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hi,
i just started preparing for gmat to apply to top b-skools...

i thought before i get too excited i should get an opinion from u guys about my chances of getting provided i get a good score....

did ungrad in '06 ...top school in the country...gpa not that stellar...2.98/4 major...accounting & finance..
since then i have accumulated 2.5yrs of experience and also passed level 1 and 2 of cfa....will be sitting fr level 3 in jun'10..
my ECs mostly include sports...regionals etc but no winning positions....age 27 in nov...married for almost 2 yrs...no kids...
gmat: am yet to take that..

all ur opinions are welcome

thanx!
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Depending on how your do on your GMAT's you can really have potential to any of the top programs. Your GPA will be a problem, last year someone else who also had sub 3.0 GPA from top school with admits from H/W so right now you can really open up your options if you get a strong GMAT and have a good reason for your low GPA.

Goodluck on your GMAT's
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and what reasons would be considered good ;) i definitely had reasons but not sure if they wud work....
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Basicly if you had any reasons besides I was drunk, I joined a frat, I was drunk because I joined a frat. The other way is also that you were stupid then and you have matured.

Any reason I give you is gonna be a canned reason, you may need to dig a little deeper and evaluate what is an excuse and what is a good reason.

I have a way lower GPA, so I'm probably more optimistic about your chances. I believe you really should focus on GMAT's because a low GPA and low GMAT would hurt.
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yup i know...am gonna take my time to prepare for the gmat and make sure i nail it in one go...one more thing... i still havnt shortlisted my college list etc was hoping to see a good score and then weigh my chance accordingly ...do u think it will be a bad idea to apply in the second round or will it be rushing it...probably gonna take my gmat end of oct or early nov.

and really appreciate your help! thanks
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yup i know...am gonna take my time to prepare for the gmat and make sure i nail it in one go...one more thing... i still havnt shortlisted my college list etc was hoping to see a good score and then weigh my chance accordingly ...do u think it will be a bad idea to apply in the second round or will it be rushing it...probably gonna take my gmat end of oct or early nov.

and really appreciate your help! thanks
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If you take your GMAT's in october/november that would still give you 2 solid months to work on applications. I would not worry too much about it.