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MattWashDC
29 Mar 2016, 21:29
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Hey,
I am thinking of applying in Round 1/2 of 2016 and need help narrowing my target list! Below is a list of my stats and schools that I plan on applying to. Please let me know about what safety schools would be a good fit.
Thanks!
Work Exp at time of application:
(Note: every job after the campaign is in the same policy area and is consistent with my post-MBA goals).
.5 months as a Project Manager {political appointee} at an elite Federal Agency (Dept. of State, Treasury, White House)
1.5 Years as a Confidential Assistant {political appointee} at a small Federal Agency.
1.5 years months at a niche political policy shop (9 months as a Research Coordinator, 9 months as Deputy Director).
.5 months as a Field Organizer on a Presidential campaign in a key swing state (Ohio, Florida)
Education:
[b]School: Top 50 in the Big Ten (Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan)
Major (2): English and History
Minor: Humanities minor
GPA: 3.43
GMAT: 730 (47V, 44Q)
EC:
launching a college admissions application mentorship program for inner city students
1 year as a essay coach for inner city students
3 years on the board of directors for my city college alumni organization
Post-MBA:
I want to apply my policy background to Wall St. and institutional investing (Very logical, very clear connection)
Dream Schools:
HBS
Wharton
Kellogg
Booth
Colombia
Safety/Target Schools:
Darden?
NYU?
Emory?
Georgetown?
Johnson?
Ross?
Tepper?
Other?
I am thinking of applying in Round 1/2 of 2016 and need help narrowing my target list! Below is a list of my stats and schools that I plan on applying to. Please let me know about what safety schools would be a good fit.
Thanks!
Work Exp at time of application:
(Note: every job after the campaign is in the same policy area and is consistent with my post-MBA goals).
.5 months as a Project Manager {political appointee} at an elite Federal Agency (Dept. of State, Treasury, White House)
1.5 Years as a Confidential Assistant {political appointee} at a small Federal Agency.
1.5 years months at a niche political policy shop (9 months as a Research Coordinator, 9 months as Deputy Director).
.5 months as a Field Organizer on a Presidential campaign in a key swing state (Ohio, Florida)
Education:
[b]School: Top 50 in the Big Ten (Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan)
Major (2): English and History
Minor: Humanities minor
GPA: 3.43
GMAT: 730 (47V, 44Q)
EC:
launching a college admissions application mentorship program for inner city students
1 year as a essay coach for inner city students
3 years on the board of directors for my city college alumni organization
Post-MBA:
I want to apply my policy background to Wall St. and institutional investing (Very logical, very clear connection)
Dream Schools:
HBS
Wharton
Kellogg
Booth
Colombia
Safety/Target Schools:
Darden?
NYU?
Emory?
Georgetown?
Johnson?
Ross?
Tepper?
Other?
30 Mar 2016, 17:45
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Hi there,
Thanks for posting. Good for you for thinking a bit ahead and having the GMAT under your belt and be focusing on school research at this point in the year. It's tough to assess in too much detail without getting to know you and your profile and accomplishments and stories more, but you have some solid 'ingredients' so to speak in terms of professional experiences, goals you've been thinking about, GMAT score, and your EC's sound quite strong. Your GMAT quant score is a bit lacking especially for those top 5/top 10 schools you mention, and it's possible they could wonder about how well you'd handle the quantitative aspects of the program as a prior English major etc as well, so you may want to make a case in some way that you know you CAN handle the quant aspects. Overall I'd say your 'dream' schools are reasonable reach options, no guarantees just because they are so selective and there are tons of strong applicants, potentially with higher GPAs from even more selective u-grad schools and more quant skills demonstrated... HBS in particular being the biggest reach. Under your 2nd-tier list, I'd say Georgetown, maybe Johnson & Emory are close to 'safety' options for you (if you still put together strong applications of course); the rest are just more competitive/on-target. Note that it's not much easier to get into NYU than Columbia, especially given it's class size.
There are certainly many factors to consider and you'll want to think about where you really could see yourself as you narrow down the list. For more on choosing schools, check out our free download at: https://info.mbamission.com/Selecting-Yo ... ram-E-Book. If you decide you'd like a more in-depth consultation at some point, check out the option at www.mbamission.com/consult. Good luck to you!
Thanks for posting. Good for you for thinking a bit ahead and having the GMAT under your belt and be focusing on school research at this point in the year. It's tough to assess in too much detail without getting to know you and your profile and accomplishments and stories more, but you have some solid 'ingredients' so to speak in terms of professional experiences, goals you've been thinking about, GMAT score, and your EC's sound quite strong. Your GMAT quant score is a bit lacking especially for those top 5/top 10 schools you mention, and it's possible they could wonder about how well you'd handle the quantitative aspects of the program as a prior English major etc as well, so you may want to make a case in some way that you know you CAN handle the quant aspects. Overall I'd say your 'dream' schools are reasonable reach options, no guarantees just because they are so selective and there are tons of strong applicants, potentially with higher GPAs from even more selective u-grad schools and more quant skills demonstrated... HBS in particular being the biggest reach. Under your 2nd-tier list, I'd say Georgetown, maybe Johnson & Emory are close to 'safety' options for you (if you still put together strong applications of course); the rest are just more competitive/on-target. Note that it's not much easier to get into NYU than Columbia, especially given it's class size.
There are certainly many factors to consider and you'll want to think about where you really could see yourself as you narrow down the list. For more on choosing schools, check out our free download at: https://info.mbamission.com/Selecting-Yo ... ram-E-Book. If you decide you'd like a more in-depth consultation at some point, check out the option at www.mbamission.com/consult. Good luck to you!
MattWashDC
30 Mar 2016, 20:38
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Thank you - that was very thoughtful and helpful!
Quant is simply a weakness that I wonder if I can overcome (I only took one calc class in college and did poorly).
But is a 47 that bad? I can't tell because of how skewed the percentiles are on quant vs verbal.
Quant is simply a weakness that I wonder if I can overcome (I only took one calc class in college and did poorly).
But is a 47 that bad? I can't tell because of how skewed the percentiles are on quant vs verbal.
