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MH2016
Joined: 05 Aug 2016
Last visit: 03 Jul 2018
Posts: 3
Location: United States
Schools: Booth '20 (A)
GMAT 1: 700 Q47 V39
GPA: 3.3
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08 Aug 2016, 15:40
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Hello! I'm trying to decide between applying round 1 for this year for full time MBA or postpone application for one year to build up experience/extracurriculars. I am an American of Asian descent.
25 year old female
Target Schools: CBS (#1), Yale, Kellogg, NYU, HBS (stretch!), London Business School
GMAT:
1st attempt: 660 (q41, v40), AWA 5.5, IR 7
2nd attempt: 700 (q47,v39), AWA 5, IR 8
Undergraduate:
Business Administration from University of Washington, concentration in Finance + Certificate of International Studies in Business
Graduated in 2014
Overall GPA 3.3, Finance GPA 3.6 -- I know my GPA is low...it certainly improved each year and my last quarter I got a 3.6. I expect to write a additional essay explaining this piece.
Work Experience
Prior to graduation:
Finance intern at Amazon (6 months)
Intern at Morgan Stanley WM (5 months)
After graduation:
Started at Amazon in the Retail Undergraduate Program. This is the only program through which Amazon hires undergrads into their retail business. I have held a leadership role on the team and received an award for it in January 2016. I was promoted in April 2016 to manage a larger business (same team).
Extra Curricular
Was a member of Alpha Kappa Psi (business fraternity) in college. Served as the VP of Membership for a quarter where I was in charge of recruitment and marketing for the fraternity.
Served as Social Chair for my undergrad program at Amazon for ~1 year. Organized happy hours, fun events for new hires, holiday party, etc.
Thanks in advance for the input!
25 year old female
Target Schools: CBS (#1), Yale, Kellogg, NYU, HBS (stretch!), London Business School
GMAT:
1st attempt: 660 (q41, v40), AWA 5.5, IR 7
2nd attempt: 700 (q47,v39), AWA 5, IR 8
Undergraduate:
Business Administration from University of Washington, concentration in Finance + Certificate of International Studies in Business
Graduated in 2014
Overall GPA 3.3, Finance GPA 3.6 -- I know my GPA is low...it certainly improved each year and my last quarter I got a 3.6. I expect to write a additional essay explaining this piece.
Work Experience
Prior to graduation:
Finance intern at Amazon (6 months)
Intern at Morgan Stanley WM (5 months)
After graduation:
Started at Amazon in the Retail Undergraduate Program. This is the only program through which Amazon hires undergrads into their retail business. I have held a leadership role on the team and received an award for it in January 2016. I was promoted in April 2016 to manage a larger business (same team).
Extra Curricular
Was a member of Alpha Kappa Psi (business fraternity) in college. Served as the VP of Membership for a quarter where I was in charge of recruitment and marketing for the fraternity.
Served as Social Chair for my undergrad program at Amazon for ~1 year. Organized happy hours, fun events for new hires, holiday party, etc.
Thanks in advance for the input!
12 Aug 2016, 01:55
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MH2016
Hey there,
Good to hear from you!
Overall you are off to a pretty good start - Female candidate with great internships, a great employer and leadership under her belt! Awesome.
your weakness at Top 10 programs will like in your GPA + GMAT, neither of which is very low, but both of which are below the average (say average would be closer to 720 and GPA 3.6 at top tier programs).
Can you overcome this? Yes! Should you hedge? Also, yes!
A lot will depend on your story and the quality of your essays and recommendations as well as the details of your job. I'd love to understand more about what you actually do, what your main responsibilities are, what your main achievements were as well as your main leadership achievements.
With all this in hand it will become much easier to analyze where you might stand.
Feel free to drop us a line: https://admissionado.com/free-consultati ... n=mba_blog
Cheers,
Jon
