteered to develop a new project management platform using SharePoint. This new protocol was very helpful and acted as a perfect solution at the time, and was able to save the team’s time and workload. I did all this while still maintaining my regular duties. Eventually, after another 1.5 years, I stepped down and reduced my workload within this department to focus more back on the division I actually belong to. I have since then been involved more on the supply chain management and operation side of the business.

Not competitive, but I suppose the above information doesn’t make me the worst candidate? My biggest dilemma is that, my job title has remained the same (department assistant) and I feel that it doesn’t reflect what I really do. Would this affect my chances of getting into schools like Stern, Columbia, Wharton?

I would like to pursue an MBA in attempt to gain more business knowledge, particularly in areas like Supply Chain Management and International business.

I feel that I currently stand no chance of being accepted and wondered if I should retake the GMAT to increase my chances?

Any advice you could share would be greatly appreciated.

What is your gender, ethnicity and nationality?


Hi Alex,

I am female, born and raised in Hong Kong but am now a US citizen.

Thanks for responding.
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If you're looking for supply chain / operations, you're looking at the wrong schools, as the schools you listed as a group essentially tend to attract folks who are interested in finance careers (although Wharton does have a strong operations/SCM faculty).

In short, here's what I suggest:

Retake the GMAT only if you have the time and willingness to do so. I know that prepping for the GMAT is a real pain in the ass (few things are more tedious than studying for that exam), but you have some time - so you can spend the next 2 months prepping for a retake. Your 700 is okay for the top 16 schools, but for safety you ideally want a 720+.

From there, if you haven't already, visit a few schools while classes are in session (basically, until the end of April). This isn't about trying to get the attention of the adcom, but more for your own knowledge. Visiting campus and talking to students one-on-one will give you way more insight into what b-school is like than any website or second hand information. You don't have to visit all the schools you're applying to; in fact, you can even visit schools that you may not plan on applying to (i.e. if you're going to visit Columbia, you might as well visit Stern since they're both in NYC).

In terms of target schools:

Stretch (choose 2-3): Kellogg (look into their MMM program), Sloan, Tuck, Haas, Wharton, Columbia

Sweet spot (choose 2-3): Ross, Duke, Darden, Cornell, Yale, Stern, UCLA

Safety (choose 1-2): Tepper, Georgetown, Texas, USC, UNC, Emory, Maryland, Purdue, Indiana

If you spread your schools across these tiers, you'll be good to go.
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If you're looking for supply chain / operations, you're looking at the wrong schools, as the schools you listed as a group essentially tend to attract folks who are interested in finance careers (although Wharton does have a strong operations/SCM faculty).

In short, here's what I suggest:

Retake the GMAT only if you have the time and willingness to do so. I know that prepping for the GMAT is a real pain in the ass (few things are more tedious than studying for that exam), but you have some time - so you can spend the next 2 months prepping for a retake. Your 700 is okay for the top 16 schools, but for safety you ideally want a 720+.

From there, if you haven't already, visit a few schools while classes are in session (basically, until the end of April). This isn't about trying to get the attention of the adcom, but more for your own knowledge. Visiting campus and talking to students one-on-one will give you way more insight into what b-school is like than any website or second hand information. You don't have to visit all the schools you're applying to; in fact, you can even visit schools that you may not plan on applying to (i.e. if you're going to visit Columbia, you might as well visit Stern since they're both in NYC).

In terms of target schools:

Stretch (choose 2-3): Kellogg (look into their MMM program), Sloan, Tuck, Haas, Wharton, Columbia

Sweet spot (choose 2-3): Ross, Duke, Darden, Cornell, Yale, Stern, UCLA

Safety (choose 1-2): Tepper, Georgetown, Texas, USC, UNC, Emory, Maryland, Purdue, Indiana

If you spread your schools across these tiers, you'll be good to go.
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Thank you for your recommendations Alex. I surely will give this some thought before proceeding.