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May 0507:00 PM EDT
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In this live 60-minute masterclass, How to Get Ahead of MBA Recruiting Now, we’ll walk through the four biggest mistakes incoming MBAs make and how to avoid them so you’re not scrambling to catch up once recruiting begins.
May 0710:00 AM EDT
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Sia Admissions Founder Susan Berishaj is covering this live on YouTube, May 7: how admissions committees actually evaluate goals statements, who is in the room, and why the goals statement most applicants submit wouldn't survive that conversation.
27 Apr 2011, 02:09
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1) Brief description of your full-time work experience:
(most current first) 1.5 years as Operations Manager for a top online retailer, 1 promotion.
6 years as Infantry Officer in the US Army. Bronze Star, worked VERY closely with Iraqi Army counterparts, led a Rifle Platoon, top 5% in evals.
3 years as a Network Engineer
2) GMAT:
Have not completed, but practice tests are around 720
3) College info:
No name Bible College in Florida. 2.7 GPA (worked full time and paid my own way graduating in 3.5 years), BA in Church Ministries, 1999
4) EC:
Served as a youth pastor for 2 years while working fulltime and going to school. Helped Iraqi interpreters immigrate to US.
5) Important certifications like CFA, CPA, FSA, or CA:
Not sure if Army schools count, but I have the typical infantry ones. CCNA from my network engineering days
6) Your target programs.
1) Booth
2) Kellogg
3) CBS
4) Wharton (ok, it's probably my #1, but I know it's a reach)
5) Anderson
6) Haas
7) Your post-MBA goal:
Return to my company with an incredible business education and help lead my organization in the new economy (cheesey I know). I may switch to finance if admitted to Booth, CBS, or Wharton.
8) Additional:
I'll be 33 at matriculation, I'm half Asian (Korean), half Caucasian, and I have the benefit of the GI Bill to help fund my MBA.
(most current first) 1.5 years as Operations Manager for a top online retailer, 1 promotion.
6 years as Infantry Officer in the US Army. Bronze Star, worked VERY closely with Iraqi Army counterparts, led a Rifle Platoon, top 5% in evals.
3 years as a Network Engineer
2) GMAT:
Have not completed, but practice tests are around 720
3) College info:
No name Bible College in Florida. 2.7 GPA (worked full time and paid my own way graduating in 3.5 years), BA in Church Ministries, 1999
4) EC:
Served as a youth pastor for 2 years while working fulltime and going to school. Helped Iraqi interpreters immigrate to US.
5) Important certifications like CFA, CPA, FSA, or CA:
Not sure if Army schools count, but I have the typical infantry ones. CCNA from my network engineering days
6) Your target programs.
1) Booth
2) Kellogg
3) CBS
4) Wharton (ok, it's probably my #1, but I know it's a reach)
5) Anderson
6) Haas
7) Your post-MBA goal:
Return to my company with an incredible business education and help lead my organization in the new economy (cheesey I know). I may switch to finance if admitted to Booth, CBS, or Wharton.
8) Additional:
I'll be 33 at matriculation, I'm half Asian (Korean), half Caucasian, and I have the benefit of the GI Bill to help fund my MBA.
29 Apr 2011, 07:31
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Your experience is great and if your GMAT comes in at around 720, it will go a long way towards removing concerns about your low undergrad GPA. I also recommend that you currently enroll in a local community college and take business related quant courses and earn A's in them. Take 1-2 at a time and don't take more than you can excel in, but a few recent A's could really help you.
In addition aim for schools that value experience and have higher average ages at matriculation, which you pretty much are doing. You may also want to consider Duke and Darden; both are very "military friendly." You are aiming a little high, and have no safeties on your list. If you want a safety, consider Kelley, Emory, or UT.
Finally, clarify your MBA goal. It is still pretty general.
Best,
Linda
29 Apr 2011, 12:01
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Thanks Linda - I appreciate the eval. What about an MBAMath.com course - would that be adequate to mitigate the low GPA and lack of quant? I'm transferring to a different city within my company next week, and I won't have much time in my new role (plus getting the wife and kid settled in a new city). Would 1 class + MBAMath (which I really think is about the max I could do before R1 deadline) add enough value to my app?
Also, I think I'd want to use a consultant for one application - of the schools I listed, which school do you think would make the most sense to use a consultant for?
Thanks again for the reply!
Also, I think I'd want to use a consultant for one application - of the schools I listed, which school do you think would make the most sense to use a consultant for?
Thanks again for the reply!
