wolves5 wrote:
Hello,
I'm considering a part time MBA. Here's my background:
Work experience: 2.5 years as a Business Analyst. I spent some time at a fintech startup and now I work at a top 20 health insurance company.
GMAT: 660.
GPA: 3.18/ 4. I did have an academic probation. I got accepted into a direct Physical Therapy grad program (top 35) out of high school. Over time, it was something that I was not motivated in and I was also dealing with personal issues (death in family). This led to my poor grades. I believe I only got 3 C's and D's for my grad classes. The rest 10 grad classes I took were A's and B's.
Volunteer: I am the Director of Community Development at an organization (youngest member). I tutor kids at a tutoring center (I do get paid). At the tutoring center, I have also helped the center director with marketing efforts resulting in 30% increase in enrollments. Lastly, I help out with events at American Lung Association.
Possible Recommendations: Director at my current company, Supervisor at my current company, Director of the volunteer organization, and Booth alum.
Why I want MBA? Since I am a Business Analyst, I would like to use my MBA to transition more into a consulting role either at my current company or elsewhere.
Target Schools: Booth Chicago Business Fellows (this is my top and honestly, I really want to get my MBA from here). I also have part time Kellogg, part time Loyola, part time Carnegie Mellon Tepper, and part time NYU Stern.
I think my biggest concern is the academic probation. How do I go about in addressing that? Since I am doing part time and I fit within the range for Booth's GMAT and GPA, is my profile ok?
I would appreciate any help/advice. Thank you!
Hey there,
Well first of all to give you a real evaluation I'd need to know a biiit more about your work experience. Probably first of all, if there is a chance for Booth, it could be helped out by a higher GMAT. and as you are at less a disadvantage for applying later, you might want to see if you can get a higher GMAT.
Other than that, your academic probation is a bit of an issue, but you can overcome it. I think first and foremost, the concern might be "are you smart enough". A great GMAT and then anything else you have that shows that will help. Secondly, is the story you tell - Why were you demotivated? what re-motivated you? And how can we know you will do better in B-school?
Whatever the case, you can apply to PT programs at those schools. PT programs are nowhere near as competitive as FT programs. But again, if you want to try and improve your chances in the meanwhile, it will only help.
Best,
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26 Sep 2017, 07:25
