Profile Eval: Consultant / Low GPA / Solid GMAT
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22 May 2011, 14:39
I have been working for 2 years at a top 20 consulting firm and was recently promoted. I have glowing recommendations from co-workers / clients / bosses. I have a 720 GMAT. I have strong connections (not family though) to a number of top 10 schools. I had a 2.8 GPA from a top 20 university. Thoughts on my potential to get into a top 10 business school?
Other considerations:
- I am considering taking some classes at NYU to build an alternate transcript.
- I am considering working abroad for a well respected non-profit for a year or two before going back to school. I want to do this for a number of reasons (not just to get into b-school), however I worry that if I go work for a non-profit, I won't be able to return to working in the private sector without going to b-school.
- I plan to apply for a 2013 start
Any advice is helpful. Target schools are (I realize I have set the bar high here):
Harvard
Stanford
Tuck
Darden
INSEAD
NYU
Columbia
Berkley